BAN vs AUS, ODI Series: Broadcast and Live Streaming details – When & Where to watch in India, Bangladesh, US, UK & other countries

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The narrative heading into this series opener couldn’t be more polarized. Bangladesh is riding an absolute wave of momentum. Under the tactical brilliance of skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz, the Tigers have become a formidable force in their own backyard, stringing together three consecutive bilateral ODI series triumphs over the past six months. Having dispatched the West Indies, conquered Pakistan, and clinched a gritty 2-1 series win over New Zealand, this is officially Bangladesh’s most dominant stretch in 50-over cricket since mid-2022. They are settled, confident, and perfectly attuned to home conditions.

Australia, conversely, lands in Dhaka with plenty of questions to answer. A bruising 2-1 defeat in Lahore against Pakistan exposed their vulnerability on subcontinental tracks, marking their second away-series loss in their last three tours.

Compounding their rhythm issues is a heavily depleted roster:

While history heavily favours the visitors, the scales feel uniquely balanced today. Between Bangladesh’s red-hot form and Australia’s missing star power, this series opener is primed to be a genuine tactical battle.

Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das (wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), Mosaddek Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nahid Rana, Tanvir Islam, Saif Hassan, Nurul Hasan

Australia: Josh Inglis (c), Alex Carey (wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Cameron Green, Cooper Connolly, Liam Scott, Matthew Kuhnemann, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Matthew Short, Ben Dwarshuis, Todd Murphy, Oliver Peake

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