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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021: Bangladesh Cricket Team’s Full Schedule
The ICC confirmed the complete schedule for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2021 in a media release issued on Tuesday (August 17). The UAE and Oman will host the mega event from October 17 to November 14. The T20 World Cup will include 16 teams, including four ICC associate members. Prior to the main event, there will be around 1 phase. Round 1 is divided into two groups, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the Super 12. Let's have a look at the Bangladesh Cricket team's full itinerary for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021.
Shakib Al Hasan Reclaims No.1 Spot in T20I Rankings, Wins ICC's POTM Award for July 2021
Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan was named the ICC Player of the Month for July on Wednesday (August 11). He emerged victorious after edging out Australia's Mitchell Marsh and West Indian young leg-spinner Hayden Walsh. Shakib was the genuine difference-maker in Bangladesh's tour to Zimbabwe in July and he deservedly won the coveted prize. The ace all-rounder has moved to the top of the ICC's T20I all-rounder rankings following a steady performance in recent Bangladesh vs. Australia Twenty20 International series. Shakib has recently been in outstanding form with the ball on the international stage, helping Bangladesh win five straight international series.
What Made Shakib the Top Player for the Month of July?
Shakib Al Hasan was the most important player during Bangladesh's trip to Zimbabwe in July. He had a huge impact throughout the tour. Shakib took 5 wickets in the one-off Test match, which helped Bangladesh earn their first-ever Test series victory in Zimbabwe.
Shakib Al Hasan took 8 wickets and scored 145 runs (including a match-winning unbeaten 96* in the second ODI) in the three-match ODI series. Bangladesh won the three-match limited-overs series 3-0. Finally, he took three wickets in the T20I series, helping Bangladesh in winning the series 2-1.
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Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh had a fantastic T20I series against the Windies. He took 8 wickets and scored 219 runs in the five-match series, but his team lost the series 4-1 against the home side.
West Indian leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr. had a big impact in both the T20I and ODI series. He was named Player of the Series after taking 12 wickets in the Twenty20 International series.
Hayden Walsh was a strong contender for the award, but Shakib's overall performance during the Zimbabwe tour last month made him the clear favorite to win the ICC's best player award for the month of July.
The Current Scenario of ICC's T20I Rankings
Shakib Al Hasan has regained the top spot in the ICC's T20I all-rounder rankings after some strong performances in the recent series against Australia. Shakib scored the second-most runs (114) in the series with a strike rate of 100.88 on slow-turning pitches. He also took 7 wickets with an economy rate of 6.45.
Read: Bangladesh beat Australia in final T20, take the series 4-1
Shakib's best bowling performance of the series came in the last match when he took four wickets for only nine runs. The ace all-rounder was named player of the series and has moved to the top of the ICC T20I all-rounder rankings for his excellent consistency throughout the series.
Shakib Al Hasan currently leads the all-rounder rankings with 286 rating points, followed by Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi (285 points) and Scottish player Richard Berrington (194 points).
Also read: Shakib named ICC Player of the Month, No. 1 all-rounder in T20
England's Dawid Malan leads the batting chart with 841 points, followed by Pakistan's skipper Babar Azam (819 points) and New Zealand's Devon Conway (774 points). South African spinner Tabraiz Shamsi leads the bowling rankings with 792 rating points, followed by Sri Lanka's Wanindu De Silva (764 points) and Afghanistan's Rashid Khan (719 points).
England are ranked first in the ICC's T20I team rankings with 278 rating points. India are in second place with 273 points, while New Zealand are in third place with 263 points. Bangladesh are presently ranked 10th in the world, with 231 rating points.
Bangladesh have a decent chance of moving up to fifth place if they whitewash New Zealand in the upcoming series. If Bangladesh win the series against New Zealand 4-1, they will be in sixth place. However, if Bangladesh win the series 3-2, they will be in seventh place.
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Verdict
Shakib Al Hasan was the favorite prior to the announcement of the ICC Player of the Month award for July. Because Shakib's contribution to Bangladesh during the Zimbabwe series was crucial. On the other side, Mitchell Marsh's steady performance did not assist Australia in winning any series against the Windies. The other contender for the award was West Indian Hayden Walsh Jr., who had a fantastic T20I series against Australia, but Shakib had a better overall record in July than the other two contenders.
Shakib's performance in the Australia series helped him reclaim the top position in the ICC T20I rankings. Hopefully, he will continue to perform well against New Zealand in the upcoming series.
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BAN vs. NZ 2021: New Zealand Announce Squad For the T20 Series against Bangladesh
The New Zealand T20 team will play a five-match series against Bangladesh starting in September 2021. New Zealand last played a Test, ODI, and T20I series in Bangladesh in 2013. The New Zealand Cricket Board has already named a 15-man team for the forthcoming series against Bangladesh and Pakistan. Surprisingly, no players who will attain in the T20 World Cup or the India series have been included in the tours. Though, the declared team is more than able to put Bangladeshi players under a lot of pressure. Let's take a look at New Zealand's squad for the BAN vs. NZ 2021 T20I series.
New Zealand’s Squad for the BAN vs. NZ 2021 T20I Series
New Zealand Cricket announced their T20I and One-Day International teams for the upcoming series against Bangladesh and Pakistan on Monday (August 9). New Zealand will play Bangladesh in five T20 matches, followed by five T20s and three ODIs in September.
The selectors included a number of young players in the team for their white-ball tours in Bangladesh and Pakistan, New Zealand. New Zealand Cricket has opted to rest several experienced players in light of the IPL and T20 World Cup. As a result, Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, and other senior members will be unable to participate in the tour.
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Tom Latham will lead the New Zealand team. Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell, Colin de Grandhomme, and Ajaz Patel will have to carry most of the responsibility during the contest. This team has several talented bowlers who may be tricky on a slow pitch.
Bangladesh have had a lot of success against New Zealand in the ODI format. However, they have never beaten New Zealand in T20 or Test cricket. Bangladesh have played 10 T20 matches against New Zealand so far and lost all of them. Bangladesh have a great chance to win a series against a second-tier New Zealand team at home especially after winning a T20I series against Australia.
Meanwhile, the official schedule of the BAN vs. NZ 2021 series has been finalized. The New Zealand squad will follow a strict covid-19 health protocol during their tour in Bangladesh.
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New Zealand T20I Squad:
Tom Latham (Captain &wk), Finn Allen, Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell (wk), Doug Bracewell, Colin de Grandhomme, Jacob Duffy, Scott Kuggeleijn, Cole McConchie, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Blair Tickner, Will Young
Series fixture
The New Zealand Cricket Board wants to play five T20 matches at the same ground due to the coronavirus pandemic. That's why the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur will host all of Bangladesh's matches against New Zealand in September and the matches will start at 6 PM (BST).
M: 1st T20I | Date: September 1, M: 2nd T20I | Date: September 3, M: 3rd T20I | Date: September 5, M: 4th T20I | Date: September 8, M: 5th T20I | Date: September 10
Verdict
We should expect spin-friendly pitches for the BAN vs. NZ 2021 series as Bangladesh aim to dominate the contest. In such a scenario, this Kiwi side would have to put in a lot of effort to beat Bangladesh's T20I team. In addition, Bangladesh team management can test their squad strength during the series. On the other hand, this New Zealand team will be aiming to gain valuable experience, as this sort of slow pitch is hardly seen anywhere else in the world.
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PM congratulates Tigers on winning the 5th T20
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday congratulated Bangladesh cricket team on winning the 5th and last T20 by a big margin over Australia and sweeping the five-match series 4-1.
The Tigers beat the Aussies by 60 runs in the 14th over of the match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur.The hosts secured the series defeating Australia in the first three matches of the series. Australia’s 3-wicket victory in the 4th match saved them from whitewash.
Bangladesh beat Australia in final T20, take the series 4-1
Bangladesh earned a thumping 60-run victory, their second-biggest in terms of runs, against Australia in the fifth and final T20I on Monday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
While chasing a target of 123, Australia tumbled for 62— their lowest total in T20Is now. Their previous lowest in the format was 79 for 10 against England in 2005. Australia were dismissed in 13.4 overs bowing to brilliant bowling by Bangladesh. They never lost all of their wickets in an international cricket faster than this innings.
Australia lost their last seven wickets for only 14 runs going down from 48 for three.
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Bangladesh opt to bat first in 5th T20I, make two changes
Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bat first in the fifth and final T20I of the five-match series against Australia on Monday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh made two changes in this game replacing Shamim Hossain and Shoriful Islam with Mosaddek Hossain and Mohammad Saifuddin.
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Australia also made two changes. They rested Andrew Tye and Josh Hazlewood and brought back Adam Zampa and Nathan Ellis.
Bangladesh have wrapped the series winning the first three matches.
In the first match of the series, Bangladesh had put only 131 runs while batting first. Despite a low score, the hosts managed to win the match by 23 runs. In the second match, they had chased down a target of 122 runs with five wickets in hand, and in the third match, they defended a total of 127 runs and won by 10 runs.
The winning streak came to an end in the fourth match when the hosts ended up scoring only 104 runs while batting first. They still fought valiantly and lost in the 19th over.
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Bangladesh (Playing XI): Mohammad Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah(c), Nurul Hasan(w), Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
Australia (Playing XI): Ben McDermott, Matthew Wade(w/c), Daniel Christian, Mitchell Marsh, Moises Henriques, Alex Carey, Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Swepson
Tigers set to take on Australia in final T20I Monday
Tigers are all set to take on visitors Australia on Monday in the fifth match of the five-match T20I series. The match will kick off at 6 p.m. at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh have won the first three matches and wrapped the series up. But they conceded a defeat in the fourth match.
In the first match of the series, Bangladesh had put only 131 runs on the board while batting first. Despite a low score, the hosts managed to win the match by 23 runs. In the second match, they had chased down a target of 122 runs with five wickets in hand, and in the third match, they defended a total of 127 runs and won by 10 runs.
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The winning streak came to an end in the fourth match when the hosts ended up scoring only 104 runs while batting first. They still fought valiantly and lost in the 19th over.
It was Bangladesh’s first-ever series win against Australia in any format of cricket. Shakib Al Hasan led the way for the Bangladeshi batsman in this series scoring 103 runs in four matches, while Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam were the highest wicket-takers for the hosts with seven scalps each in four matches.
The biggest reason behind Australia’s poor show in this series is their clueless batting on the slow surface of Dhaka. Matthew Wade, the stand-in captain of Australia, has repeatedly been saying that if their batting woes continue, they will have to suffer big problems in the coming days.
While the Australian team is worried much about their performance, Bangladesh are aiming to pull up another win in this series.
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Bangladesh might overlook Soumya Sarkar in the last match to pave way for one of Mohammad Mithun and Mosaddek Hossain Saikat. Soumya has been going through a bad patch for a while now. In this series so far, he posted a total of 12 runs.
In the absence of the ace batsmen— Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das, it was expected that Soumya would flourish and help the Tigers to shine against the Australians, but the left-handers failed.
After this series, Bangladesh will host New Zealand for a five-match T20I series. The Blackcaps are scheduled to arrive in Dhaka in later August, and the series will commence in early September in Dhaka.
Bangladesh vs. Australia Series 2021: 5th T20I Preview
Bangladesh and Australia will play the fifth match of the bilateral T20I series on August 9. Bangladesh have already clinched the series after winning the first three games. Australia triumphed for the first time in the series in the fourth match, avoiding a humiliating whitewash. The visitors will be trying to end the series on a good note, while Bangladesh will be aiming to win the last match to finish the series 4-1. For the series finale, we may also expect a spin-friendly pitch. The fifth T20I match preview of the Bangladesh vs. Australia Series 2021 is discussed in this article.
Bangladesh Team News
Bangladesh players looked uninterested in batting during the fourth match after winning the series against Australia on Friday (August 6). Bangladesh got off to a good start but collapsed in the middle of the innings. Naim (28), Mahedi (23), and Afif (20) all did their best to put up a good score, but Bangladesh only managed 104/9, which Australia chased down with 6 balls to spare.
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In the fifth match, we may see some changes in Bangladesh's playing XI. Mohammad Mithun, Mosaddek Hossain, and Taskin Ahmed may be included in the playing XI in place of Soumya Sarkar, Shamim Hossain, and pacer Shoriful Islam.
Bangladesh's spinners have been outstanding in this series. Especially, left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed has exhibited his talent, and Australian batters have struggled to deal with his deliveries.
However, Mustafizur Rahman has been the most prolific bowler in this series. The left-arm pacer has found his real form and has become a nightmare for Australian batsmen. He will also be crucial for Bangladesh in the final match.
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Predicted XI (Bangladesh)
Mohammad Naim, Mohammad Mithun, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad (captain), Mahedi Hasan, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wk), Nasun Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed
Australia Team News
Despite the fact that the visiting side has gained a lot of confidence after winning the fourth match by three wickets against a highly competitive Bangladesh team, especially in home conditions. Bangladesh will try to make a big comeback in the fifth match. Therefore, if Australia are to win the final match of the series before leaving Dhaka, they must perform at their best.
Legbreak bowler Mitchell Swepson and pacer Andrew Tye both had solid performances in the fourth match. They both got three wickets each and their brilliant efforts helped Australia to restrict Bangladesh in a low total. Along with them, Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa will be crucial for Australia's bowling lineup in the next match.
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Australia made some changes in the last match. Dan Christian was one of the key players in their playing XI. This power hitter stepped out to bat at no. 3 and smacked five sixes in the fourth over by Shakib Al Hasan. Without a doubt, this affected the overall scenario of the game as Australia chased down the target with an over to spare.
Australia's in-form batsman Mitchell Marsh and opener Ben McDermott will also be key figures in the final match. However, every individual in the playing XI must do their part effectively to win the series finale match.
Predicted XI (Australia)
Alex Carey, Ben McDermott, Dan Christian, Mitchell Marsh, Moises Henriques, Matthew Wade (captain & wk), Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Swepson, Josh Hazlewood
Pitch Report, Weather and Recent Form
The curator is expected to build a spin-friendly surface as well for the fifth T20I match of the Bangladesh vs. Australia series 2021. Therefore, batters will find it hard to score fast on this surface.Dhaka's weather will most likely be partly overcast, with a chance of light rain showers in the late afternoon on Monday. Bangladesh have won three of its past five Twenty20 International matches, whereas Australia have only won one of its previous five Twenty20 International matches.
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Bottom Line
The fifth T20I match of Bangladesh vs. Australia Series 2021 will be an interesting affair, with both teams looking to finish the series on a high note. Bangladesh will try all out to beat Australia once more, as it would give the team more pleasure and confidence. Bangladesh's players must replicate their excellent performance, as they did in the previous matches of the series. This match would be much more important for Australia in order to restore some pride. However, Bangladesh will start as the favorite, and we can expect a closely contested series finale match between these two teams.
Nightmarish outing of Shakib costs Bangladesh 4th T20I
For the first time in his career, Shakib Al Hasan conceded 50 runs in a T20I match, with five sixes in an over, which eventually played the biggest role behind Bangladesh’s 3-wicket defeat against Australia on Saturday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh batted first in this game and posted only 104 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Australia found the going tough losing wickets in regular intervals as Bangladeshi bowlers were disciplined enough to put pressure on them.
But Shakib’s 30-run fourth over cost the match for Bangladesh. The all-rounder was simply clueless while bowling to Daniel Christian who ended up scoring 39 off 15 balls with five sixes, all off Shakib. The left-arm spinner ended up conceding 50 runs without a wicket— his worst bowling figures in the format.
While Shakib had a nightmarish day with the ball, Mustafizur Rahman was once again brilliant conceding only nine runs in four overs with a maiden and two wickets.
Mahedi Hasan also bagged two wickets. But that inconceivably expensive over of Shakib undermined efforts of other bowlers.
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Ashton Agar was the second-highest run getter for Australia scoring 27 off 27 balls with two fours and one six. He retired to the dressing room finishing the game. They ended up on 105 for seven in 19 overs.
Earlier, Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar continued his poor form with the bat. After scoring 2, 0 and 2 in the first three outings of the series, Soumya perished with 8 runs in this match.
Bangladesh managed to post only 104 runs in the fourth match. Along with Soumya, Mahmudullah Riyad, who had hit a ton in the third match, and Nurul Hasan Shohan also failed with the bat. Both Mahmudullah and Sohan returned for a duck each.
Of the first five batsmen, Mohammad Naim and Shakib Al Hasna were only to reach double-digit scores. While Naim scored 28 off 36 while Shakib posted 15 off 26 deliveries.
Mitchell Swepson, the leg-spinner, was playing his first match in this series. He ended up taking three wickets conceding 13 runs. He removed Mahmudullah and Sohan off two consecutive deliveries during the 11th over. Swepson also scalped Naim for 28.
The onus was on Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan and Shamim Hossain to keep the scoreboard afloat. Afif scored 21 off 17 balls before falling prey to Ashton Agar.
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Shamim Hossain, who grabbed the limelight in the Zimbabwe tour, failed for the third time in the Australia series scoring three. In the two previous matches, he scored 4 and 3. Mahedi posted 23 off 16 balls with one four and one six.
Eventually, Bangladesh ended up on 104 for nine wickets in 20 overs.
For Australia, Swepson and Andrew Tye bagged three wickets each while and Josh Hazlewood took two wickets.
Bangladesh have already won the series with three consecutive wins in the first three matches. Both the teams will now face each other in the fifth and final match of the series on August 9 at the same venue.
Tigers create history as Australia are left with no answers
With three consecutive victories, Bangladesh won their first-ever bilateral series against Australia with two matches still to play, with a 10-run win in Friday's 3rd T20I in Mirpur.
Australia needed to score 22 runs off the last six balls bowled by Mahedi Hasan, but they only managed 11. Alex Carey smashed a six off the first ball of the last over, but they couldn’t continue on that. But the win was really set up by some outstanding bowling from Mustafizur Rahman in the previous over, when with Australia needing 23 off 2 overs to get back in the series, The Fizz conceded just a single run, bamboozling the batsmen with his clever variations and significantly taking the pressure off Mahedi for the last over.
It was another exceptional performance with the ball by Mustafiz - his previous over, the 17th of the Australian innings, had also gone for just 4 runs. He ended with figures of 0/9 off his 4 overs - 15 dot balls and 9 singles. And even then he was unlucky, as he should have had the wicket of Ben McDermott, drafted in to open the batting for the visitors today, but Shoriful Islam dropped a dolly at deep fine leg.
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Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first and scored 127 for nine wickets in 20 overs. Once again it was tough going for the batsmen in Mirpur, where the pitches have not allowed the ball to come on to the bat throughout the series. The Tigers innings was held together by a sensible half-century from captain Mahmudullah, after once again the opening pair failed to deliver a decent start.
In reply, Australia made a good start despite losing their first wicket early on, with Nasum Ahmed striking in his first over once again to remove Matthew Wade for one.
That brought in Mitch Marsh, the visitors' only in form batsman, and he and McDermott proceeded to steady the ship with a second wicket-stand of 63 runs. When Shoriful dropped the opener, it looked like it wasn't going to be the Tigers' day, and we would have to wait at least another day to savour a series victory.
But in the very next over, Shakib Al Hasan, the big match player, gave Bangladesh a whiff, sending McDermott back to the pavilion bowled for 35, in the 14th over of the innings, at the end of which Australia needed 54 off 6 overs. Shoriful made up for his earlier error by getting rid of Henriques in the very next over, and the Tigers were well and truly in business at that point.
Smelling their opportunity, the Tigers never lost track again.
When Australia needed 34 off 3 overs, Shoriful Islam removed Mitchell Marsh for 51. A superb slow-delivery did the trick for the tall left-arm pacer. Marsh lifted to the long-on area, and Mohammad Naim came in to take an easy catch. Marsh’s dismissal came as a big blow for Australia.
Eventually, Australia ended up on 117 for four wickets in 20 overs.
Apart from Mustafiz, who has been nearly unplayable all week and should be a strong contender for player of the series, Shoriful took 2/29 off his four overs, while Nasum Ahmed took 1/19 and Shakib 1/22 off their full complement of overs.
Before this series, Bangladesh had never won a T20I match against the Aussies, never won a series, nor even two games in any one format of the game.
Batting first, Bangladesh failed to lay a good foundation as both the openers were dismissed inside 2.1 overs.
Mohammad Naim, who did well in the first match, fell prey to Josh Hazlewood for one. Soumya Sarkar failed to come out of his batting woes once again as he fell for two.
In the third wicket stand, Mahmudullah Riyad and Shakib Al Hasan added 44 of 36 balls. Smashing Mitchell Marsh for two consecutive fours, Shakib was suggesting to play a big innings but failed to continue on a good run.
Off the first ball of the ninth over by Adam Zampa, Shakib lifted the ball over the long-off area, and Ashton Agar took an easy catch.
After Shakib’s dismissal, Afif Hossain came in and scored 19 off 13 balls with one four and one six. But once again, Afif failed to continue on a good run what he did in the second match of the series. He dismissed run-out in this match.
Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan and Mahedi Hasan also failed to do well with the bat.
For Australia, Nathan Ellis took three wickets while Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa took two wickets each.
The fourth and fifth matches of the series will take place on August 7 and nine at the same venue.
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