Bangladesh have played six Twenty20 International matches in 2021, winning two and losing four. They won their most recent T20I series against Zimbabwe 2-1 and are confident about the upcoming series against Australia.While, Australia have played 10 Twenty20 International matches this year, winning only three and losing the rest. They are under a lot of pressure ahead of the five-match BAN vs. AUS Series 2021 against the host. Bangladesh have a chance to win a match against Australia in the T20 format in this series. Let's look at some of the most noteworthy T20I records between Bangladesh and Australia. 

Head to head T20I record

Bangladesh and Australia have played a total of four Twenty20 Internationals between them. Australia now have a 4-0 lead in the head-to-head meeting. Bangladesh have yet to win a match against Australia in the T20 format. Interestingly, both countries have only met each other in the World Twenty20 tournament and have yet to play a bilateral T20 series between them. The two teams last played in the 2016 World T20 in India, which Australia won by three wickets.

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BAN vs. AUS Series 2021:Notable T20I Records ahead of the series  

Bangladesh last met Australia in a Twenty20 match five years ago in India at the World T20. Here are a few notable T20I records between these two teams.

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BAN vs. AUS Series 2021:Venue stats (SBNCS, Mirpur)

T20I Record at the SBNCS, Mirpur (All Twenty20 Internationals will be played at this venue)

Matches Played: 44 | Bat-first (won): 22| Bat-Second (won): 22| Highest Innings:111* (Ahmed Shehzad) |Best Bowling (Innings): 5/15 (KMA Paul) | Highest Team innings: 211/4 |Lowest Team Innings: 72

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Bangladesh’s record at the SBNCS, Mirpur: Played:26 | Win: 11 | Lost: 15

Australia’s record at the SBNCS, Mirpur: Played:4 | Win: 01 | Lost: 03

Players to watch out in the BAN vs. AUS Series 2021

Bangladesh

Three Key Batsmen:Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, MahmudullahRiyad

Three Key Bowlers: Mustafizur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Shoriful Islam

Predicted Playing XI (Bangladesh)

Mohammad Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, MahmudullahRiyad (Captain), Afif Hossain, Shamim Hossain, NurulHasan (WK), Nasum Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam

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Australia

Three Key Batsmen: Josh Philippe, Mitchell Marsh, Moises Henriques

Three Key Bowlers: Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc

Predicted Playing XI (Australia)

Josh Philippe, Matthew Wade (Captain, WK), Mitchell Marsh, Moises Henriques, Alex Carey, Andrew Tye, Mitchell Swepson, Jason Behrendorff, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc

Bottom Line

Australia are currently well ahead of Bangladesh according to the key T20I records between these two sides. However, the Bangladesh team has a lot of confidence after winning the recent twenty20 series against Zimbabwe away from home. On the other hand, Australia were defeated 4-1 by the Windies in their most recent series. Hopefully, some new records will be set and a fierce battle between these two teams will be seen in the BAN vs. AUS Series 2021.

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