Australia vs Bangladesh – T20 World Cup: Teams, form, H2H, pitch, weather

Both sides will keep an eye on the conditions in Antigua as they meet in the Super Eight Group 1 on Thursday night.

Who: Australia vs Bangladesh
What: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight
When: Thursday, June 20, 8:30pm local time (00:30 GMT June 21)
Where: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
How to follow: Al Jazeera’s live coverage begins at 21:30 GMT

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe wants his team to make the most of their strengths in batting and bowling when they take on Australia in their Super Eights clash on Thursday night.

The South Asian side will face the 50-over World Cup winners at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua to open their Super Eights campaign.

“The pitches have been very challenging and very hard to read so our plan is to have a good start whether we bat or bowl,” Hathurusinghe said in his pre-match comments on Wednesday.

“We are very happy to be here [in Super Eights] and then anything from here is a bonus for us so, we will play with a lot of freedom.”

The Sri Lankan coach said his team will look to use the conditions to the best of their advantage.

“It all depends on the conditions and a little bit on opposition as well. We will take their limitations into account and play to our strengths.”

Australia’s captain Mitchell Marsh was coy about the composition of his side but revealed he will be available to bowl in the match if the team requires him to.

The all-rounder has not bowled in the tournament yet.

“It’s really important in this format to have [bowling] options and we are blessed with plenty of those,” Marsh told reporters on Wednesday.

Marsh said felt lucky to lead a side loaded with experience with the bat and ball and will look to use