Published on: Aug 4, 2021 5:30 am IST|Updated on: Aug 4, 2021 5:30 am IST
BAN vs AUS Dream11 Prediction: Bangladesh will take on Australia in the second game of the five-match T20I series at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on Wednesday. Bangladesh will be high on confidence after posting their first-ever T20I win on Tuesday. Australia restricted Bangladesh to an average total of 131-7 on a difficult track but the visitors didn’t fare even that well as they were rolled over for 108. Australia will need a produce a much better batting performance to challenge Bangladesh in the upcoming match.
Bangladesh kicked off the five-match series against Australia in style with a 23-run win. Batting first, Bangladesh posted 131-7 with useful knocks from Mohammad Naim Sheikh, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah and Afif Hossain. In response to that effort, Australia crumbled badly as Nasum Ahmed finished with four wickets while the duo of Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam got two scalps apiece.
Fixture Name: 2nd T20I
Competition: Australia Tour of Bangladesh, 2021
Date: 4th August
Time: 5.30 PM IST
Team Form Guide:
BAN (recent last): L W L W L AUS (recent last): L L W L L
Ground: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka
Pitch Report: The pitch for the first T20I wasn’t much of a surprise as it was on the slower side and the spinners got a lot of purchase from it. The tracks for the rest of the series won’t be much different.
Brief score of the last result at the venue: Bangladesh (131/7) beat Australia (108/10) by 23 runs on 03 Aug 2021.
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WICKET-KEEPERS: Matthew Wade BATSMEN: Mahmudullah, Mohammad Naim Sheikh, Josh Philippe ALL-ROUNDERS: Shakib Al Hasan, Mitchell Marsh, Afif Hossain BOWLERS: Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed
Both Bangladesh and Australia will want to improve their batting even though the venue might not offer flat pitches. Australia, in particular, have to rise up against the hosts’ triple spin threat from the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Mahedi Hasan and Nasum Ahmed. Bangladesh will be expected to go 2-0 up on Wednesday.
Mahmudullah’s Stats in T20I cricket: 1579 runs and 31 wickets from 93 matches
Matthew Wade’s Stats in T20I cricket: 626 runs from 44 matches
Shakib Al Hasan will be a prime candidate to bag the ‘Man of the Match’ award in this game. He did well in the first T20I with 36 runs and one wicket
Shakib Al Hasan in T20I cricket: 1640 runs and 96 wickets from 80 matches
Opening batsman Mohammad Naim Sheikh has a lot of potential and he did fairly well in the first match with 30 runs.
Mohammad Naim Sheikh in T20I cricket: 404 runs from 13 matches
Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed broke the back of the Australian line-up with four wickets in the first T20I. He will look to repeat or even better that performance on Wednesday.
Nasum Ahmed in T20I cricket: Six wickets from five matches
Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Line-up
BAN Playing 11 (likely)
Mohammad Naim Sheikh Soumya Sarkar Shakib Al Hasan Mahmudullah (C) Afif Hossain Shamim Patwari Nurul Hasan (WK) Mahedi Hasan Nasum Ahmed Mustafizur Rahman Shoriful Islam
Mitchell Marsh was the lone Australian batsman who performed to an extent in the first T20I as he scored a run-a-ball 45. Marsh could be used with the ball too if the situation arises.
Mitchell Marsh in T20I cricket: 589 runs and 15 wickets from 26 matches
Mitchell Starc proved to be expensive in the first T20I but he still picked up two wickets. Starc can also be useful with the bat.
Mitchell Starc in T20I cricket: 50 wickets from 40 matches
AUS Playing 11 (likely)
Josh Philippe Alex Carey Mitchell Marsh Moises Henriques Matthew Wade (C/WK) Ashton Turner Ashton Agar Mitchell Starc Adam Zampa Andrew Tye Josh Hazlewood
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This series won’t be broadcasted on television.