Australia Opt to Bowl First in Series Opener
Australia bowl first in series opener, hand Liam Scott debut as they take on Bangladesh in the first ODI in Dhaka, with captain Josh Inglis opting to bowl after winning the toss.
Team Lineups
Australia have picked allrounder Liam Scott for his ODI debut, while Cooper Connolly is opening as Australia shuffle the batting order. The visitors will bank on the variations of Nathan Ellis and the accuracy of Adam Zampa in their bowling attack.
Bangladesh have gone for a three-man pace attack, including Nahid Rana, who has taken three five-fors in as many series in the last three months. They have also included Mosaddek Hossain for the first time since August 2022, with the allrounder likely to bat in the middle order.
Teams
Bangladesh: 1 Tanzid Hasan, 2 Saif Hassan, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Tawhid Hridoy, 5 Litton Das (wk), 6 Mosaddek Hossain, 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz (capt), 8 Taskin Ahmed, 9 Mustafizur Rahman, 10 Nahid Rana, 11 Tanvir Islam
Australia: 1 Matt Short, 2 Cooper Connolly, 3 Josh Inglis (capt/wk), 4 Marnus Labuschagne, 5 Alex Carey, 6 Cameron Green, 7 Matthew Renshaw, 8 Liam Scott, 9 Xavier Bartlett, 10 Nathan Ellis, 11 Adam Zampa
This is the first ODI series between the two sides since 2011, and Australia will be looking to make a strong start with their new lineup.