Bangladesh Cricket Board will play five T20I matches with Australia
Bangladesh Cricket Board will play five T20I matches with Australia
July 23, 2021
Author 77baji
After much uncertainty about Australia's upcoming tour to Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Cricket Board's cricket operations head Akram Khan has officially stated that the
T20I series will begin on August 3. Due to Australia's aversion to the bio-bubble
and other COVID-19 requirements, constant discussions centred on the
trip.
However, everything appears to be in order since the Australian board
is satisfied with the current bio-security systems. For the first time since 2017,
the Men in Yellow will visit Bangladesh.
On Tuesday, the final agreement was
reached (July 20). In Bangladesh, positive instances of COVID-19 are on the rise,
prompting the government to declare a statewide lockdown beginning July
23.
While Bangladesh is playing an all-format series in Zimbabwe, Australia
plays a limited-overs series in the West Indies. Both teams will complete their
matches before arriving in Bangladesh on July 29. Following their arrival, both
teams will be subjected to a three-day mandated quarantine at the
hotel.
There were also disputes on the venues for the five Twenty20
Internationals. Bangladesh insisted on breaking the matches into two venues, whilst
Australia intended to play all of them at one venue. However, BCB eventually
consented to Australia's request, and all of the matches were held in Dhaka
Stadium.
Both teams will have only one day of practice before opening the
five T20Is on August 3. It is also understood that Australia does not want to go
through the immigration process and instead prefers to check into the hotel while
keeping COVID-19 in mind.
Cricket Australia (CA) has already named its
Bangladesh squad, with seven key players missing. The Men in Yellow will be keen to
do well against Bangladesh after suffering a thrashing in the shortest format
against the West Indies. According to the original draught, the five T20Is will be
played on August 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9.