Australia vs Bangladesh Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Antigua– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 44, Super 8

Australia and Bangladesh are set to square off in their next match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua will host the troops of Australia and Bangladesh for the Super 8 encounter. 

Australia vs Bangladesh is the first game of both sides in ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Mitchell Marsh and Najmal Shanto have the reins of Australia and Bangladesh respectively in the tournament. 

Australia qualified for the second round from Group B, where they won all of their 4 matches to finish in the top spot. Bangladesh entered the Super 8 round from Group D after finishing in the 2nd spot. They won 3 games and lost 1 out of 4.

Australia and Bangladesh have faced each other 5 times in T20I World Cups in the past. Australia emerged champions in all those encounters. Ahead of their upcoming match, below are the weather and pitch reports for AUS vs BAN game. 

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Australia vs Bangladesh Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Antigua– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 44, Super 8

Australia vs Bangladesh Weather Report Of Antigua

The AUS vs BAN game takes place at North Sound City in Antigua (West Indies) on Thursday, June 20 according to local time.

According to weather reports, the temperature of the place on Thursday will be 32° Celcius during the day and 27° Celcius at night. The sky will be sunny during the day and night. The chance of rain is 59% with an expected amount of 2.5 mm.          

Australia vs Bangladesh Pitch Analysis

The Australia vs Bangladesh match takes place at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. The stadium has hosted 33 T20I games so far. Out of these, teams batting first won 15 games while teams batting second won 16 games. 

The average 1st innings total at the stadium is 120 while the average 2nd innings total is 103. The highest-ever team total at the stadium is 190/5, posted by Canada in a match against the Bahamas. 

Therefore, Antigua Stadium looks like a low-scoring ground as no team has ever put up a 200-plus total in T20Is. It offers mixed conditions where batters and bowlers both get advantages. 

All the games at the stadium in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 were low-scoring ones, where teams often struggled to score big totals. 

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Weather Impact on Australia vs Bangladesh 

The match takes place at night according to local time. Since the chance of rain is 59% on that day, the match can be affected by rain. However, it is to be seen whether rain falls at night as the chance of rain is less at night. 

Conclusion

The weather is likely to impact the Australia vs Bangladesh game. The pitch will benefit spinners more than batters and a low-scoring game is expected.