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History was made in more ways than one yesterday. First, the Australian public was not able to access the action via a national broadcaster, which is the first time since 1994 that such an occurrence has taken place. Second, Bangladesh achieved their first ever T20I victory over Australia, with a convincing 23-run victory against a hapless Australian side.

There is no time for the Australians to feel sorry for themselves, as they have to bounce back less than 24 hours in the second T20I. Their batting continues to leave a lot to be desired, with the Bangladeshi spinners running rings around players who are struggling for answers.

On a challenging surface, both sides struggled for fluency with the bat. But, it was Bangladesh’s ability to keep wickets in hand that was the key in achieving a competitive score. Australia lost far too many wickets early in the chase, and were always on the backfoot against a confident spin attack led by Nasum Ahmed and Mahedi Hasan.

So, strike rotation becomes even more important on such pitches. Both sides will be looking to improve in this area as Australia aims to level up the five-match series at 1-1. For Bangladesh, they will be keen to continue the momentum and take a 2-0 series lead.

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

• Shakib Al Hasan played a crucial role for Bangladesh in the first T20I. His 36 held the innings together, and he then took 1/24 to win the most valuable player of the match award. He will be key again today.
• Shakib has both the most runs (179, avg. 35.80, SR 120.13) and most wickets (6, avg. 21.00, econ. 7.41, SR 17) in BAN-AUS T20Is.
• No player has scored more T20I runs on this ground than Mahmudullah. He has 497 runs in 21 innings at an average of 49.70 and strike rate of 135.79. He will be aiming for a more fluent effort than his 20-ball 20 yesterday.
• Mohammad Naim and Souyma Sarkar will be key against Australia’s powerplay bowling. Naim will be aiming to build on his 30 yesterday, while Soumya needs to improve his T20 record at this ground (84 matches, 1,488 runs, avg. 20, SR 121). Soumya recently had a great series against Zimbabwe (scores of 50, 8, 68).
• The two Hossain’s, Afif and Shamim, will be key in finishing the innings well. Afif Hossain struck an important 23 off 17 balls yesterday, while Shamim hit 60 runs in two matches in Zimbabwe at a strike rate of 214.29.
• Mustafizur Rahman continues to be a genuine wicket-taker in white-ball cricket. After his 2/16 yesterday, Mustafizur now has an impressive 83 wickets in 59 T20s on this ground, as well as four wickets in two T20Is vs Australia. His left-arm partner, Shoriful Islam, has taken 12 wickets in his last five internationals.
• Can Nasum Ahmed follow up his great day with another? He was player of the match yesterday with 4/19.

Australia:

• Mitchell Marsh was the only Australian batsman to provide any meaningful resistance (45). He will be key again after enjoying a dream series in West Indies, where he hit 219 runs in five T20Is at an average of 43.80 and strike rate of 152.08. He also took eight wickets.
• Fans are eagerly waiting for Josh Philippe to make an impression in international cricket. When opening, Philippe has struck 1,258 runs in 45 T20s at an average of 30.68 and strike rate of 137.03.
• Matthew Wade has historically found batting tough in positions 4-6. He has a total of 480 runs in 25 innings at an average of 19.20 and strike rate of 112.68 combined in these positions.
• Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar will be key factors in such conditions. Zampa has four wickets in two T20Is vs Bangladesh (including 1/28 yesterday) and Agar will be looking to bounce back with wickets today. Agar has taken 22 wickets in 14 T20Is since the start of 2020, including two five-wicket hauls.
• Josh Hazlewood continues to produce good results in white-ball cricket, with 3/24 yesterday. However, he also took three wickets in the first T20I vs West Indies recently, only to take one wicket in his remaining three games against them. Can he buck that trend here?
• Mitchell Starc became the first Australian to take 50 T20I wickets. He has three wickets in two T20Is vs Bangladesh, and will be key in the death overs as always.

Stats and Facts

• Yesterday’s T20I was the first meeting between these two sides outside of a T20 World Cup.
• Bangladesh have never beaten Australia more than once in any format (one ODI win, one Test win, one T20I win). Here is a chance to end that stat.
• Australia have lost five of their past six T20Is, as well as their last four T20I series.

Possible Playing 11

Bangladesh could look to stick with the same winning combination.

Bangladesh: 1. Mohammad Naim, 2. Soumya Sarkar, 3. Shakib Al Hasan, 4. Mahmudullah (c), 5. Nurul Hasan (wk), 6. Afif Hossain, 7. Shamim Hossain, 8. Mahedi Hasan, 9. Nasum Ahmed, 10. Mustafizur Rahman, 11. Shoriful Islam

Australia should choose an extra spinner given the conditions. Cue the inclusion of Mitchell Swepson. Also, Moises Henriques is under serious pressure to keep his place.

Australia: 1. Alex Carey, 2. Josh Philippe, 3. Mitchell Marsh, 4. Moises Henriques/Ben McDermott, 5. Matthew Wade (c & wk), 6. Ashton Turner, 7. Ashton Agar, 8. Mitchell Starc, 9. Mitchell Swepson, 10. Adam Zampa, 11. Josh Hazlewood

Shere Bangla Stadium Mirpur Dhaka Pitch Report and Weather

It remains to be seen if a new surface will be used. Nonetheless, one can expect a similar track to the first T20I, with any score of the region of 130-140 to be a tough chase. Since 2019, the team batting first has won four of six T20 Internationals on this ground. In the recent Dhaka Premier League, the team batting first here won the last three games of the tournament.

There is a chance that rain delays will occur in this match. However, according to AccuWeather, rain is less likely to fall in the evening/early night times (5pm-9pm). The match will begin at 6pm local time.

Dream11 Prediction

Note: Teams below are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these teams in time after the final playing XIs have been announced.

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Match Prediction

Chasing looks difficult in these conditions. Batting first looks the right way to go in Dhaka, and a score in the region of 140 or so could be a winning score.