Bangladesh's pace sensation Nahid Rana has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Australia through injury, with former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop among those disappointed to miss the chance of watching the young quick in Australian conditions.
Australia completed a 3-0 whitewash over Bangladesh in the T20I series with a commanding seven-wicket victory in the third and final match at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Sunday.
Matt Renshaw delivered a match-winning all-round performance as Australia edged Bangladesh by seven runs in the second T20I in Chattogram on Friday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Australia overcame a few late jitters to defeat Bangladesh by four wickets in the opening T20I of the three-match series in Chattogram, chasing down 132 with 10 balls to spare.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh believes his side can put their disappointing ODI campaign behind them and bounce back in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh captain Litton Das remains a doubt for the opening T20I against Australia as he continues to recover from a calf muscle injury, prompting the hosts to add experienced opener Soumya Sarkar to the squad.
Bangladesh have recalled experienced opener Soumya Sarkar to their squad ahead of the three-match T20I series against Australia, which gets underway in Chattogram on Wednesday.
Australia all-rounder Cameron Green has been withdrawn from the squad for the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh as the visitors shift focus to the shortest format following their 2-1 ODI series defeat.
Stand-in captain Najmul Hossain Shanto praised Bangladesh’s fighting spirit despite a one-wicket defeat to Australia in the third ODI in Mirpur on Sunday, saying the team showed the character needed to compete at the highest level.
Shoriful Islam produced a career-defining spell of fast bowling, but his heroics were not enough as Australia pulled off a dramatic one-wicket win over Bangladesh in the third ODI at Mirpur on Sunday.
Bangladesh's historic ODI series victory over Australia has been rewarded with a Tk 20 million bonus from the Bangladesh government.
Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne has admitted that the ongoing ODI series in Bangladesh has been far from ideal for the reigning world champions, as they prepare for the final match aiming to avoid a 3-0 whitewash.