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In the year 2021, in August, Australia went to Bangladesh for the first time to play a 5 T20 match series. The Australian team survived a white wash. Bangladesh beat Australia badly in the series 4-1.
Bangladesh proved that they can defeat even a legendary team like Australia in a series.
The fourth Super-8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between Bangladesh and Australia at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Friday. Australia are 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
Fighting in T20, Australia advance to World Cup
Role of toss and pitch- The pacers have always dominated in Antigua, taking nearly 62% of the 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 advantageous, but the chasing team had a 75% success rate in the tournament. In such a situation, the team will want to win the toss and bowl first. However, in the Super-8 match between South Africa and America, Africa won the first game by 18 runs.
Importance of 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. A win today will strengthen their chances of going to the semi-finals.
In this T20 World Cup 2024, Tanzim is number four in the top wicket taker list, Stoinis fourth top scorer.
Players to watch
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan is the team’s trump card
- 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 100 matches.
- Shakib Al Hasan- Bangladesh’s top all-rounder. He has scored 2532 runs and taken 148 wickets in 126 matches in T-20. He has scored 92 runs in 4 matches in this World Cup, including an unbeaten half-century against Netherlands.
Australia’s Adam Zampa is the highest wicket-taker of the team
- Travis Head- Australia’s Travis 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 highest wicket taker. He has taken 9 wickets in 4 matches. He took 4 wickets for just 12 runs against Namibia.
Adam Zampa took 4 wickets for just 12 runs against Namibia.
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-11 of both the teams
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), David Warner, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood.
Bangladesh: Nazmul Hussain Shanto (captain), Tanzeed Hasan, Zakir Ali, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Tauheed Hrdoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hussain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzeem Hasan Saqib and Mustafizur Rahman.
