Australia vs Bangladesh Head to Head record in T20Is and T20 World Cup

Match 34 of the T20 World Cup 2021 will see Australia taking on Bangladesh. The encounter takes place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Thursday (November 4). Both teams have had entirely different campaigns this season which makes the Aussies firm favourites for this fixture. Having won two of their first three games, the Aussies are eyeing a semi-final berth and would be raring to clinch the upcoming fixture. On the other hand, Bangladesh are out of the semi-final race, having lost all their four games so far. However, they must be eyeing to end their campaign on a high note.

Head to Head record:

Australia are just a tad ahead of Bangladesh in terms of head-to-head record in T20Is. These two teams have played 9 T20I matches so far. Out of which 5 have been won by the Aussie side while the Bangla Tigers have won four games. As far as T20 World Cups are concerned, these two teams have met twice and the head-to-head record stands 4-0 in Australia’s favour.

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T20 World Cups

Top Performers:

Veteran Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan boasts of an exceptional record against the Aussies. He has scored the most runs (257) in the clashes. Among active cricketers, the southpaw is followed by Mitchell Marsh (162) and Mahmudullah (148). Shakib also tops the bowling charts. He has picked up the most wickets (12). The left-arm spinner is followed by Mustafizur Rahman (9) and Adam Zampa (8).

Last T20 World Cup meeting:

As mentioned above, these two sides met four times in T20 World Cups. The last of those meetings occurred in 2016 edition. The M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru hosted the game and Australia opted to bowl after winning the toss. Bangladesh batted pretty well on a challenging track and posted 156/5 in their allotted 20 overs. Mahmudullah (49) top-scored for the Bangla Tigers.

Australia’s chase didn’t go really smooth as they lost wickets at regular intervals. However, Usman Khawaja’s well-paced half-century made sure there’s no upset in the Bangalore stadium. The Aussies eventually cross the line in 19.3 overs, winning the game by seven wickets.

T20Is

T20 World Cups