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In the year 2021, in August, Australia went to Bangladesh for the first time to play a series of 5 T20 matches. The Australian team narrowly escaped a white wash. Bangladesh defeated Australia badly in the series 4-1.
Bangladesh proved that they can defeat even a legendary team like Australia in a series.
In the T20 World Cup 2024, the fourth match of Super-8 will be played between Bangladesh and Australia on Friday at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Australia is unbeaten so far in this World Cup. The team won all its matches in the group stage. On the other hand, Bangladesh won 3 out of 4 matches.
Match details…
super 8 : Australia vs Bangladesh
date and stadium: June 21, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Time: Toss- 5:30 AM, Match Start- 6 AM
Almost a close fight in T20, Australia ahead in World Cup
Toss and pitch roll- Pacers have always been dominant in Antigua, who took about 62% wickets in 17 matches. However, this time the bowlers also spent runs at an economy rate of 8.45. On the field, defending the score before the tournament was beneficial, but the chasing teams got 75% success in the tournament. In such a situation, teams would like to win the toss and bowl first. However, in the Super-8 match between South Africa and America, Africa won by 18 runs after playing first.
Importance of the match – This is the second match of Super-8. There are two groups in Super-8. There are 4 teams in a group, which will play against each other. Winning today’s match will strengthen the chances of going to the semi-finals.
In this T20 World Cup 2024, Tanzeem is the fourth top wicket taker, Stoinis is the fourth top scorer.
Players to Watch
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan may be in trouble
- Mustafizur Rahman- Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman has taken 7 wickets in 4 matches. He took 3 wickets for 7 runs against Nepal. He has taken 127 wickets in overall 100 matches.
- Shakib Al Hasan- He is the top all-rounder of Bangladesh. He has scored 2532 runs and taken 148 wickets in a total of 126 matches in T-20. He has scored 92 runs in 4 matches of this World Cup, which includes an unbeaten half-century against Netherlands.
Australia’s Adam Zampa is the team’s top wicket taker.
- travis head- Australia’s Trevid Head has scored 148 runs in 4 matches. He is the second top scorer for Australia. He has been in top form since IPL. He played an innings of 68 runs against Scotland.
- Adam Zampa- Australia’s top wicket taker. He has taken 9 wickets in 4 matches. He took 4 wickets for just 12 runs against Namibia.
Against Namibia, Adam Zampa took 4 wickets for just 12 runs.
Weather report- 60% chance of rain
There is a 60% chance of rain during the match in Antigua. The sky will be 64% cloudy. The temperature will be 27 to 30 degrees Celsius.
Possible playing eleven of both the teams
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), David Warner, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood.
Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Tanjeed Hasan, Zakhar Ali, Liton Das (wicket-keeper), Tauheed Hardoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hussain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanjeed Hasan Shakib and Mustafizur Rahman.
