Australia vs Bangladesh, ICCWCT20 2021, Today Match Prediction 04 November 2021

aus vs ban Match Prediction & Analysis

ICC T20I World Cup is nearing the final stages of the Super-12 games and teams are fighting hard for the semi-final spots. Australia after winning their first 2 matches succumbed to a big loss against the England side coming into this match. They need to win this match to stay in competition with the South Africa team. Bangladesh on the other hand is already out of contention after losing all their 4 super-12 matches so far. They did not have best of the tournaments and even lost to Scotland in the group games. And Bangladesh would like to inflict some pain on the Aussie team when they leave the tournament.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Australia Preview

Australia`s top order was blown away in the last game as they were reeling at 21/4 at the end of powerplay. Aaron Finch played a spirited knock of 44 runs at one end. Their lower order all-rounders Ashton Agar (20 runs), Pat Cummins (12 runs), and Mitchell Starc (13 runs) made some quick fire runs to take them to a decent total of 125 runs in 20 overs.

Australia`s pace trio of Starc, Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood were taken to the cleaners in the last game with combined figures of 6-0-69-0. Spin duo of Ashton Agar and Adam Zampa picked up a wicket each but were never threatening to derail the chase at any moment. Kane Richardson or Mitchell marsh might come in place of pacer in this match.

Top Players to bet on:

Aaron Finch: Finch has scores of 37 & 44 in the last 2 games and we expect him to play a big knock against Spin heavy Bangladesh in this match. He is good player of both spin and pace bowling once he gets set.

Adam Zampa: Zampa was brilliant in the first 2 matches and took a wicket early in his first over in the last game too. But his next 2 overs were taken for 35 runs by the Buttler and Bairstow duo. We expect him to make a comeback in this match.

Australia Predicted Playing XI:

David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins/ Mitchell Starc, Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson

Australia Actual Playing XI:

Aaron Finch, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Hazlewood

Bangladesh Preview

Bangladesh were bundled out for just 84 runs in their last game. Mahedi Hasan top scored with 27 runs while Liton Das chipped with 24 runs. Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, and Mohammed Naim have played good knocks in this tournament so far and we expect them to play a big role in the absence of Shakib Al Hasan in this game.

Taskin Ahmed gave a good fight picking up 2 early wickets, but they were never going to stop the opposition in defending the small target. Shoriful Islam, Mahedi Hasan, and Nasum Ahmed bowled well in patches. Mustafizur Rahman might return to the playing XI in this match if fit.

Top Players to bet on:

Taskin Ahmed: Taskin Ahmed has figures of 2/18 & 0/17 in the 2 matches he played so far. He will look to take more wickets in the power play and give a good start to his team in this match too.

Mushfiqur Rahim: Rahm scored 57 & 38 in the first 2 matches but dismissed for single digit scores in next 2 matches. We expect him to make a comeback in this match to lead his team to a big total on board.

Bangladesh Predicted Playing XI:

Mohammad Naim, Liton Das (wk), Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (c), Afif Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed/Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed

Bangladesh Actual Playing XI:

Soumya Sarkar, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Liton Das, Mahedi Hasan, Shamim Patwari, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Naim Sheikh, Afif Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Dubai has a hot and humid weather, with no chances of rain interruptions are expected in the match. A lot of dew might trouble the bowlers in the second innings.

Venue Details

Dubai is a slow surface and batsmen will struggle to score runs on this pitch early on. The pitch might ease out as the match progresses with the dew coming and settling in. We expect scores in the range of 140-150 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Toss has become a crucial factor in Dubai with all the 8 matches played here being won by teams batting second. We expect both captains to chase the total if they win the toss.