Bangladesh vs Australia 1st T20I Predictions - Tigers too strong for faltering Aussies

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Bangladesh won the ODI series against Australia 2-1.
Australia’s last two T20I wins were against low-ranked Ireland and Oman.
Home ground advantage and an in-form side put Bangladesh as favourites to start the series with a win.

Towhid Hridoy has been in incredible form with the bat (Getty Images).

Bangladesh vs Australia Predictions

Bangladesh have been growing in stature in whiteball cricket while Australia’s rebuilding phase has seen them struggle to be competitive.

Bangladesh vs Australia Predictions
Head-to-Head
Bangladesh Form
Australia Form
Team news

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.

Head-to-Head

Australia have won three and lost two of their last five T20I against Bangladesh, but haven’t played them in this format for two years.

Bangladesh Form

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 Form

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.

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.