Tigers return, Aussies arrived in Dhaka

Bangladesh Cricket Team has arrived at 9:18 am at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Thursday [July 29] from Zimbabwe after a successful tour. Australia Cricket Team has also set their foot in Dhaka on Thursday at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 4:10 pm.

Tigers will directly head to the Hotel instead of getting back to their families. Tigers entered the bio-secure bubble for their upcoming Australia series after landing. They directly headed to Hotel InterContinental where they will quarantine for three days ahead of their five-match T20I series. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has already arranged two home series -- against West Indies and Sri Lanka -- during the coronavirus pandemic, but the cricketers would have to adhere to stricter Covid-19 protocols for their upcoming series against Australia, scheduled to begin on August 3.As there is no direct flight from Zimbabwe to Bangladesh, the Tigers traveled through a Qatar Airways flight via Johannesburg and Doha. After a successful away tour against Zimbabwe consisting of a one-off Test, the Tigers won by 220 runs and swept the one-day series 3-0. 

Bangladesh secured the three-match Twenty20 series 2-1 by defeating the host by five wickets.  Australia traveled to Bangladesh following the white-ball tour of West Indies. The players will have to quarantine for three days. The Aussies last visited Bangladesh in 2017 for a two-match Test series in which the Tigers recorded their historic, first-ever win in the longest format against Australia and leveled the series 1-1. The two teams have met four times in the shortest format, with all four matches taking place as part of the ICC tournament. Bangladesh and Australia will play a five-match T20I series, which will commence on August 3. The second match will be on August 4. The remaining three matches will be played on August 6, 7 and 9. All the matches will be staged at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur behind closed doors.