Australia continue their T20 World Cup campaign on Thursday night with a clash against Bangladesh. As always, Mr. Cricket has you covered with his best bets for the game below.
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Australia vs Bangladesh Betting Tips
Dubai International Stadium, Thursday 4th November, 9.00pm (AEDT)
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, David Warner, Adam Zampa
Australia's performance against England in their last game could really only be described as embarrassing. Batting first, the Aussies fell to 4/21 before a semi fight back from the likes of Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade and Ashton Agar got them to a total of 125.
The England top order made light work of the total, losing just two wickets and taking just 11.4 overs to win the game. Jos Buttler seemed to put his demons to rest against the Australian bowling attack with 71 off just 32 balls.
I'm not sure Agar is the right move here, I think they need the extra batter more than they need the extra bowler, so I could see Mitch Marsh coming back into the line-up for the clash against Bangladesh. Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell will have to get the job done as the fifth bowler.
We've been with him all tournament and I'm sticking with Steve Smith once again here to top score for the Aussies. He's the only batsman in the line-up that doesn't go out there with an intention to bat at a 150+ strikerate, making him the safe choice night in, night out to top score.
Smith Top AUS Runscorer
$4.33
Bangladesh
Mahmudullah Riyad (Captain), Naim Sheikh, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Kumar Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shaif Uddin, Shamim Hossain, Rubel Hossain. Reserve: Aminul Islam Biplob
It's been a tough tournament for Bangladesh so far, having lost all four of their group stage games to date. After their loss to South Africa on Tuesday night, they have no mathmatical chance to advance to the next round, and to make matters worse, their best player Shakib Al Hasan has flown home from the tournament with a hamstring injury.
Batting has been a real issue for the Bangaldesh side, particularly over their last three games, where they have lost a total of 24 wickets and scored an average of just 115.6 runs.
Mohammad Naim has been arguably the best batsman for Bangaldesh throughout the qualifying and group stage so far, plundering 157 runs at an average of 26.16. Back the opener to top score for his side again here.
Naim Top BAN Runscorer
$4.50
Match Prediction
Tough to see the Aussies losing this one. They need to beat both Bangladesh and the West Indies to secure a place in the next round, so they have a lot more on the line here than the Bangaldesh side that has already been eliminated. Not much value about the Aussies though at just $1.18, but I do find some value in this BYO multi of Australia to have a day out.
Australia to win match, hit most 6s, most 4s, highest 1st 6 over score & highest opening partnership.
