Australia bat first and recall Hardie in bid to wrap up T20I series
Australia Opt to Bat First in Second T20I Against Bangladesh
Australia won the toss and decided to bat against Bangladesh in the second T20I in Chattogram, with captain Mitchell Marsh choosing to bat first.
Bangladesh captain Towhid Hridoy took the same decision in the first game on Wednesday. The home side made two changes, resting Shoriful Islam and Mahedi Hasan, bringing in fast bowler Nahid Rana and left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed.
Team Changes
Australia have made one change, drafting in allrounder Aaron Hardie in place of Xavier Bartlett, which will lengthen the batting. This is Hardie’s first international appearance since facing South Africa last August.
It means that spin-bowling allrounders Nikhil Chaudhary and Joel Davies will have another chance to impress after making their debuts in the opening game. Australia lead the series 1-0 after winning the first match by four wickets.
Team Lineups
Bangladesh: 1 Saif Hassan, 2 Tanzid Hasan, 3 Soumya Sarkar, 4 Parvez Hossain Emon (wk), 5 Tawhid Hridoy (capt), 6 Shamim Hossain, 7 Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, 8 Rishad Hossain, 9 Nasum Ahmed, 10 Mustafizur Rahman, 11 Nahid Rana
Australia: 1 Mitchell Marsh (capt), 2 Josh Inglis (wk), 3 Cooper Connolly, 4 Matt Renshaw, 5 Tim David, 6 Nikhil Chaudhary, 7 Joel Davies, 8 Aaron Hardie, 9 Nathan Ellis, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Spencer Johnson
