Australia have already secured a series victory, but they will not want to take the foot off the throttle in the third and final T20I against Bangladesh at Chattogram on Sunday.
Matt Renshaw was the star of the show on Friday as the Aussies closed out a nervy seven-run victory in the second T20 international at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Cricket Stadium - the venue for the whole of this series.
Left-hander Renshaw smashed an unbeaten 89 from 52 balls faced and added in a wicket with his ever-improving off-spin to make the Player of the Match award something of a formality.
Bangladesh v Australia Tips Summary
Best Bet - Player of the Match - Matt Renshaw @ 10.00
Alternative Bet - Towhid Hridoy - Top Bangladesh Batter @ 4.50
Bet Builder - Most sixes - Australia, Runs at fall of 1st wicket over 24.5 & Tim David 2+ sixes @ 5.00
Bangladesh v Australia Prediction
Best Bet: Player of the Match - Matt Renshaw @ 10.00
Renshaw has certainly enhanced his reputation on this tour of Bangladesh with both bat and ball, with his crucial unbeaten 89 on Friday ending a run of low scores against the Tigers which read 2, 0, 0 and 18 across the 50-over and 20-over action.
His significant knock in the decisive second T20I showed Renshaw is more than capable of delivering in the shortest format and he now has two half-centuries from his last three innings.
Renshaw can also add his off-spinners as a genuine second string, as he has taken eight wickets in five matches in Bangladesh, claiming at least one victim in every match and two in a game on three occasions.
He shone on Friday and he can do so again on Sunday and end his tour on another high.
Alternative Bet: Towhid Hridoy Top Bangladesh Batter @ 4.50
Right-hander Towhid Hridoy has been consistent with the bat for the hosts in both formats against the Baggy Green, registering scores of 31, 40 not out, 83, 3 and 35.
His only previous knock against the Aussies in the 20-over international arena saw him make 40 in a Super Eights clash at the 2024 T20 World Cup in the Caribbean, with his runs compiled against an attack including Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.
Hridoy will be keen to finish this series and this tour with another substantial knock and he is taken to lead the way for the Tigers as they seek a consolation victory, having now lost three games in a row to the Baggy Green.
Bangladesh v Australia Bet Builder Tip
Most sixes - Australia
Runs at fall of 1st wicket over 24.5
Tim David 2+ sixes
Pays 5.00
The second T20I saw Australia win a healthy match six count 11-8, having edged a 5-4 advantage in the first match of the series that they won by four wickets.
The tourists also won the six count in the second and third ODIs, so there is good reason to start this Bet Builder by backing the Aussies to win the six count for the fifth game in a row.
Tim David smacked four maximums in the second T20I, a total only surpassed by Renshaw's five, and the big right-hander also cleared the ropes twice in the 20-over series opener - with his career record now standing at 107 sixes in 62 T20I innings.
Finally, add in the runs at the fall of the 1st wicket to go over 24.5, which has been the case in three of the four innings of both teams combined so far in this series.
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Key Match Stats
Bangladesh have played 10 of their last 11 T20Is at Chattogram, winning just three
The Tigers have lost seven of their last 10 T20 internationals
Mustafizur Rahman has taken 11 wickets in 10 T20Is played against Australia
Australia have won nine of the 13 T20Is they have played against Bangladesh
Matt Renshaw has taken eight wickets across five appearances on this tour
Tim David has hit 107 sixes in just 62 innings in T20I cricket
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