Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2021
The Australia cricket team toured Bangladesh in August 2021 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The matches were used as preparation ahead of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Cricket Australia planned for the series to take place following their tour of the West Indies. It was the first bilateral T20I series between the two teams, and Australia's first tour of Bangladesh since 2017.
| Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | Australia | ||
| Dates | 3 – 9 August 2021 | ||
| Captains | Mahmudullah | Matthew Wade | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Bangladesh won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Shakib Al Hasan (114) | Mitchell Marsh (156) | |
| Most wickets | Nasum Ahmed (8) | Josh Hazlewood (8) | |
| Player of the series | Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) | ||
Bangladesh won the first T20I match by 23 runs, recording their first ever win in the format against Australia in five attempts. Bangladesh then won the second T20I by five wickets, and the third T20I by ten runs. Therefore, Bangladesh won the series with two matches to spare, and recorded their first ever series win in any format against Australia. Australia won the fourth T20I by three wickets, to avoid a whitewash. However, they lost the final match by 60 runs, with Bangladesh winning the series 4–1.