BAN vs AUS Fantasy Prediction: Bangladesh vs Australia 2nd T20I – 4 August 2021 (Dhaka). Mitchell Marsh, Shakib al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, and Nasum Ahmed are the best fantasy picks for this game.
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Hosts Bangladesh will take on Australia in the 2nd T20I match of the three-match T20I series. Both teams will battle out in the shortest format of the game.
Both teams are missing some of their key players in the series. Naim and Sarkar are the top-order batsmen of Bangladesh, whereas Shakib is their star all-rounder. For Australia, Carey and Phillipe will bat at the top-order, whereas Marsh is in wonderful form. Starc, Hazlewood, and Zampa are the main bowlers of Australia, whereas Mustafizur, Nasum, and Mahedi Hasan will take care of Bangladesh’s bowling.
Pitch Conditions and Weather Details
The average 1st innings batting score at this venue in the Last six T20I games played here is 159 runs.
Last 6 T20I Games; Bat 1st Won: 4; Bat 2nd Won: 2
We can expect clouds throughout the game.
Probable XI for both sides:-
Bangladesh – Mohammad Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Narul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam.
Australia – Alex Carey, Josh Philippe, Mitchell Marsh, Moises Henriques, Matthew Wade, Ashton Turner, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa.
Match Details
Five Match T20I Series
Match: Bangladesh vs Australia Second T20I Match
Date and Time: 4 August, Wednesday – 5:30 PM IST
Venue: Shere e Bangla Stadium, Dhaka
Where to Watch: Fancode
Top 4 Batting Order
Bangladesh
Mohammad Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib al Hasan, and Mahmudullah.
Australia
Alex Carey, Josh Philippe, Mitchell Marsh, and Moises Henriques.
Death Over Specialists
Bangladesh
- Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam
Australia
- Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood
BAN vs AUS Fantasy Wicket-Keeper
Alex Carey will be our wicket-keeper from Australia. Carey scored 425 runs at an average of 32.69 in BBL10, whereas he will open the innings in this game.
BAN vs AUS Fantasy Batsmen
Josh Phillipe will be our batsman from Australia. Phillipe scored 508 runs at an average of 31.75 in BBL10, whereas he had a strike-rate of 149.41. He will open the innings in this game.
Mohammad Naim and Mahmudullah will be our batsmen from Bangladesh. Mahmudullah has scored 1579 T20I runs, whereas he has scalped 31 wickets in bowling. Naim is an aggressive batsman, and he played a fine knock of 30 runs as an opener in the last game.
BAN vs AUS Fantasy All-Rounders
Shakib al Hasan will be our all-rounder from Bangladesh. Shakib has scored 1640 T20I runs, whereas he has scalped 96 wickets in bowling. The pitch will suit his kind of bowling.
Mitchell Marsh will be our all-rounder from Bangladesh. Marsh scored 219 runs at an average of 43.80 against West Indies, whereas he scalped eight wickets in bowling. He played a fine knock of 45 runs in the first T20I game.
BAN vs AUS Fantasy Bowlers
Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Adam Zampa will be our bowlers from Australia. Starc has scalped 50 T20I wickets at an economy of 7.19, whereas Zampa has scalped 48 wickets at 7.04. Hazlewood has scalped 16 T20I wickets, whereas he has been in very good form with the new ball. All three of them are wicket-takers.
Mustafizur Rahman and Nasum Ahmed will be our bowlers from Bangladesh. Rahman has scalped 63 T20I wickets in 44 games, whereas he scalped a couple in the first T20I game. Ahmed scalped four wickets in the first T20I, and the pitch here will support his bowling.
Match Prediction: Australia will be the favourites to win this game.
Top Names for the Captaincy Role:-
Shakib al Hasan and Mitchell Marsh
Top Names for the Vice-Captaincy Role:-
Both the captain’s pick + Mustafizur Rahman and Mitchell Starc
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Fantasy Disclaimer
All our selections are based on in-depth and astute analysis of the players partaking in the match, pitch report and a perusal of other reasoning. Please incorporate a slew of factors while crafting your own side with this article serving as a guide to the match and players
