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06/08 23:57 CDT Australia elects to field in 1st one-day cricket international
against Bangladesh
Australia elects to field in 1st one-day cricket international against
Bangladesh
MIRPUR, Bangladesh (AP) --- Australia won the toss and elected to field against
Bangladesh on Tuesday in the first one-day international of a bilateral ODI
cricket series between the two nations for 15 years.
Josh Inglis is leading Australia for the second successive series after losing
2-1 to Pakistan on wickets tailor-made for spinners last week.
Australia's 50-over format captain Mitchell Marsh is still recovering from an
ankle injury he sustained during the Indian Premier League, and Travis Head has
been granted leave for the tour of Bangladesh that also includes three T20s.
Unlike the wickets in Pakistan, Mirpur, which hosts all the three ODIs, is
likely to favor pace. And so Australia has included Nathan Ellis, Xavier
Bartlett and seam all-rounder Cameron Green in its bowling attack.
Australia also retained Marnus Labuschagne in the XI despite the middle-order
batter having a below-par series against Pakistan.
Bangladesh has beaten Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan and New Zealand in its
last four home ODI series mainly due to its formula of making pace friendly
wickets. The hosts went with a three-pronged seam attack including Taskin
Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Nahid Rana.
The game also marks the return of batter Mosaddek Hossain, playing his first
ODI since 2022.
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Lineups:
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tawhid Hridoy,
Litton Das, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (captain), Taskin Ahmed,
Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana, Tanvir Islam
Australia: Matt Short, Cooper Connolly, Josh Inglis (captain), Marnus
Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Matthew Renshaw, Liam Scott, Xavier
Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa
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