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Australia take on Bangladesh in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup.
The game is scheduled for 2pm local time (10am BST) on Thursday, November 4, 2021.
The game will be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium: Ground guide
Australia come into this game off the back of their mauling by England at the same venue on Saturday.
Having been stifled batting first, and after limping to a score of 125 all out from their 20 overs, the Aussies could only watch on as Jos Buttler dismantled their attack to lead England to an eight-wicket win with 50 balls to spare.
It was, however, Australia's only defeat in the competition so far and they currently sit third in Group 1 with four points from three matches.
That means the Aussies are still very much in with a shout of qualification, but lose here and they will almost certainly be unable to claw back South Africa in second place.
Bangladesh, meanwhile, have been incredibly disappointing in the Super 12 phase of the competition. Having enjoyed tremendous bilateral success on home grounds in the buildup to the tournament, they have failed to adapt in the UAE and have lost each of their four matches.
The Tigers cannot qualify for the semi-finals and will be playing for pride.
Dafabet have installed Australia as heavy favourites for this match, offering odds of 2/13. Bangladesh are available at 17/4.
Australia are still desperate to see their opening pair of David Warner and Aaron Finch come off handsomely. Both have shown flickers of form in this tournament but are not at the peak of their powers.
How Australia rebalance their batting lineup after the England debacle may be more fascinating than the individual performances of the players in this one.
Bangladesh will be hoping Mehedi Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman can cause Australia problems with the ball. After Shakib al Hasan, the pair have claimed the most wickets for the Tigers in this competition, with eight each.
Australia have some thinking to do about their middle order - specifically where to use Glenn Maxwell and whether to play Steve Smith. Mitchell Marsh may well be poised for a return having been left out to face England. There is also a case for Josh Inglis to come into the team.
Bangladesh have lost Shakib al Hasan to injury.
The following umpires and match referees have been named by the ICC to officiate in the T20 World Cup 2021:
Referees: David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Javagal Srinath
Umpires: Chris Brown, Aleem Dar, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Nitin Menon, Ahsan Raza, Paul Reiffel, Langton Rusere, Rod Tucker, Joel Wilson, Paul Wilson
The following officials have been allocated to this fixture:
On-field umpires: Menon, Dharmasena
TV umpire: J Wilson
Fourth umpire: Brown
Referee: Crowe
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Temperatures will hover around 30 degrees Celsius.
Follow the Met Office forecast here.
Yes, though Covid protocols including the wearing of face masks will be in place.
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Minus Shakib al Hasan, even against a fallible Australia this looks a tough one for Bangladesh, particularly given dew will not be a factor. Aussie win.
T20 WORLD CUP TEAM GUIDES
Sky Sports Cricket (Sky 404, Talk Talk 404, BT TV 423, Virgin 504) will broadcast the series in the United Kingdom, with the content available online via its streaming platform Sky Go.
BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra will have live ball-by-ball radio commentary of all tournament matches, accessible through the BBC Sport website, BBC Sounds or DAB radio.
The Star Sports network is showing the tournament in India. Matches can be streamed via Disney+ Hotstar
Other broadcasters by territory:
Australia - Fox Sports, Channel 9, Kayo Sports
New Zealand – Sky Sport New Zealand
Pakistan - PTV Sports, Ten Sports
Bangladesh - Ghazi Tv (GTV)
Sri Lanka – SLRC (Channel Eye)
South Africa – SuperSport
Caribbean – ESPN
Middle East and North Africa – eLife TV, StarzPlay, Switch TV
USA – ESPN+
Singapore - Star Cricket, Star Hub and Singtel
Malaysia - Fox International Channels
Hong Kong - Star Cricket
Australia: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (vc), Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, Adam Zampa
Bangladesh: Mahmudullah (c), Shakib al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Naim, Nurul Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Saifuddin (injured, replaced by Rubel Hossain on October 26), Shariful Islam, Taskin Ahmed
Australia: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Scotland: Mohammad Naim, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Mehedi Hasan, Taksin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
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