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Stop the press. Australia have finally won a match on tour, scraping home by three wickets in another low-scoring tussle to avoid the possibility of a soul-destroying whitewash.

However, the cracks remain. Had it not been for Dan Christian hitting nearly a third of the target in a single over of Shakib Al Hasan (30), Australia may have not reached the target of 105 courtesy of further struggles against spin and Mustafizur Rahman. Granted, Bangladesh’s batting has been far from perfect too, which makes this an opportunity for both sides to put together a better batting display in the series finale.

Also, this could be the last chance for a number of Australian players to keep their T20 World Cup squad hopes alive. The tours of West Indies and Bangladesh have been disastrous from a T20 point of view, but finishing with two straight wins is some decent consolation.

For Bangladesh, they too will be looking for a batting boost as they aim to achieve a 4-1 series win against a team whom they never beat in a T20I previous to this series. Shakib Al Hasan arguably had his worst match in T20I cricket the other night, so he will be hoping to lead the way to get Bangladesh back to winning ways.

Watch: Why do Australia struggle in T20 cricket? We discuss it on The CricBlog Podcast

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

  • Mustafizur Rahman is the strongest contender for man of the series. Australia have barely been able to lay bat on ball against him, culminating in unbelievable series figures of 7/57 in 16 overs. He is one to watch again.
  • It was a tough old evening for Shakib Al Hasan in the fourth T20I. He soaked up 26 deliveries for his 15, and conceded 30 runs off one over before finishing with 0/50 from his four overs. Incredibly, Australia scored nearly half of their runs off Shakib alone (47.62%).
  • So, how will Shakib respond? He still has a very respectable record vs Australia with both bat and ball (246 runs, avg. 30.75, SR 117.70; 8 wickets, avg. 27.50, econ. 7.58, SR 21.7).
  • Mahmudullah holds an important key to Bangladesh’s lineup. He was out cheaply in the last game, but scored a half-century the day before. Also, no player has more runs than the Bangladesh skipper on this ground (549 runs, avg. 42.23, SR 128.87).
  • Afif Hossain is also important to Bangladesh’s hopes. The talented left-hander looked the most fluent of any batsman two nights ago, scoring 20 off 17 balls. He has scored 99 runs for the series at an average of 33.00 and very decent strike rate of 126.92.
  • Shoriful Islam has taken 17 wickets in his last eight internationals, including seven in four matches in this series.

Australia:

  • Will Australia pick Adam Zampa to partner Mitchell Swepson? Swepson was mighty difficult to play in the fourth T20I, producing a player of the match performance (3/12). Watch out again for his ability to turn the ball both ways.
  • Australia may choose to rest Josh Hazlewood. If he does play, he will be key again as the leading wicket-taker for the series (8).
  • Mitchell Marsh missed out last game after being sent out to bat one position lower at number four. He has been Australia’s best batsman this series, with 152 runs at an average of 38.00. This is after 219 runs in West Indies at an average of 43.80 and strike rate of 152.08.
  • One feels that the struggling Matthew Wade’s best chance of making an impact is if Australia bats first. When batting first in T20s, Wade has scored 1,978 runs at an average of 35.32 and strike rate of 148.50 (67 innings). When batting second, he averages less than 18 and strikes below 117 (62 innings).
  • Australia will be hoping that Ashton Agar has one of his big wicket-taking hauls. He has taken two five-wicket hauls in T20Is since the start of 2020. Also, Agar contributed with crucial runs (27) to help Australia over the line in the fourth T20I.
  • Will Dan Christian be used as a pinch hitter once again? His incredible 39 off 15 balls is the second-fastest 30+ score by an Australian in T20Is.

Stats and Facts

  • Head-to-head: Matches 8, Bangladesh 3, Australia 5.
  • This series is the slowest scoring T20I series of all time (minimum three matches). Runs have come at a rate of just 5.86 per over.
  • Bangladesh’s loss in the fourth T20I broke a run of seven straight T20I victories at home.

Possible Playing 11

Bangladesh could look to rotate given the series has been won. They haven’t changed their XI at all this series, but either Mohammad Saifuddin or Taskin Ahmed might get a game. Also, pressure is on Soumya Sarkar to perform in what’s been a poor series for him (0, 2, 2, 8).

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

Mitchell Swepson said he would love to see Australia play an extra spinner. “I might be a little bit biased here, but certainly something that I think could work for us as well. Fingers crossed that might eventuate but we’ll have to wait and see,” said Swepson post the fourth T20I.

Also, Australia may choose to rest Josh Hazlewood.

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

Shere Bangla National Stadium Mirpur Dhaka Pitch Report and Weather

It’s a record-breaking series for low scoring rates. Expect another slow pitch, with any score in the region of 130 to be a very difficult chase. Both teams will be aiming for that, so strong running between the wickets will be key in humid conditions.

According to AccuWeather, the forecast is mostly clear for the match. However, there is a chance of rain around the time the match is scheduled to start (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.

Option 1:

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Option 2:

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Match Prediction

Any score below 120 gives the chasing team a good chance. Anything above the 120 mark will promise to be another difficult chase, so this score is key for the team batting first.

Charbel Coorey
Charbel Cooreyhttps://cricblog.net
Charbel is the owner & founder of cricblog.net, based in Sydney, Australia. He started the website to fulfill his love for the game of cricket. Charbel has been featured on other publications including OP India, Times of India, and The Roar, among others. He is also a keen fantasy sports player. Charbel has also had the privilege of interviewing cricketers on the CricBlog TV YouTube channel, including James Neesham, Rassie van der Dussen, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat and Saurabh Netravalkar: https://www.youtube.com/@cricblogtv For any story tips or questions, you can contact Charbel at charbelcoorey@cricblog.net.

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