The rivalry between the Bangladesh and Australian cricket teams is one-sided. Australia, being one of the cricketing giants, has dominated Bangladesh from their very first encounter in 1990, by winning 32 out of 39 matches. Even though Bangladesh has not won many matches, when on the field, they tend to play every game with intent, passion, and a true spirit of sportsmanship. The Bangladesh National Cricket Team vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Timeline provides a detailed analysis of the faceoffs between Australia and Bangladesh across all formats.
1989 to 2006: Australian Dominance
Between the time period of 1989-2006, Australia and the Bangladesh Cricket team have played a total of 16 matches across the formats, and Australia won 15 of those 16 games. The Australian Men’s Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Timeline provides a detailed insight into the matches between the two sides.
1989-1990 Austral-Asia Cup(ODI): The 6th match of the cup was played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on 30th April,1990. Batting first, Bangladesh set up a total of 134 with the loss of 8 wickets. The highest run-getter in the innings for Bangladesh was Aminul Islam(41 runs). The Australian team chased the target successfully in 25.4 overs.
1999 ICC World Cup: Batting first, Bangladesh made 178 runs with major contributions from Mehrab Hossain(42 runs) and Minhajul Abedin(53* runs). In the run chase, brilliant knocks from Adam Gilchirsht(63 runs of 39 balls) and Tom Moody(56* runs of 29 balls) aided in the victory of the Australian team.
2002 ICC Champions Trophy: The 8th match of the tournament was played at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo. Winning the toss, Bangladesh elected to bat first. Aussie bowler constricted them to 129 runs. Major wicket takers were Jason Gillespie(3 wickets), Brett Lee(2 wickets), and Shane Watson(2 wickets). The target was chased by the Aussies in just 20.4 overs.
2003-2004 Australia vs Bangladesh(Test Series): The Aussies whitewashed the Bangladesh team by 2-0.
- 1st Test – Australia won the test by an innings and 132 runs. Bangladesh scored 97 and 178 runs in the first and second innings, respectively. Major wicket takers for the Aussie team were Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, and Stuart MacGill. In contrast, Australia scored 407/7dec thanks to significant contributions from Steve Waugh (100 runs*), Darren Lehmann (110 runs), and Justin Langer (71 runs).
- 2nd Test- Aussies won the match by an innings and 98 runs. Batting first, Bangladesh set up a total of 295 and 163 runs in the first and second innings, respectively. Stuart MacGill bagged two fifers in the match. Aussies put up a huge total of 556/4dec with major contributions from Darren Lehmann(177 runs), Steve Waugh(156 runs*), and Martin Love(100 runs*).
2005 Natwest Series: The Australia and Bangladesh teams encountered each other 3 times in the Natwest series. Out of those encounters, the Australian team won 2 matches. Key performers for the Australian team were Damien Martyn, Michael Clarke, Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Brad Hogg, Andrew Symonds, and Shane Watson.
2005-2006 Australia vs Bangladesh: In the 3-match series, the Aussies won all the matches. Major performers for the Australian team were Brad Hogg, Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Nathan Bracken, Daniel Cullen, Mark Cosgrove, Simon Katich, and Mitchell Johnson.
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2007 to 2018: Middle Encounters
During this period, the Australian and Bangladesh teams have encountered each other 16 times. The Australian team has won 12 times, and the Bangladesh team has only managed to win 1 match, whereas 1 match ended without a result. The Bangladesh National Cricket Team vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Timeline sheds light on the face-off between the teams.
2007 ICC World Cup: The 29th match of the cup was played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua on 31st March 2007. Aussies won the toss and invited Bangladesh to bat first. The Bangladesh team put up a total of 104 runs on the scoreboard. Adam Gilchrist(59 runs*) and Matthew Hayden(47 runs*) aided the Aussies to the victory.
2007 ICC World Twenty20: Australia won the match by 9 wickets. Batting first, Bangladesh set up a target of 123 runs with the loss of 8 wickets. In the run chase, knocks from Adam Gilchrist(43 runs) and Matthew Hayden(73 runs*) guided the Aussies to clinch the victory.
2010 ICC World Twenty20: The 11th match of the tournament was played at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. Batting first, the Australian team set up a total of 141 runs. But the Bangladesh team was constricted to 114 runs by the bowling attack of Dirk Nannes(4 wickets), Steve Smith(2 wickets), and David Hussey(2 wickets).
2010-2011 Australia vs Bangladesh(ODI): Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, hosted the three-match series. Australia won the matches by 60 runs, 9 wickets, and 66 runs respectively. Key performers of the series were Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Mitchell Johnson, Steve Smith, Michael Hussey, and Shane Watson.
2014 ICC World Twenty20: Australia won the match by 7 wickets. Batting first, Bangladesh set up a total of 153 runs, with the major contributions from Shakib Al Hasan(66 runs) and Mushfiqur Rahim(47 runs). Aussies chased the total in 17.3 overs with major knocks from Aaron Finch(71 runs) and David Warner(48 runs).
2016 ICC World Twenty20: The 22nd match was played at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, Bangalore. Australia won the match by 3 wickets. Key performers of the match for Australia were Adam Zampa(3 wickets), Shane Watson(2 wickets), and Usman Khawaja(58 runs).
2017 ICC Champions Trophy: The 5th match of the tournament was played on 5th June 2017 at Kennington Oval, London. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. Bangladesh scored a total of 182 runs with major contributions from Tamim Iqbal (95 runs)
Mitchell Starc took 4 wickets and Adam Zampa took 2 wickets. But rain after 16 overs of Australia’s innings caused the match to be abandoned.
2017-2018 Bangladesh vs Australia: In the 2 match series, both teams won one match each.
- 1st Test- In the first innings, Bangladesh set up a total of 260 and 221 runs in the first and second innings, respectively, with major contributions from Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, and Mushfiqur Rahim. Bangladesh team won the match by 20 runs.
- 2nd Test- The game was won by Australia by seven wickets. Key performers for Australia were Narthon Lyon(13 wickets), David Warner(123 runs), and Peter Handscomb(82 runs*).
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2019 to 2024: Recent Encounters
The Australian Cricket Team and the Bangladesh Cricket Team played a total of 9 matches, out of which Australia won 5 matches, whereas Bangladesh won 4 matches. Bangladesh National Cricket Team vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team timeline provides the analysis of the recent encounters between the teams.
2019 ICC World Cup: The 26th match was played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 26th March 2019. Batting first, brilliant knocks from David Warner (166 runs), and Usman Khawaja (89 runs) resulted in a total of 381 runs with the loss of 5 wickets. Despite Mushfiqur Rahim’s century, Bangladesh’s batting lineup was constricted to 333 runs by the Aussie bowling attack.
2021 ICC T20 World Cup: Australia won the 34th match by 8 wickets with 82 balls remaining. A brilliant spell of Adam Zampa (4 overs, 19 runs, and 5 wickets) constricted the Bangladesh team to only 73 runs. The Australian batting lineup chased the target easily in 6.2 overs.
2021-2022 Bangladesh vs Australia: Bangladesh controlled the five-match series 4-1. Key performers for the Bangladesh team were Mohammad Naim, Shakib Al Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rehman, Mahmudullah, Shoriful Islam, Mahedi Hasan, and Mohammad Saifuddin.
2023 ICC World Cup: The 43rd match of the event was played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. Australia won the match by 8 wickets with 32 balls remaining. When they batted first, Bangladesh scored 306 runs. Australia chased the target in 44.4 overs, with the contributions from Steve Smith (63 runs), Mitchell Marsh (177 runs*), and David Warner (53 runs).
2024 ICC T20 World Cup: The game was played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, on June 20, 2024. Bangladesh scored 140 runs when they batted first, and Pat Cummins claimed a hat-trick from the Australian bowling attack. But rain during Australia’s batting led to the play being interrupted, and Australia won the match by 28 runs by the D/L method.
