Australia Decides to Bat First Against Bangladesh in Second T20I
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh chose to bat first against Bangladesh in the second T20I in Chattogram. This decision comes after Bangladesh captain Towhid Hridoy made the same choice in the first game on Wednesday.
Team Changes and Lineups
The home side made two changes, resting Shoriful Islam and Mahedi Hasan, and bringing in fast bowler Nahid Rana and left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed. This will be Rana’s second T20I, having previously played against UAE more than a year ago. Hridoy continues to lead the side in the absence of the injured Litton Das.
Australia have made one change, drafting in allrounder Aaron Hardie in place of Xavier Bartlett, which will lengthen the batting. This is Hardie’s first international appearance since facing South Africa last August. It means that spin-bowling allrounders Nikhil Chaudhary and Joel Davies will have another chance to impress after making their debuts in the opening game.
Series Standings and Lineups
Australia leads the series 1-0 after winning the first match by four wickets.
Bangladesh: 1 Saif Hassan, 2 Tanzid Hasan, 3 Soumya Sarkar, 4 Parvez Hossain Emon (wk), 5 Tawhid Hridoy (capt), 6 Shamim Hossain, 7 Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, 8 Rishad Hossain, 9 Nasum Ahmed, 10 Mustafizur Rahman, 11 Nahid Rana
Australia: 1 Mitchell Marsh (capt), 2 Josh Inglis (wk), 3 Cooper Connolly, 4 Matt Renshaw, 5 Tim David, 6 Nikhil Chaudhary, 7 Joel Davies, 8 Aaron Hardie, 9 Nathan Ellis, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Spencer Johnson
Australia looks to take an unassailable lead in the series with a win in this match, while Bangladesh seeks to level the series and keep their hopes alive.