Bangladesh vs Australia – 5th T20I Betting Tips

Bangladesh and Australia will lock horns in the fifth and final game of the T20I series to be played at Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Monday.

In their previous match, Bangladesh suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of Australia. Captain Mahmudullah will be hoping that the side can put in an improved batting performance in this contest.

On the other hand, Australia managed to break their losing streak with a hard-fought win over Bangladesh. Despite their victory, the visitors will need to sort out their batting problems to get a positive result in this dead rubber.

Bangladesh Form and Team News:

The home side might make one or two changes to their playing XI for the final game of the T20I series. Mohammad Mithun and Mohammad Saifuddin have come in place of Shamim Hossain and Soumya Sarkar.

Despite doing well in the Zimbabwe, opener Soumya Sarkar has failed to make an impact with the bat in the T20I series against Australia.

In the previous game, Bangladesh struggled to get going in their innings and managed to post a below-par score of 104 runs in their allotted 20 overs. For Bangladesh, Mohammad Naim, Mahedi Hasan and Afif Hossain scored 28, 23 and 20 runs respectively.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the opener Mohammad Naim, all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, the middle-order duo of Afif Hossain and Mahmudullah to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam and spinner Nasum Ahmed to provide crucial breakthroughs in this fixture.

Australia Form and Team News:

The visitors will be relieved after pulling off much-needed win over Australia in a game played on Saturday.

The inclusion of all-rounder Daniel Christian and leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson worked well for Australia in the previous game.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on rookie opener Ben McDermott, all-rounder trio of Daniel Christian, Mitchell Marsh and Moises Henriques to do the bulk of the scoring.

In the previous match, Daniel Christian produced a blistering innings of 39 runs off 15 balls. He smashed five sixes an over off the bowling of Shakib Al Hasan. Besides, bowling all-rounder Ashton Agar played well and chipped in with 27 runs off 27 balls with the help of two boundaries and one six.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on pacers Josh Hazlewood and Andrew Tye to provide crucial breakthroughs.

In the previous match, medium-pacer Andrew Tye bowled well and claimed 3 for 18 in his three overs, whereas Josh Hazlewood continued his excellent form and finished with figures of 2 for 24 in his four overs.

Playing his first game, Leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson bowled exceedingly well and claimed 3 for 12 in his four overs.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Australia will be the favorites to win the fifth and final game of the T20I series at Dhaka. For the series finale, Australia is placed at 1.48 odds, while Bangladesh is at 2.55 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Despite Bangladesh winning the T20I series, the dead rubber is certainly going to another thrilling contest between the two teams.

The home team registered victories in the first, second and third T20I by 23 runs, 5 wickets and 10 runs, whereas Australia secured a close win in the fourth game of the T20I series.

For the visitors, skipper Matthew Wade will be hoping that experienced players can deliver the goods in this final game and end their tour on a positive note.

Therefore, the prediction is for Bangladesh to beat Australia in the fifth and final game of the T20I series.

Tip 1: Matthew Wade desperate to end his run drought

On pitches that have been on the slower side, interim captain Matthew Wade has struggled to deliver decent scores in this T20I series. Left-hander has scored only 20 runs in four games played against Australia.

Given his experience of playing a lot of T20 cricket, we expect opener Matthew Wade to come score 20 runs or more in this series [email protected].

Tip 2: Nasum Ahmed has shown excellent form with the ball

Left-arm orthodox spinner, Nasum Ahmed, has been exceptional with the ball in the four matches played against Australia. The 26-year old has done enough to cement his place in the playing XI. With six wickets at an economy rate of 5.25, we can expect spinner Nasum Ahmed to pick one wicket or more in this series [email protected].

 

Conclusion

Expect Bangladesh to register a hard-fought win over Australia in the final game of the T20I series.

1. Opener Matthew Wade to come score 20 runs or more in this series finale- [email protected]
2. Spinner Nasum Ahmed to pick one wicket or more in this series finale- [email protected]

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