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Australia to visit Bangladesh for five T20Is
DHAKA, May 25, 2021 (BSS) – Australia agreed to play five T20 Internationals instead of three matches during their tour in Bangladesh later this year, intended to serve as preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) cricket operations chairman said these five matches will be held within eight or nine days.
The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in India in October-November but the venue is likely to be shifted given the irrepressible Covid-19 condition there.
“We don’t know whether India can host the tournament but we would take our preparation. You know, we wanted to make the three-match T20 series against Australia to five and they agreed with the proposal and it will be held within eight or nine days. We are trying to take our best preparation for the tournament,” Akram Khan said here today.
Australia earlier was set to tour Bangladesh for a two-match Test series last year, which was the part of ICC World Test Championship. However the outbreak of the Covid-19 forced the postponement of the series.
Alongside hosting Australia, Bangladesh will also host England for white-ball series ahead of the T20 World Cup.
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