UNB, Dhaka :
The Australian cricket team is scheduled to tour Bangladesh in August. Ahead of the T20I World Cup that will be played in the UAE this year; they will play a five-match series against the hosts in early August. The tentative dates set for the series are August 2-8.
Akram Khan, the chairman of cricket operations of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), on Wednesday said the BCB is trying to fulfil every demand of Cricket Australia to ensure a safe tour.
“We have been working to ensure all that Cricket Australia demanded,” Akram told the media. “If everything goes well, we hope they will continue the tour. We have already completed 90-95 percent preparation to host them.”
The series was originally scheduled for three T20Is, but the BCB requested Cricket Australia to play five matches instead of three, and Cricket Australia agreed to that.
