Bangladesh vs Australia 1st T20I Betting Tips - Bangladesh to dominate at home
Bangladesh continue their impressive form in white-ball cricket, with players like Towhid Hridoy and Mustafizur Rahman hitting peak performance. Bangladesh recently clinched an ODI series 2-1 over Australia and now look set to dominate in T20Is too, boasting depth in both batting and bowling. Australia, on the other hand, are rebuilding and face challenges in subcontinental conditions despite Cooper Connolly's heroics in the last ODI. Bangladesh are backed as favorites for the upcoming matches, with Connolly likely to be Australia’s best performer.
- Bangladesh are in top form, winning the ODI series 2-1 vs Australia.
- Key players Hridoy and Mustafizur are performing outstandingly.
- Australia struggle as a unit despite Connolly's 149; Bangladesh favored in T20Is.
Bangladesh have been growing in stature in whiteball cricket while Australia’s rebuilding phase has seen them struggle to be competitive.
Key Stats - Bangladesh Dominate at home
- Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy has scored 101, 101*, 31, 40* & 83 in his last 5 knocks.
- Bangladesh’s Mosaddek Hossain has scored 43, 26, 86* & 56* in his last 5 matches.
- Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman took 2/24, 3/27 & 1/56 in the ODIs series.
- Australia’s Cooper Connolly's scored 149 off 134 balls in the 3rd T20I.
- Australia’s Josh Inglis has scored 51, 65, 34 & 21 in his last 5 knocks.
- Australia’s Matt Renshaw has figures of 1/6, 2/35, 1/29 & 2/44 in 4 matches.
Australia Hold Edge but seldom win in Bangladesh
Australia lead 3-2 in their last five T20I's against Bangladesh. They have not met since 2024, though.
Bangladesh Looking Strong at Home
Bangladesh will be on a high after winning the ODI series 2-1, but the huge advantage they have is that their batters and bowlers are all performing to a high level. They should be far too strong for an Australian side that is struggling to perform as a unit.
Towhid Hridoy has scored between 30 and 102 in his last five innings, scoring two centuries and an 80. Mosaddek Hossain has three scores of 40-plus in his last five knocks, including two undefeated half-centuries. Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Tanzid Hasan have all been scoring consistently in their last five matches.
Shoriful Islam produced a bowling masterclass in the 3rd ODI in picking up 6/48 on his recall to the side. Mustafizur Rahman starred with the ball throughout the series, picking up 2/24, 3/27 and 1/56 in the three ODIs. Taskin Ahmed picked up five wickets in the ODI series, including figures of 3/33 in the 2nd ODI.
Australia Struggling on Slow Wickets
Australia have had a miserable time in whiteball cricket, missing the playoffs in the T20 World Cup and losing the ODI series to Bangladesh 2-1.
Cooper Connolly's recent good form in domestic leagues peaked as he scored a match-winning 149 against Bangladesh in the 3rd ODI to secure the win by just one wicket. Josh Inglis has been scoring consistently, Cameron Green has scored 25-plus in four of his last five innings and Marnus Labuschagne has scored 19, 55* and 29 in his last four matches, but the rest of the Australian top order have struggled for runs.
Matt Renshaw has picked up six wickets in his last four matches while Xavier Bartlett has figures of 1/67, 1/23 and 2/47 in four matches, as well as scoring 52 in the 2nd ODI.
Bangladesh vs Australia Predicted Lineups & Team news
Bangladesh have brought Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana back into their T20I squad, dropping seamer Ripon Mondol and allrounder Mohammad Saifuddin.
Bangladesh squad: Litton Das (c), Parvez Hossain, Tanzid Hasan, Saif Hassan, Shamim Hossain, Tawhid Hridoy, Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Abdul Gaffar Saqlain.
Australia squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Renshaw, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Adam Zampa.
Verdict
Bangladesh are tipped to win, with Cooper Connolly's valiant 149, Mustafizur Rahman and Towhid Hridoy backed to star with bat and ball.
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