Bangladesh have been impressive thus far after they finished the group stage in second spot in the table. They began with a close win over Sri Lanka where Mahmudullah Riyad held his nerves to take his team past the finish line.
Thereafter, the Tigers lost to South Africa in a low-scoring thriller in New York. With 6 runs needed off 2 balls, Mahmudullah hit the ball straight down the throat of Aiden Markram at long on. In their must-win match against the Netherlands, their talismanic all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan stepped up and scored a sparkling half-century. . Rishad Hossain has been a revelation for them as he has been amongst the wickets throughout.
Mitchell Marsh's Australia, on the other hand, have been clinical thus far in the tournament. The 2021 champions have won all 4 of their matches and topped the points table in their group. Marcus Stoinis is in the form of his life and is one of the major reasons behind Australia's dominance in the tournament.
Adam Zampa achieved the landmark of becoming the first Australian bowler in Men's T20Is to pick up 100 wickets. The leg-spinner also won the Player of the Match award when he picked up 4 wickets against Aqib Ilyas' Oman. David Warner and Travis Head have also been amongst the runs. Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood form a lethal pace-borling duo.
Predicted Playing XIs
Australia: The Aussies are likely to bring back Pat Cummins, who did not play against Namibia.
Predicted XI: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Ashton Agar
Bangladesh: The Tigers are unlikely to make any changes to their playing XI.
Predicted XI: Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Litton Das (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib,