Australia’s men will squeeze six white-ball internationals into a 13-day window when they visit Bangladesh next month. The tour opens with one-dayers in Dhaka on 9, 11 and 14 June and then shifts south for T20Is in Chattogram on 17, 19 and 21 June.
Match timings are still being negotiated. Because of Bangladesh’s ongoing energy-saving drive, day games are under discussion to lessen reliance on floodlights – the same approach taken for New Zealand’s current visit. A final call is expected shortly from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Cricket Australia (CA).
This will be only Australia’s second bilateral T20I series on Bangladeshi soil, the first having ended 4-1 to the hosts in 2021. In ODIs, the gap is even wider: Australia last toured Bangladesh in 2011, with the previous trip back in 2006.
Leadership questions linger. Mitchell Marsh already owns the T20I armband and has deputised in ODIs when Pat Cummins, the official captain, has rested. “Any time you get to captain Australia it’s a privilege,” Marsh said when he took over the T20 role earlier in the year. Cummins has played only two ODIs since lifting the 2023 World Cup and may again sit out part of June’s schedule.
Ben Oliver, CA’s head of high performance, called the fixtures “a handy launch pad for our 2027 World Cup defence”, adding: “The Bangladesh conditions will test our adaptability and offer chances for fringe players.” The matches also form the back end of a longer Asian swing, coming straight after three ODIs in Pakistan – dates that overlap with the closing stages of the IPL.
For Bangladesh, the series is another chance to measure progress before they head to Australia in August for historic Tests in Darwin and Mackay. BCB cricket operations chief Jalal Yunus noted, “Scheduling remains tight but mutually beneficial. Both boards wanted meaningful cricket, and we’ve found a slot that works.”
Looking further ahead, Australia’s ODI calendar features trips to Zimbabwe and South Africa plus a home series with England in 2026. In T20 terms, the Chattogram games mark the start of a fresh two-year cycle that ends with the 2028 World Cup and, intriguingly, cricket’s return to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Squads and exact start times will be confirmed once IPL availability becomes clearer, but flights are booked and visas approved. After years of stop-start planning, Australia finally have Bangladeshi white-ball cricket back on the board.
