Australia likely to tour Bangladesh for a T20I series later this year, as per reports

The T20I series will serve as warm-up for the T20 World Cup 2021 in India.

This will be Australia's first tour to Bangladesh since 2017 | AFP

Australia is all set to reportedly visit Bangladesh this year for a T20I series, considering the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2021 in India to get accustomed to the sub-continent conditions.

As reported by ESPNCricinfo, Australia and Bangladesh were originally slated to play Test matches as a part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship, but now the plan has been changed, as the two teams will now play a T20I series keeping in mind the upcoming T20 World Cup 2021.

The T20Is series in Bangladesh will serve as the best opportunity for Australia to get accustomed to the sub-continent conditions and the best warm-up for the T20 World Cup to be hosted by India in 2021. It is worth mentioning that it will be Australia's first tour to Bangladesh since 2017.

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However, it is being Cricket Australia and Bangladesh Cricket Board are in talks regarding the T20I tour, but it is most likely that Australia will make the tour just before the ICC event next year.

According to the Future Tours Program, Bangladesh is also scheduled to host England for the white-ball series ahead of the T20 World Cup 2021, which means the three teams may play a triangular T20I series.

Australia recently canceled the South Africa Test tour, resulting in ICC confirmed New Zealand as the first team to qualify for the final of the World Test Championship and now their fate for the qualification depends on the outcome of the ongoing Test series between India and England.

Noteworthy, Australia will next be seen in action in the upcoming five-match T20I series against the Black Caps in New Zealand starting February 22, 2021.

(With ANI Inputs)

 
 

By Rashmi Nanda - 10 Feb, 2021

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