Australia, led by Mitchell Marsh, and Bangladesh, captained by Najmul Hossain Shanto, will face off in their first Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Friday, June 21. Australia remains unbeaten and topped Group B in the first round, while Bangladesh secured their Super 8 spot by finishing second in Group D, ahead of Sri Lanka.
AUS vs BAN: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Pitch Report
Shaun Pollock and Waqar Younis noted that the 67m and 61m square boundaries and 74m straight boundaries at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, combined with crosswind, favour hitting to the shorter side, though games here tend to be low-scoring. They advised pacers to bowl back of a length for extra bounce and spinners to pitch it up for spin.
In the South Africa vs USA Super 8 match on June 19, South Africa posted 194/4 with USA’s Saurabh Netravalkar and Himmat Singh taking two wickets each. USA managed 176/6 in reply. The average innings score in the last five T20Is is 114 due to teams like Oman and Namibia struggling, with one match reduced to 10 overs per side. Teams have opted to bat first 57% of the time over the last five years.
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AUS vs BAN: Squads
Australia Squad: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh(c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Ashton Agar, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood
Bangladesh Squad: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahedi Hasan, Tanvir Islam, Shoriful Islam, Soumya Sarkar