Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020
The Australian cricket team were scheduled to tour Bangladesh in June 2020 to play two Test matches.[1][2][3] The Test series would have formed part of the inaugural 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship.[4][5] In September 2019, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Cricket Australia confirmed that the series would go ahead.[6]
Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020 | |||
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Dates | 11 June – 23 June 2020 | ||
Test series |
Originally a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series was scheduled to take place in October 2019, with the Test series being played in February 2020.[1] However, the Test series was moved to June 2020, due to fixture congestion.[7] The T20I series is now scheduled to take place ahead of the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup, with the dates to be agreed.[8][9] The dates and venues for the two Test matches were confirmed in March 2020.[10][11]
However, on 9 April 2020, the matches were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12][13]
Tour match
Four-day match: TBC vs Australia
June 2020 |
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References
- "Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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- "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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- "Australia's 2020 Test tour of Bangladesh confirmed". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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- "Australia to tour Bangladesh for two Tests starting June 11". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "Media Release : ITINERARY – Bangladesh in Ireland & England 2020 and Australia in Bangladesh 2020". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "Bangladesh-Australia Test series postponed amid Covid-19 threat". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "Scheduling crunch looms as Bangladesh tour postponed". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2020.