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Match FactsApril 9, Dhaka
Start time 9.30am (0330 GMT)
The Big Picture
These are strange times for Australia's cricket team. Last month, they were knocked out of the World Cup in the quarter-finals, the first time in 12 years they had failed to win the tournament. For the first time in nearly three decades, the captain has resigned, but intends to play on under the new leader. And for the first time in four years, they are about to have a winter that is truly an off-season; the next item on their schedule is a tour of Sri Lanka in August, so it's difficult to know how much they can really take from this three-game series in Bangladesh.
The most fascinating aspect of the tour from an Australian perspective is the prospect of seeing Michael Clarke take full control of the side. He has been a stand-in leader before but now this is truly, officially, his team, even if the old boss is hanging around. On the occasions when he has captained Australia, Clarke has been willing to take risks and think outside the square, and now he can begin to shape a side that works to his plans. Ricky Ponting will be there in the background if required, but don't expect Clarke to rush to Ponting for advice - he will be his own man. In any case, Shane Watson is the new vice-captain.
For Bangladesh, this is a chance to regain some pride after failing to reach the quarter-finals, despite playing all their World Cup pool matches at home. That was a major disappointment for the country, but they have won their two most recent home limited-overs series, against Zimbabwe and New Zealand late last year. Beating Australia in a series would be their finest one-day achievement, and the first step is to begin the series well on Saturday.
Form guide
(most recent first)
Bangladesh LWWLW
Australia LLWWW
Watch out for...
It's nine years since Ricky Ponting played an ODI for Australia under another captain. Not since Kim Hughes has an Australia captain played on after relinquishing the captaincy, but Ponting seems to have genuinely retained his passion for the game and believes he has something to offer the side in the future. His century in the World Cup quarter-final showed that he has not lost his ability to score runs, and he is expected to stay at No. 3.
As captain of Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan would have been devastated with the way his team finished the World Cup, with a 206-run loss to South Africa. It was such a disappointing display that he couldn't even identify any specific problem areas - everything was a weakness. It is his task to turn that around, and much of the responsibility will fall on his own shoulders, as one of the team's key men in both the batting and bowling departments.
Team news
Since the World Cup, Australia have lost Shaun Tait to one-day retirement, Jason Krejza, who has been dropped, and David Hussey, who is at home for the birth of his child. That means Xavier Doherty should come in to the line-up as the lead spinner, while there should also be a place for John Hastings, who sat on the bench throughout the World Cup but showed his talents by taking a hat-trick in the warm-up match on Thursday.
Australia (possible) 1 Shane Watson, 2 Brad Haddin (wk), 3 Ricky Ponting, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 Cameron White, 6 Michael Hussey, 7 Steve Smith, 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 John Hastings, 10 Brett Lee, 11 Xavier Doherty.
Bangladesh have made a few changes from their World Cup squad as well, and they should be boosted by the inclusion of Mashrafe Mortaza, who missed the tournament due to a knee injury. Alok Kapali is also back, although it is unclear whether he will definitely play, while Junaid Siddique and Naeem Islam have been dropped from the side that lost to South Africa.
Bangladesh (possible) 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imrul Kayes, 3 Alok Kapali, 4 Shahriar Nafees, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 6 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 7 Mahmudullah, 8 Mashrafe Mortaza, 9 Shafiul Islam, 10 Abdur Razzak, 11 Rubel Hossain.
Pitch and conditions
Expect a slow and low pitch with some turn. Bowlers who can attack the stumps should be rewarded. The forecast is for a sunny day and a high temperature of 32C.
Stats and trivia
* Clarke has already captained Australia in 24 ODIs and has a strong record of 18 victories, giving him a 75% winning ratio
* Brett Lee is set to play his 200th one-day international, and he will be the ninth Australian to reach that milestone
* Excluding matches against Zimbabwe and the Associates, Bangladesh have played 63 ODIs at home, for nine wins. Four of those came in their whitewash against New Zealand last year
* Even the umpires are looking to the future after the World Cup - the neutral official for this series is Johanes Cloete, a 39-year-old South African who will be embarking on his first major overseas appointment
Quotes
"I think it is absolutely brilliant that Ricky still continues to play on. Having his experience around the group is very important for our development moving forward."
Australia 270/7 (50 over) vs Bangladesh 1/0 (0.2 ov)
Bangladesh require another 270 runs with 10 wickets and 49.4 overs remaining
* Australia in Bangladesh ODI Series - 1st ODI
* ODI no. 3149 | 2011 season
* Played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
* 9 April 2011 (50-over match)
Australia innings (50 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal SR Watson lbw b Abdur Razzak 37 32 3 2 115.62
13.2 Razzak goes up in a fervent and long-drawn appeal, ultimately gets the decision in his favour, Watson was pushing forward, playing for the turn, there hasn't been much of it today, this one went straight on, struck him on the pad, in line with the stumps, would that have missed leg stump, the umpire does not think so, Razzak is delighted 90/3
View dismissal BJ Haddin† b Mashrafe Mortaza 10 11 1 0 90.90
3.2 the Narail express is in business, Haddin has perished to that adventurous method of making room outside leg stump, did so again, Mash followed him with a length ball, Haddin had even taken a few steps down the track, had a weak push at it as the ball came in too close, missed, and middle stump is pegged back, it was the slower one 16/1
View dismissal RT Ponting run out (Suhrawadi Shuvo/†Mushfiqur Rahim) 34 31 5 1 109.67
11.2 from Suhrawadi Shuvo, well, well, you don't see that very often, Ponting is run out by a relay throw from the keeper, he was playing so well, it was swept backward of square, and had almost crossed the ropes but Shafiul running in from deep midwicket just pulled it back inside the ropes, the batsmen realised belatedly it wasn't to be four, and tried to risk the third even as the throw came in to Mushfiqur, Watson had made his ground, but Ricky had been slow to take off for the third, and was well short of his ground even as Rahim relayed the ball to Shuvo who took off the bails 81/2
View dismissal MJ Clarke* c Mahmudullah b Mashrafe Mortaza 101 111 6 2 90.99
49.5 now he is gone, got underneath the fuller one and swung it high in the air, long on settled underneath it, and took it tumbling down in the end 264/7
View dismissal CL White c Imrul Kayes b Suhrawadi Shuvo 20 50 1 0 40.00
29.3 Imrul puts White out of his misery, he came charging down the track, did not get to the pitch of the ball, and went through with the shot half-heartedly, just managing to chip it in the air, he grimaced right away knowing he was in trouble, Imrul ran in hard from long on, and dived to his right to take a brilliant catch 138/4
View dismissal MEK Hussey c Mahmudullah b Suhrawadi Shuvo 33 51 1 0 64.70
45.1 Hussey finds long off with precision, got too close to the pitch of the delivery as he skipped down the track, long off had positioned himself nicely under the ball as it came down safely in his hands, big wicket 222/5
View dismissal SPD Smith b Suhrawadi Shuvo 1 3 0 0 33.33
45.6 heave-ho, and clatter, Smith goes for the big one over midwicket, misses the ball that does not turn, and off stump is rattled, Mushfiqur likes it 225/6
MG Johnson not out 26 13 2 2 200.00
JW Hastings not out 0 0 0 0 -
Extras (lb 3, w 4, nb 1) 8
Total (7 wickets; 50 overs) 270 (5.40 runs per over)
Did not bat B Lee, XJ Doherty
Fall of wickets1-16 (Haddin, 3.2 ov), 2-81 (Ponting, 11.2 ov), 3-90 (Watson, 13.2 ov), 4-138 (White, 29.3 ov), 5-222 (Hussey, 45.1 ov), 6-225 (Smith, 45.6 ov), 7-264 (Clarke, 49.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Shafiul Islam 9 1 55 0 6.11
View wickets Mashrafe Mortaza 9 0 65 2 7.22
3.2 to Haddin, the Narail express is in business, Haddin has perished to that adventurous method of making room outside leg stump, did so again, Mash followed him with a length ball, Haddin had even taken a few steps down the track, had a weak push at it as the ball came in too close, missed, and middle stump is pegged back, it was the slower one 16/1
49.5 to Clarke, now he is gone, got underneath the fuller one and swung it high in the air, long on settled underneath it, and took it tumbling down in the end 264/7
View wicket Abdur Razzak 10 0 54 1 5.40 (2w)
13.2 to Watson, Razzak goes up in a fervent and long-drawn appeal, ultimately gets the decision in his favour, Watson was pushing forward, playing for the turn, there hasn't been much of it today, this one went straight on, struck him on the pad, in line with the stumps, would that have missed leg stump, the umpire does not think so, Razzak is delighted 90/3
View wickets Suhrawadi Shuvo 8 0 44 3 5.50 (1nb, 1w)
29.3 to White, Imrul puts White out of his misery, he came charging down the track, did not get to the pitch of the ball, and went through with the shot half-heartedly, just managing to chip it in the air, he grimaced right away knowing he was in trouble, Imrul ran in hard from long on, and dived to his right to take a brilliant catch 138/4
45.1 to Hussey, Hussey finds long off with precision, got too close to the pitch of the delivery as he skipped down the track, long off had positioned himself nicely under the ball as it came down safely in his hands, big wicket 222/5
45.6 to Smith, heave-ho, and clatter, Smith goes for the big one over midwicket, misses the ball that does not turn, and off stump is rattled, Mushfiqur likes it 225/6
Shakib Al Hasan 10 0 34 0 3.40 (1w)
Mahmudullah 4 0 15 0 3.75
Bangladesh innings (target: 271 runs from 50 overs) R B 4s 6s SR
Tamim Iqbal not out 1 2 0 0 50.00
Imrul Kayes not out 0 0 0 0 -
Extras 0
Total (0 wickets; 0.2 overs) 1 (3.00 runs per over)
To bat Raqibul Hasan, Shahriar Nafees, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Shakib Al Hasan*, Mahmudullah, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shafiul Islam, Abdur Razzak
Bowling O M R W Econ
B Lee 0.2 0 1 0 3.00
Match details
Toss Bangladesh, who chose to field
Player of the match tba
Umpires JD Cloete (South Africa) and Nadir Shah
TV umpire Enamul Haque
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire Gazi Sohel
Start time 9.30am (0330 GMT)
The Big Picture
These are strange times for Australia's cricket team. Last month, they were knocked out of the World Cup in the quarter-finals, the first time in 12 years they had failed to win the tournament. For the first time in nearly three decades, the captain has resigned, but intends to play on under the new leader. And for the first time in four years, they are about to have a winter that is truly an off-season; the next item on their schedule is a tour of Sri Lanka in August, so it's difficult to know how much they can really take from this three-game series in Bangladesh.
The most fascinating aspect of the tour from an Australian perspective is the prospect of seeing Michael Clarke take full control of the side. He has been a stand-in leader before but now this is truly, officially, his team, even if the old boss is hanging around. On the occasions when he has captained Australia, Clarke has been willing to take risks and think outside the square, and now he can begin to shape a side that works to his plans. Ricky Ponting will be there in the background if required, but don't expect Clarke to rush to Ponting for advice - he will be his own man. In any case, Shane Watson is the new vice-captain.
For Bangladesh, this is a chance to regain some pride after failing to reach the quarter-finals, despite playing all their World Cup pool matches at home. That was a major disappointment for the country, but they have won their two most recent home limited-overs series, against Zimbabwe and New Zealand late last year. Beating Australia in a series would be their finest one-day achievement, and the first step is to begin the series well on Saturday.
Form guide
(most recent first)
Bangladesh LWWLW
Australia LLWWW
Watch out for...
It's nine years since Ricky Ponting played an ODI for Australia under another captain. Not since Kim Hughes has an Australia captain played on after relinquishing the captaincy, but Ponting seems to have genuinely retained his passion for the game and believes he has something to offer the side in the future. His century in the World Cup quarter-final showed that he has not lost his ability to score runs, and he is expected to stay at No. 3.
As captain of Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan would have been devastated with the way his team finished the World Cup, with a 206-run loss to South Africa. It was such a disappointing display that he couldn't even identify any specific problem areas - everything was a weakness. It is his task to turn that around, and much of the responsibility will fall on his own shoulders, as one of the team's key men in both the batting and bowling departments.
Team news
Since the World Cup, Australia have lost Shaun Tait to one-day retirement, Jason Krejza, who has been dropped, and David Hussey, who is at home for the birth of his child. That means Xavier Doherty should come in to the line-up as the lead spinner, while there should also be a place for John Hastings, who sat on the bench throughout the World Cup but showed his talents by taking a hat-trick in the warm-up match on Thursday.
Australia (possible) 1 Shane Watson, 2 Brad Haddin (wk), 3 Ricky Ponting, 4 Michael Clarke (capt), 5 Cameron White, 6 Michael Hussey, 7 Steve Smith, 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 John Hastings, 10 Brett Lee, 11 Xavier Doherty.
Bangladesh have made a few changes from their World Cup squad as well, and they should be boosted by the inclusion of Mashrafe Mortaza, who missed the tournament due to a knee injury. Alok Kapali is also back, although it is unclear whether he will definitely play, while Junaid Siddique and Naeem Islam have been dropped from the side that lost to South Africa.
Bangladesh (possible) 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imrul Kayes, 3 Alok Kapali, 4 Shahriar Nafees, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 6 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 7 Mahmudullah, 8 Mashrafe Mortaza, 9 Shafiul Islam, 10 Abdur Razzak, 11 Rubel Hossain.
Pitch and conditions
Expect a slow and low pitch with some turn. Bowlers who can attack the stumps should be rewarded. The forecast is for a sunny day and a high temperature of 32C.
Stats and trivia
* Clarke has already captained Australia in 24 ODIs and has a strong record of 18 victories, giving him a 75% winning ratio
* Brett Lee is set to play his 200th one-day international, and he will be the ninth Australian to reach that milestone
* Excluding matches against Zimbabwe and the Associates, Bangladesh have played 63 ODIs at home, for nine wins. Four of those came in their whitewash against New Zealand last year
* Even the umpires are looking to the future after the World Cup - the neutral official for this series is Johanes Cloete, a 39-year-old South African who will be embarking on his first major overseas appointment
Quotes
"I think it is absolutely brilliant that Ricky still continues to play on. Having his experience around the group is very important for our development moving forward."
Australia 270/7 (50 over) vs Bangladesh 1/0 (0.2 ov)
Bangladesh require another 270 runs with 10 wickets and 49.4 overs remaining
* Australia in Bangladesh ODI Series - 1st ODI
* ODI no. 3149 | 2011 season
* Played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
* 9 April 2011 (50-over match)
Australia innings (50 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal SR Watson lbw b Abdur Razzak 37 32 3 2 115.62
13.2 Razzak goes up in a fervent and long-drawn appeal, ultimately gets the decision in his favour, Watson was pushing forward, playing for the turn, there hasn't been much of it today, this one went straight on, struck him on the pad, in line with the stumps, would that have missed leg stump, the umpire does not think so, Razzak is delighted 90/3
View dismissal BJ Haddin† b Mashrafe Mortaza 10 11 1 0 90.90
3.2 the Narail express is in business, Haddin has perished to that adventurous method of making room outside leg stump, did so again, Mash followed him with a length ball, Haddin had even taken a few steps down the track, had a weak push at it as the ball came in too close, missed, and middle stump is pegged back, it was the slower one 16/1
View dismissal RT Ponting run out (Suhrawadi Shuvo/†Mushfiqur Rahim) 34 31 5 1 109.67
11.2 from Suhrawadi Shuvo, well, well, you don't see that very often, Ponting is run out by a relay throw from the keeper, he was playing so well, it was swept backward of square, and had almost crossed the ropes but Shafiul running in from deep midwicket just pulled it back inside the ropes, the batsmen realised belatedly it wasn't to be four, and tried to risk the third even as the throw came in to Mushfiqur, Watson had made his ground, but Ricky had been slow to take off for the third, and was well short of his ground even as Rahim relayed the ball to Shuvo who took off the bails 81/2
View dismissal MJ Clarke* c Mahmudullah b Mashrafe Mortaza 101 111 6 2 90.99
49.5 now he is gone, got underneath the fuller one and swung it high in the air, long on settled underneath it, and took it tumbling down in the end 264/7
View dismissal CL White c Imrul Kayes b Suhrawadi Shuvo 20 50 1 0 40.00
29.3 Imrul puts White out of his misery, he came charging down the track, did not get to the pitch of the ball, and went through with the shot half-heartedly, just managing to chip it in the air, he grimaced right away knowing he was in trouble, Imrul ran in hard from long on, and dived to his right to take a brilliant catch 138/4
View dismissal MEK Hussey c Mahmudullah b Suhrawadi Shuvo 33 51 1 0 64.70
45.1 Hussey finds long off with precision, got too close to the pitch of the delivery as he skipped down the track, long off had positioned himself nicely under the ball as it came down safely in his hands, big wicket 222/5
View dismissal SPD Smith b Suhrawadi Shuvo 1 3 0 0 33.33
45.6 heave-ho, and clatter, Smith goes for the big one over midwicket, misses the ball that does not turn, and off stump is rattled, Mushfiqur likes it 225/6
MG Johnson not out 26 13 2 2 200.00
JW Hastings not out 0 0 0 0 -
Extras (lb 3, w 4, nb 1) 8
Total (7 wickets; 50 overs) 270 (5.40 runs per over)
Did not bat B Lee, XJ Doherty
Fall of wickets1-16 (Haddin, 3.2 ov), 2-81 (Ponting, 11.2 ov), 3-90 (Watson, 13.2 ov), 4-138 (White, 29.3 ov), 5-222 (Hussey, 45.1 ov), 6-225 (Smith, 45.6 ov), 7-264 (Clarke, 49.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Shafiul Islam 9 1 55 0 6.11
View wickets Mashrafe Mortaza 9 0 65 2 7.22
3.2 to Haddin, the Narail express is in business, Haddin has perished to that adventurous method of making room outside leg stump, did so again, Mash followed him with a length ball, Haddin had even taken a few steps down the track, had a weak push at it as the ball came in too close, missed, and middle stump is pegged back, it was the slower one 16/1
49.5 to Clarke, now he is gone, got underneath the fuller one and swung it high in the air, long on settled underneath it, and took it tumbling down in the end 264/7
View wicket Abdur Razzak 10 0 54 1 5.40 (2w)
13.2 to Watson, Razzak goes up in a fervent and long-drawn appeal, ultimately gets the decision in his favour, Watson was pushing forward, playing for the turn, there hasn't been much of it today, this one went straight on, struck him on the pad, in line with the stumps, would that have missed leg stump, the umpire does not think so, Razzak is delighted 90/3
View wickets Suhrawadi Shuvo 8 0 44 3 5.50 (1nb, 1w)
29.3 to White, Imrul puts White out of his misery, he came charging down the track, did not get to the pitch of the ball, and went through with the shot half-heartedly, just managing to chip it in the air, he grimaced right away knowing he was in trouble, Imrul ran in hard from long on, and dived to his right to take a brilliant catch 138/4
45.1 to Hussey, Hussey finds long off with precision, got too close to the pitch of the delivery as he skipped down the track, long off had positioned himself nicely under the ball as it came down safely in his hands, big wicket 222/5
45.6 to Smith, heave-ho, and clatter, Smith goes for the big one over midwicket, misses the ball that does not turn, and off stump is rattled, Mushfiqur likes it 225/6
Shakib Al Hasan 10 0 34 0 3.40 (1w)
Mahmudullah 4 0 15 0 3.75
Bangladesh innings (target: 271 runs from 50 overs) R B 4s 6s SR
Tamim Iqbal not out 1 2 0 0 50.00
Imrul Kayes not out 0 0 0 0 -
Extras 0
Total (0 wickets; 0.2 overs) 1 (3.00 runs per over)
To bat Raqibul Hasan, Shahriar Nafees, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Shakib Al Hasan*, Mahmudullah, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shafiul Islam, Abdur Razzak
Bowling O M R W Econ
B Lee 0.2 0 1 0 3.00
Match details
Toss Bangladesh, who chose to field
Player of the match tba
Umpires JD Cloete (South Africa) and Nadir Shah
TV umpire Enamul Haque
Match referee RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire Gazi Sohel
