The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 has reached the Super Eight stage, and cricket fans are eagerly awaiting the showdown between Australia and Bangladesh. The two teams from Group 2 are set to clash at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua on June 21.
This year’s marquee ICC event, co-hosted by the United States and Caribbean, commenced on June 1st and has been nothing short of exhilarating, despite the occasional interference from rain. For those of you keen on placing your bets on this match-up, here’s a closer look at the key details.
The tournament began with 20 teams divided into four groups, yielding quite a few upsets along the way, including the early exits of Pakistan, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka. Now, as we enter the Super Eight stage, the competition intensifies with Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, and India forming Group 1, while Group 2 features England, South Africa, West Indies, and USA.
Keep on reading as we delve deeper into the Australia vs Bangladesh encounter and provide you with top parlay picks for this match.
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Australia’s journey to Super Eight was pretty convincing as they won four out of four games in Group B. They began the campaign with a 39-run win over Oman before beating the arch rivals England by 36 runs. The Aussies then hammered Namibia by nine wickets to secure their qualification. In the final game, they chased down 181 against Scotland with two balls to spare, with Marcus Stoinis smashing 59 off 29.
Bangladesh managed to come second in Group D with three wins in four games to advance through to the next round. They edged past Sri Lanka in their opening game by two wickets but lost the next one against South Africa by just 4 runs. Bangladesh then defeated Netherlands by 25 runs and Nepal by 21 runs in the final group game to punch their ticket in Super Eight.
Marcus Stoinis TO 36.5 Performance points
Marcus Stoinis to score over 36.5 performance points at the odds of 1.85 (22Bet)
The Australian all-rounder has been in superb form with both bat and ball, making a big difference for the team at the ongoing T20 World Cup. Marcus Stoinis has scored 156 runs from three innings at an incredible strike rate of 190, including two half centuries. He struck 67 not-out in 36 deliveries against Oman to lift Australia from 50/3 in 8.3 overs to 167/5 at the end of 20 overs.
Australia were reeling behind the required rate while chasing 181 against Scotland and Stoinis stepped up with 59 off 29 to help them end the group stage unbeaten. He has been superb with his secondary skill set as well, picking six wickets at an economy of just 5.77.
Given his all-round ability and form, you can take a bet on Stoinis to score over 36.5 performance points at the odds of 1.85 on 22Bet.
Highest opening partnership – Australia
Australia to score the most runs before the first dismissal at the odds of 1.45 (22Bet)
Australia have a destructive pair of Travis Head and David Warner at the top of the order, and they have been in pretty good form in this tournament. Head has scored 148 runs in four innings at an average of 49 while striking at 157. Warner, who had a tough time in the IPL, has made 116 runs at a strike rate of 147 with one half century.
Bangladesh have tried four different batters at the top in Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar and Najmul Hossain Shanto. All four of those have scored 129 runs combined, albeit on more trickier pitches. Betting on Australia to have the highest opening partnership at the odds of 1.45 on 22Bet seems a good option.
Australia to win and Travis Head TO 0.5 sixes
Australia to win the match and Travis Head to hit 1 or more sixes at the odds of 1.57 (BetWinner)
Australia are a much stronger side compared to Bangladesh, although the slow and gripping pitch will bridge the gap down a bit. The bowling units of both teams have done well in the tournament but batting separates the two by a significant margin. Bangladesh struggled throughout the group stage whereas Australia’s Travis Head, David Warner and Marcus Stoinis have been terrific.
As for the second part of this bet, Head has smashed nine sixes in four innings this competition and can be backed. You can bet on this accumulator bet on BetWinner at the odds of 1.57.
Australia First 6 Overs – TO 52.5 runs
Australia to score over 52.5 runs in the match at the odds of 1.85 (20Bet)
Australia boasts of a menacing top order with Travis Head and David Warner in great form. The pair has got them off to flying starts in two of the four games in the tournament. In the only match they played at North Sound, they mowed down a target of 73 against Namibia in just 5.3 overs.
Earlier, they smashed 74/2 in six overs against England at Barbados. You can bet on Australia to score over 52.5 runs in the first six overs at the odds of 1.85 on 20Bet. If you want bigger returns, you can bet on over 57.5 runs at 2.40.
Mustafizur Rahman top Bangladesh bowler
Mustafizur Rahman to be the top Bangladesh bowler at the odds of 3.50 (20Bet)
The ace left-arm pacer of Bangladesh has been magnificent in the ongoing tournament as he made the most of helpful bowling conditions on offer. Mustafizur Rahman has taken seven wickets in four innings while conceding runs at just 3.37 while striking every 13.7 deliveries. He kicked off the group stage with 3 for 17 against Sri Lanka and ended it with 3 for 7 in four overs against Nepal.
Mustafizur has a pretty good record against Australia in T20 internationals, picking nine scalps at an economy of 5.30. You can back Mustafizur to be the top bowler for Bangladesh at 3.50 on 20Bet.
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