Australia Cricket team to arrive September 28

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Sports Reporter :
Australia National Cricket team, the second ranked Test side will arrive in the city on September 28 to play two Test matches against their counterpart Bangladesh National Cricket team, the ninth ranked Test out-fit.
After the arrival, the Aussies will take part in the practice sessions at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Mirpur from September 29 to October 2.
Australia team will start their Bangladesh campaign through a three-day warm-up match against BCB XI at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah from October 3 to 5.
Then Australia team will arrive in Chittagong, the port city of the country on October 6.
The Aussies will face the Tigers in the first Test which will be held at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium from October 9 to 13.
The Aussies will come back Dhaka from Chittagong on October 14.
Then they will participate at the practice sessions at the NCA on October 15 and October 16.
Australia will meet Bangladesh in the second Test which will be taken place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur from October 17 to 21.
Australia travelled to Bangladesh for only a Test series earlier was in 2006, when they played two Tests in Fatullah and Chittagong. They also came to play a three-match ODI series in 2011.
Bangladesh visited Australia twice, in 2003 to play two Test matches and three ODIs, and in 2008 for three ODIs.
In their four Test clashes so far Bangladesh lost all the outings.
Their only win came in ODI format, in June 2005 at Cardiff.
Australia team will depart Dhaka for home on October 22.

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