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ICC World Cup 2023: Bangladesh bat first vs Australia
Australia have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Bangladesh in the ICC World Cup match on Saturday in India’s Pune.
Australia have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Bangladesh in the ICC World Cup match on Saturday in India’s Pune.
In the lead-up to this match, Bangladesh participated in eight World Cup games, facing defeat in six. Their only triumphs were against subcontinental rivals — Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
Shakib Al Hasan is unavailable for this match. The regular ODI captain of Bangladesh left the team following a finger injury sustained in the last match against Sri Lanka.
In his absence, Bangladesh’s ODI vice-captain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, leads the team.
In previous World Cup encounters, Bangladesh faced Australia three times, failing to secure a victory.
Despite aiming to conclude their World Cup campaign on a positive note, Captain Shakib remarked that this edition would be remembered as the worst in Bangladesh’s history.