The Australia cricket team toured Bangladesh in August and September 2017 to play two Test matches.[1] It was Australia's first tour to Bangladesh since 2011.[2] Bangladesh won the first Test by 20 runs, their first ever victory against Australia in a Test match.[3] Following the win, Bangladesh's captain Mushfiqur Rahim said "It's a great feeling beating Australia, and I think it was a great effort by the boys".[4] Australia's Steve Smith said "I think they're a dangerous side, particularly here at home".[5] Australia won the second Test by 7 wickets, therefore drawing the series 1-1.[6]
A day before the tour was scheduled to start, the Australian team did not leave their country as Cricket Australia (CA) received information about security concerns.[8] The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said that they were surprised by the delay.[9] Sean Carroll, security manager for CA, meet with the Australian High Commissioner in Bangladesh and the Bangladesh government to discuss the concerns.[10] Despite the ongoing concerns regarding the tour, Bangladesh announced their squad on 28 September.[11] The BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury said that "we are expecting all the matches to be played on schedule".[12] On 30 September the Australian cricketers were sent back to their state squads in readiness for the Matador Cup.[13] The BCB said that "the Bangladesh government has committed to additional security on top of the substantial and elaborate arrangements in the BCB's standard Security Plan for international cricket".[14]
On 1 October, Cricket Australia confirmed that the tour had been postponed with a view to re-arrange the matches for a later date.[15][16] In April 2016, it indicated that it was hoping the tour would go ahead in 2017.[17] In June 2017, Cricket Australia confirmed the tour would take place in August 2017.[1]
Following England's tour to Bangladesh in October 2016, James Sutherland, CEO of Cricket Australia (CA), said the chances of Australia playing in Bangladesh were "quite high".[18] In April 2017, both CA and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) were negotiating the fixtures for the tour.[19] Nizamuddin Chowdhury, the BCB's chief executive, said they "are now working on the schedule and other details with CA".[20] In May 2017, security assessments took place.[2] Later the same month, Cricket Australia sent a security team to Bangladesh to finalise arrangements for the tour.[21]
Representatives from both CA and the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) undertook a pre-tour security visit on 24 July 2017.[22] However, there was an ongoing pay dispute between Australian cricketers, CA and the ACA, with the BCB being informed of the possibility of the tour not going ahead.[23] Earlier in July, the Australia A cricket team had pulled out of a tri-series tournament in South Africa because of the dispute.[24] Australia's Test squad said they would attend a training camp in Darwin ahead of the series, but would not fly to Bangladesh unless there was a resolution to the pay dispute.[25] On 1 August 2017, Australia's captain Steve Smith said that the pay negotiations were progressing, but they needed to be finalised before the tour starts.[26] The following day, a deal was reached in the pay dispute, allowing for the Test series to go ahead as planned.[27][28] The Australian team arrived in Bangladesh on 18 August 2017, under heavy security.[29]
Prior to the tour starting, the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, the venue for the first tour match between the Australians and a BCB XI was waterlogged.[30] The BCB looked at two alternative venues to play the fixture, in case the ground was not ready in time.[30] However, one day before the scheduled start of the match, it was called off, because of the waterlogging.[31]
Before the series started, Mitchell Swepson was added to the squad and Jackson Bird replaced James Pattinson.[34][35]Mominul Haque was added to Bangladesh's squad for the first Test, after Mosaddek Hossain suffered an eye infection.[36]Steve O'Keefe was added to Australia's squad ahead of the second Test, as a replacement for Josh Hazlewood, who was injured.[37]
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The Australia cricket team toured Bangladesh in August and September 2017 to play two Test matches 1 It was Australia s first tour to Bangladesh since 2011 2 Bangladesh won the first Test by 20 runs their first ever victory against Australia in a Test match 3 Following the win Bangladesh s captain Mushfiqur Rahim said It s a great feeling beating Australia and I think it was a great effort by the boys 4 Australia s Steve Smith said I think they re a dangerous side particularly here at home 5 Australia won the second Test by 7 wickets therefore drawing the series 1 1 6 Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2017 BangladeshAustraliaDates22 August 8 September 2017CaptainsMushfiqur RahimSteve SmithTest seriesResult2 match series drawn 1 1Most runsTamim Iqbal 270 David Warner 351 Most wicketsShakib Al Hasan 12 Nathan Lyon 22 Player of the seriesDavid Warner and Nathan Lyon Aus Contents 1 Background 2 Squads 3 Tour match BCB XI v Australia 4 Test series 4 1 1st Test 4 2 2nd Test 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksBackground editThe Australia cricket team were scheduled to tour Bangladesh from 28 September to 21 October 2015 to play a tour match and two Test matches 7 A day before the tour was scheduled to start the Australian team did not leave their country as Cricket Australia CA received information about security concerns 8 The Bangladesh Cricket Board BCB said that they were surprised by the delay 9 Sean Carroll security manager for CA meet with the Australian High Commissioner in Bangladesh and the Bangladesh government to discuss the concerns 10 Despite the ongoing concerns regarding the tour Bangladesh announced their squad on 28 September 11 The BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury said that we are expecting all the matches to be played on schedule 12 On 30 September the Australian cricketers were sent back to their state squads in readiness for the Matador Cup 13 The BCB said that the Bangladesh government has committed to additional security on top of the substantial and elaborate arrangements in the BCB s standard Security Plan for international cricket 14 On 1 October Cricket Australia confirmed that the tour had been postponed with a view to re arrange the matches for a later date 15 16 In April 2016 it indicated that it was hoping the tour would go ahead in 2017 17 In June 2017 Cricket Australia confirmed the tour would take place in August 2017 1 Following England s tour to Bangladesh in October 2016 James Sutherland CEO of Cricket Australia CA said the chances of Australia playing in Bangladesh were quite high 18 In April 2017 both CA and the Bangladesh Cricket Board BCB were negotiating the fixtures for the tour 19 Nizamuddin Chowdhury the BCB s chief executive said they are now working on the schedule and other details with CA 20 In May 2017 security assessments took place 2 Later the same month Cricket Australia sent a security team to Bangladesh to finalise arrangements for the tour 21 Representatives from both CA and the Australian Cricketers Association ACA undertook a pre tour security visit on 24 July 2017 22 However there was an ongoing pay dispute between Australian cricketers CA and the ACA with the BCB being informed of the possibility of the tour not going ahead 23 Earlier in July the Australia A cricket team had pulled out of a tri series tournament in South Africa because of the dispute 24 Australia s Test squad said they would attend a training camp in Darwin ahead of the series but would not fly to Bangladesh unless there was a resolution to the pay dispute 25 On 1 August 2017 Australia s captain Steve Smith said that the pay negotiations were progressing but they needed to be finalised before the tour starts 26 The following day a deal was reached in the pay dispute allowing for the Test series to go ahead as planned 27 28 The Australian team arrived in Bangladesh on 18 August 2017 under heavy security 29 Prior to the tour starting the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium the venue for the first tour match between the Australians and a BCB XI was waterlogged 30 The BCB looked at two alternative venues to play the fixture in case the ground was not ready in time 30 However one day before the scheduled start of the match it was called off because of the waterlogging 31 Squads edit nbsp Bangladesh 32 nbsp Australia 33 Mushfiqur Rahim c wk Taskin Ahmed Litton Das Mominul Haque Mehedi Hasan Miraz Shakib Al Hasan Mosaddek Hossain Saikat Nasir Hossain Tamim Iqbal Shafiul Islam Taijul Islam Imrul Kayes Mustafizur Rahman Sabbir Rahman Soumya Sarkar Steve Smith c David Warner vc Ashton Agar Jackson Bird Hilton Cartwright Pat Cummins Peter Handscomb Matthew Wade wk Josh Hazlewood Usman Khawaja Nathan Lyon Glenn Maxwell Steve O Keefe James Pattinson Matt Renshaw Mitchell Swepson Before the series started Mitchell Swepson was added to the squad and Jackson Bird replaced James Pattinson 34 35 Mominul Haque was added to Bangladesh s squad for the first Test after Mosaddek Hossain suffered an eye infection 36 Steve O Keefe was added to Australia s squad ahead of the second Test as a replacement for Josh Hazlewood who was injured 37 Tour match BCB XI v Australia edit22 23 August 2017 Scorecard BCB XI nbsp v nbsp Australia Match abandonedKhan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium Fatullah The match was called off due to waterlogging 31 Test series edit1st Test edit 27 31 August 2017 Scorecard Bangladesh nbsp v nbsp Australia 260 78 5 overs Shakib Al Hasan 84 133 Ashton Agar 3 46 12 5 overs 217 74 5 overs Matt Renshaw 45 94 Shakib Al Hasan 5 68 25 5 overs 221 79 3 overs Tamim Iqbal 78 155 Nathan Lyon 6 82 34 3 overs 244 70 5 overs David Warner 112 135 Shakib Al Hasan 5 85 28 overs Bangladesh won by 20 runsSher e Bangla National Cricket Stadium Mirpur Dhaka Umpires Aleem Dar Pak and Nigel Llong Eng Player of the match Shakib Al Hasan Ban Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal Ban both played their 50th Test match 38 Nathan Lyon took his 250th wicket in Tests 39 Shakib Al Hasan Ban became the fourth bowler to take a five wicket haul against all nine Test playing sides 40 n 1 This was Bangladesh s first win against Australia in Tests 3 2nd Test edit 4 8 September 2017 Scorecard Bangladesh nbsp v nbsp Australia 305 113 2 overs Mushfiqur Rahim 68 196 Nathan Lyon 7 94 46 2 overs 377 119 5 overs David Warner 123 234 Mustafizur Rahman 4 84 30 5 overs 157 71 2 overs Mushfiqur Rahim 31 103 Nathan Lyon 6 60 33 overs 87 3 28 3 overs Glenn Maxwell 25 46 Mustafizur Rahman 1 16 5 overs Australia won by 7 wicketsZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chittagong Umpires Ian Gould Eng and Nigel Llong Eng Player of the match Nathan Lyon Aus Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat No play was possible before lunch on day 3 due to rain Nathan Lyon s match figures of 13 154 were the best by an Australian bowler in Asia 41 Nathan Lyon also took the most wickets in a two Test series by an Australian bowler 22 42 Notes edit Twelve teams have Test status with Afghanistan and Ireland being awarded it in 2017 Neither team had yet played their first Test References edit a b Australia name strong squad for Bangladesh tour Cricket Australia Retrieved 16 June 2017 a b Australia s tour of Bangladesh still hinges on security clearance ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 16 June 2017 a b Bangladesh claim historic first Test win over Aussies Cricket Australia Retrieved 30 August 2017 Shakib stars in Bangladesh s historic win International Cricket Council Retrieved 30 August 2017 Bangladesh are dangerous at home Smith ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 30 August 2017 Lyon Warner power series saving Australia victory ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 7 September 2017 BCB announces dates for Australia Tests ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 2 August 2015 Australia delay departure for Bangladesh amid security concerns ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 27 September 2015 Bangladesh surprised at Australian delay ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 27 September 2015 CA security manager to visit Bangladesh ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 27 September 2015 Bangladesh name unchanged squad for first Australia Test ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 28 September 2015 BCB optimistic tour will go as planned ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 28 September 2015 Australian players sent back to state squads ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 29 September 2015 BCB makes last ditch appeal to Cricket Australia ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 29 September 2015 Australia postpone tour of Bangladesh ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 1 October 2015 Australia postpone Bangladesh tour over security concerns BBC Sport Retrieved 2 October 2015 Isam Mohammad Australia keen to tour Bangladesh in 2017 ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 11 November 2016 CA boss flags Bangladesh tour in 2017 Cricket Australia Retrieved 16 June 2017 CA BCB negotiating format timing of potential Australia visit ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 16 June 2017 Australia edges closer to Bangladesh tour Cricket Australia Retrieved 16 June 2017 CA security team to visit Bangladesh next week ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 16 June 2017 Hopes still high for Bangladesh tour Cricket Australia Retrieved 29 July 2017 CA ACA MoU compromise falls over ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 21 July 2017 Players withdraw from Australia A tour ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 17 July 2017 Bangladesh Tests in spotlight as MOU drags Cricket Australia Retrieved 26 July 2017 Australia cricket captain Steve Smith says player won t tour Bangladesh unless Cricket Australia pay deal resolved Channel 9 Retrieved 1 August 2017 Cricket Australia and players finally reach pay deal ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 2 August 2017 CA and ACA agree terms to finally end player pay dispute Cricket Australia Retrieved 2 August 2017 Aussies arrive amid tight security in Bangladesh Cricket Australia Retrieved 19 August 2017 a b Waterlogged Fatullah ground could lose Australia tour game ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 12 August 2017 a b Australia s only warm up game called off due to waterlogging ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 21 August 2017 Mahmudullah Mominul left out of Test squad Nasir returns ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 19 August 2017 Injured Starc out of Bangladesh Tests O Keefe dropped ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 16 June 2017 Swepson called in for Bangladesh tour ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 5 August 2017 Bird replaces Pattinson on Bangladesh tour ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 5 August 2017 Mominul back in Bangladesh Test squad ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 20 August 2017 O Keefe recalled to replace Hazlewood ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 30 August 2017 Coverdale Brydon 27 August 2017 Teams set to renew Test vows after 11 years ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 27 August 2017 Brettig Daniel 28 August 2017 Lyon s persistence leaves only Warne ahead ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 28 August 2017 Bangladesh gain control after Shakib s five for ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 28 August 2017 Lyon tames Tigers Aussies split series Cricket Australia 7 September 2017 Retrieved 7 September 2017 Lethal Lyon rewrites 130 year old record Cricket Australia 7 September 2017 Retrieved 7 September 2017 External links editSeries home at ESPN 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