In December 2020, Wade captained Australia for the first time in international cricket.<h3>
Personal Life</h3>
Wade was born in Hobart on 26 December 1987. He is the son of Scott Wade, an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL), for Clarence and Hobart in the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), and served a long tenure as CEO of AFL Tasmania. His grandfather, Michael Wade, served as president of the Hobart Football Club. Wade is the cousin of Collingwood Football Club defender Jeremy Howe. 

Wade represented Tasmania in junior cricket and junior football, vice-captaining the Tassie Mariners in the TAC Cup, where he played alongside future Australian Football League players Sam Lonergan, Grant Birchall and Jack Riewoldt. He represented Australia at the 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. 

At the age of 16, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and received two rounds of chemotherapy before he was cleared of the disease. 

Wade is color blind. He has suffered difficulties on the field due to the colors of certain cricket balls.<h3>

Domestic and T20 Franchise Career</h3>
Wade played one List A match for the Tasmania Tigers in the 2006–07 Ford Ranger One Day Cup season, his only match for Tasmania in any form of the game in his first spell with the state side. His opportunities to be selected as a wicketkeeper in his home state were minimal due to the presence of Tim Paine, who at the time was seen as the likely successor to Brad Haddin as wicketkeeper in the Australian national team. Rather than attempt to become a specialist batsman, Wade moved to Victoria in the 2007/08 season, and within two years had established himself as the state's first choice wicketkeeper ahead of incumbent Adam Crosthwaite. 

Wade scored his maiden first-class century in the 2008/09 season. He made an important contribution to Victoria's win in the 2009/10 Sheffield Shield final against Queensland, when he came out to bat with the team at 5/60 and scored 96 runs. Victoria won the match by 457 runs and Wade was named man of the match. He was suspended and fined for pitch tampering in 2013 and in February 2015, scored 152 for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield, his highest first-class score to date. 

<a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/the-matthew-wade-chapter-domestic-international-career-facts-figure">Matthew Wade IPL </a>In January 2011, Wade signed with the Delhi Daredevils, going on to play three times for Delhi in the 2011 Indian Premier League. 

Before the 2017/18 season, Wade chose to return to his home state of Tasmania for family reasons. He assumed the first choice wicket keeper role with Tim Paine a member of the Test side, although Wade was selected as a specialist batsman when Paine returned from national duties. The move also saw Wade traded from the Melbourne Renegades to the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash. He went on to be named in the Sheffield Shield team of the year in March 2018. 

Mid-way through the 2018/19 season, Wade was appointed captain of Tasmanian team and the Hurricanes after a decision by Cricket Tasmania to remove George Bailey to focus on his batting performance. 

<a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/matthew-wade-survives-sickening-blow-to-head-during-fielding">Matthew Wade IPL&nbsp;2022</a>&nbsp;In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.<h3>

International Career</h3>
Following his success in domestic limited overs cricket, Wade was called up to the Australian team for the first time in October 2011, for a Twenty20 International against South Africa. In February 2012, he made his international breakthrough as a T20I player against India in Sydney, opening the batting and scoring 72 runs from 43 balls to earn the Man of the Match award. 

Following that T20I series, Wade was called up to the Australian One Day International team for the 2011–12 Commonwealth Bank Series. He won the Man of the Match award on debut, scoring 67 runs off 69 balls against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. During the series, he cemented his place as Australia's first choice limited overs wicket-keeper, and usually opened the batting. Wade was part of the Australian team for the 2011–12 tour of the West Indies as the limited overs wicketkeeper. However, after Test wicketkeeper Brad Haddin returned home before the Test matches because his daughter was ill, Wade was selected to replace him. He made his Test debut on 7 April against the West Indies at Barbados, and scored his maiden Test century (106) in the third Test in Roseau Wade was then selected ahead of Haddin for Australia's following Test series against South Africa in November 2012, and held his place until the end of the 2012–13 season, encompassing a home series against Sri Lanka, and a tour of India. He scored his second test century in the third test against Sri Lanka in Sydney. 

However, from the 2013 Ashes series, Wade lost his Test position to Brad Haddin. He retained his position as ODI wicketkeeper for a period of time, but was ultimately left out of the Australian 2015 Cricket World Cup squad for Haddin. However, after the retirement of Brad Haddin at the end of 2014–15, Wade was recalled to the team for the ODI, and T20I series against England in 2015; but, lost the Test wicketkeeping position to Peter Nevill. It was not until November 2016, three and a half years after his previous Test match, that Wade returned to the Test team, recalled ahead of a struggling Nevill, for the third Test against South Africa, and the subsequent home series against Pakistan. 

On January 13, 2017, in the first ODI against Pakistan of a 5-match series, Wade scored his maiden ODI century, which came from 100 balls. He reached 100 on the final ball of Australia's innings, and his effort came when Australia was in trouble at 5 for 95 early in the innings. On the second last ball he got 2 runs off of a ball hit to the infield due to a misfield, which allowed him to retain the strike to complete the hundred. Wade was given out LBW earlier in his innings, but the decision was overturned after he asked for a review. 

On 27 January 2017 he was named as ODI captain of Australia in injured Steve Smith's place for their series against New Zealand. He was not fit for the first ODI and ruled out from the squad. Aaron Finch was named stand-in captain for the match. Before the second ODI of that series Wade was ruled out of series due to back injury and Finch continued to captain in the remaining matches. 

In July 2019, Wade was added to Australia's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, as cover for Usman Khawaja, who was ruled out of the knock-out stage of the tournament with a hamstring injury. 

In July 2019, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2019 Ashes series in England. Wade played in all five matches, making 337 runs across 10 innings at an average of 33.70, including two centuries. The series was drawn 2-2. In April 2020, Cricket Australia awarded Wade with a central contract ahead of the 2020–21 season. 
On 16 July 2020, Wade was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possible tour to England following the COVID-19 pandemic. On 14 August 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Wade included in the touring party. Matthew Wade Rishabh Pant On 28 December 2020&nbsp;Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant and Australian makeshift opener Matthew Wade were involved in a sledging incident during Day 3 of the second Test&nbsp;of the Border-Gavaskar trophy in Melbourne. Pant is renowned for his antics from behind the stumps as he does everything he can to get under the skin of the batsman. The 23-year old was at it once again as he was giggling and laughing whenever Wade played or missed the ball. On 6 December 2020, Wade captained Australia for the first time, leading the side in a T20I match against India at the SCG after Aaron Finch was ruled out due to injury. In August 2021, <a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/the-matthew-wade-chapter-domestic-international-career-facts-figure">Wade Australia</a>&nbsp;was named captain for Australia's five-match T20I series against Bangladesh. Later the same month, Wade was named in Australia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Matthew Scott Wade (born 26 December 1987) is an Australian cricketer. He has represented the Australian national team as wicket-keeper in all three forms of international cricket and plays domestic cricket for the Tasmanian cricket team, also acting as the team's captain. He plays domestic Twenty20 cricket for the Hobart Hurricanes.

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<h1>Matthew Wade Career, Records, Awards Biography &amp; More</h1>Matthew Scott Wade (born 26 December 1987) is an Australian cricketer. He has represented the Australian national team as wicket-keeper in all three forms of international cricket and plays domestic cricket for the Tasmanian cricket team, also acting as the team's captain. He plays domestic Twenty20 cricket for the Hobart Hurricanes.

The Matthew Wade Chapter : Domestic & International Career, Facts & Figure

Matthew Scott Wade (born December 26, 1987) is an Australian cricketer. He has represented the Australian national team as a wicket-keeper in all three forms of international cricket.Matthew Scott Wade is an Australian left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He was born on December 26, 1987 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He is color blind and has even battled and defeated testicular cancer.Early &amp; Personal LifeWade played both cricket and cricket in addition to Aussie Rules Football until the age of 19. He took part in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and was vice-captain of the Tassie Mariners in the TAC Cup at Aussie Rules. 



He represented Tasmania in a List-A match and then moved to Victoria for the 2007/08 season to try his luck. He soon made his place as Victoria's first-choice goalkeeper and was called up to Australia's senior team in 2010. 



After moving to Victoria in the 2007–08 season, Wade established himself as the state's first wicket-keeper ahead of Adam Crosthwaite.He was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 16 and underwent two rounds of chemotherapy before curing the disease. 

Wade is color blind. He has encountered difficulties on the field due to the colors of certain cricket balls.Domestic and T20 Franchise CareerWade made a List-A match for the Tasmania Tigers in the 2006–07 Ford Ranger One Day Cup season, his only match for Tasmania in any form of the game in his first tenure with the states team. His chances of being selected as wicketkeeper in his home state were minimal due to the presence of Tim Paine who at the time was viewed as a likely successor to Brad Haddin as wicketkeeper in the Australia national team. Rather than attempting to become a specialist batsman, Wade moved to Victoria in the 2007–08 season and within two years established himself as the state's first wicketkeeper ahead of officiating Adam Crosthwaite.In the 2008–09 season, Wade scored his maiden first class century. He made a very important contribution to Victoria's 2009/10 season win during the Sheffield Shield final against Queensland as he struggled at No. 1. 6 with the team at 60 and scored 96 runs for the team. Victoria won the match by a whopping 457 runs and Wade was named man of the match.Ahead of the 2017/18 season, Wade decided to return to his home state of Tasmania for family reasons. He took over the role of first-choice keeper with Tim Paine, a member of the Test team, although Wade was selected as the specialist batsman when Paine returned from national duties. The move also resulted in Wade being traded from the Melbourne Renegades to the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash. In March 2018 he was voted into the Sheffield Shield Team of the Year.International CareerFollowing success at domestic limited overs cricket, Wade made his first call-up to Australia in October 2011 for a Twenty20 International against South Africa. He made his international breakthrough as a T20I player against India in Sydney in February 2012 when he opened batting and scored 72 runs from 43 balls to earn Man of the Match honors.Following that T20I series, Wade was named to the Australian One Day International Team for the 2011–12 Commonwealth Bank Series. He won the Man of the Match award on his debut, scoring 67 runs from 69 balls against India at Melbourne Cricket Ground. During the series he cemented his place as Australia's first-choice wicket-keeper with limited surpluses and usually opened batting.However, from the 2013 Ashes series, Wade lost his Test position to Brad Haddin. He retained his position as ODI wicketkeeper for a period but was ultimately left out of the 2015 Australia Cricket World Cup squad to represent Haddin. However, following Brad Haddin's retirement in late 2014–15, Wade was recalled to the team for the ODI and T20I series against England in 2015 but lost the Test wicketkeeping position to Peter Nevill. It was only in November 2016, three and a half years after his previous Test match, that Wade returned to the Test team for the third Test against South Africa and subsequent home series against Pakistan, recalled ahead of a struggling Nevill.On January 13, 2017, in the first ODI against Pakistan of a 5 game series, Wade scored his first ODI century, coming from 100 balls. He reached 100 on the last ball of Australia's innings and his attempt came when Australia were in trouble with 5 for 78 early innings. On the penultimate ball, he got 2 runs from a ball hit infield due to a miss, allowing him to keep the shot to complete the hundred. Wade was given LBW earlier in his innings, but the decision was overturned after he asked for a review.In July 2019, Wade was included in Australia's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup as cover for Usman Khawaja, who was ruled out of the knockout stages of the tournament due to a hamstring injury. 

In July 2019 he was called up to Australia's squad for the 2019 Ashes series in England. Wade played in all five matches and made 337 runs over 10 innings at an average of 33.70, including two centuries. The series was drawn 2-2.In April 2020, Cricket Australia awarded Wade a central contract ahead of the 2020–21 season. 


Wade Fielding during the third Test of the 2019 Ashes at Headingly 
On 16 July 2020, Wade was called up to a 26-man provisional squad of players to begin training ahead of a potential tour to England in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 14 August 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the matches would go ahead with Wade being included in the tour. On 6 December 2020, Wade captained Australia for the first time, leading the team in a T20I game against India at the SCG after Aaron Finch was ruled out through injury. In August 2021 he was named captain of Australia's five-game T20I series against Bangladesh. Later that same month, Wade was named to Australia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.Captaincy 



Wade scored his first ODI century on January 13, 2017 in the first ODI against Pakistan and on the 27th of the same month he was named ODI captain of Australia for their series against New Zealand.Records 

He won the Man of the Match award in his debut T20 game against India, where he hit 72 runs in just 43 balls. Wade won another Man of the Match award in his ODI debut game against India, where he hit 67 runs in 69 balls.

Australia knows how to win the World Cup

Elusive T20 World Cup trophy finally won by Australia in the Seventh edition of it. Australia's wicket keeper Matthew wade is thrilled after winning the title.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/matthew-wade-held-his-nerve-was-outstanding-says-aaron-finch-and-babar-azam-explains-about-their-amazing-journey-which-end-here-15_11_2021.jpg"> 


Before the Seventh edition of the Twenty/20 World Cup, no one had chosen Australia as their favorite. Most cricket analysts did not want to rely on him for his contemporary performances and bitter past experiences in the Twnety/20 World Cup. 


But after going to the World Cup, Aussies changed completely. Matthew Wade himself changed. This wicket-keeper-batsman was completely dull with the bat in Bangladesh. However, when he came to the World Cup, he was transformed by some strange magic Shaheen Shah Afridi hit Three sixes in a row in one over to take the team to the final. At the end of the match he scored 41 runs from 17 balls unbeaten. 

Australia's top media 'The Australian' called the Bangladesh tour before the World Cup a 'waste of time'. Winning the Twenty/20 World Cup for the first time for the country was the answer to all the contempt and neglect. 

 <blockquote>"It's definitely a big deal. We won the T20 World Cup for the first time Before the World Cup, many did not keep believe in us. But we knew exactly how to win the World Cup." -Matthew Wade 

</blockquote>He also spoke about that impeccable innings in the Semifinals "It's definitely special. However, my partnership with Stoinis was more important than my innings. We never imagined we would have scored so many runs on the wicket. " 

 Matthew Wade said that they were ready to do something like that even in the final.&nbsp; However, for the extraordinary batting of Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell, Wade did not get a chance to do so again.The experienced cricketer set foot in the UAE after losing Five consecutive Twenty/20 series. They came to Bangladesh. They lost the series just before the start of the World Cup and lost shamefully. Matthew Wade led that team. After losing the series 4-1 to the hosts, captain Wade said there was nothing positive to be gained from the series.

Wade, Stoinis' heroics take Australia to the finals

Australia have reached the final after 11 years by defeating Pakistan by five wickets in the semi-finals of the seventh edition of the ICC T20 World Cup. With this incredible and dramatic victory, The Aussies reached the final of the T20 World Cup for the second time. Aaron Finch's side will face New Zealand in the final on November 14, who have reached the final for the first time.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/aus-vs-pak-11_11_2021.jpg">After losing the toss in Dubai, Pakistan lost 4 wickets in 20 overs and scored 176 runs. Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman scored half centuries for the team.Rizwan made 6 runs off 52 balls. Fakhar remained unbeaten on 55 off 32 balls. Both of them hit three fours and four sixes. Besides, captain Babar Azam scored 39 off 34 balls, thanks to which Pakistan got 71 runs in their opening partnership.David Warner gave Australia the desired start by playing to win. In the first over, captain Aaron Finch returned to the dressing room, but Warner continued to make quick runs. Marsh, who was playing well, scored 28 off 22 balls and all the responsibility fell on Warner's shoulders.However, after the departure of Steve Smith, Warner had to return to the dressing room due to an incorrect decision of the umpire. Warner was given out caught behind even though he did not nick it, but Warner also surprisingly didn't go for the review. Before that he made 49 runs off 30 balls, hitting four fours and sixes. When Glenn Maxwell was caught,&nbsp;Australia was struggling at 96/5, Pakistan took control of the match. Shadab Khan took 4 wickets whil giving away merely 26.&nbsp;However, Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade snatched the victory from the hands of Pakistan.&nbsp;Stoinis, who made 41 off 31 balls with two sixes, brought Australia back into the hunt. But it was Wade who applied the finishing touches, scoring 41 of 17 deliveries to clutch the match for Australia. He smashed 3 consecutive sixes off Shaheen Shah Afridi in the penultimate over, after surviving a chance as Hassan Ali dropped a catch.&nbsp;Australia chased down 177 with an over to spare, and will be locking horns against New Zealand on the 14th of November to clinch their first T20 World Cup trophy

Australia hold their nerves in a nervy chase against SA

The super 12 of ICC T20 World Cup started off with a nail biter, as Australia barely managed to chase down 119 against South Africa. The Aussies won this low scoring encounter by 5 wickets in the final over, giving them a winning start in the tournament.&nbsp;<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/image_2021-10-23_202035-23_10_2021.png" style="width: 609px; height: 486px;">South Africa did not look comfortable with the bat after losing the toss. The Proteas were 3 down with only 23 on board. Josh Hazlewood gave Australia the perfect start with the ball, picking up 2 wickets.&nbsp;The middle order also couldn't put much of a fight against the dangerous bowling attack of Australia. One batter fell after another, as South Africa kept on sinking. Aiden Markram was the only one showing resilience. His knock of 40 from 36 helped Proteas to put on a total of 118/9 in 20 overs. Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins also picked up 2 wickets, alongside Hazlewood.&nbsp;Australia were also off to a poor start, as they lost both their openers Aaron Finch and David Warner quickly to pace duo Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada. Mitchell Marsh also perished after a while to Keshav Maharaj and the Aussies were struggling at 38/3 before the end of 8th over.&nbsp;The responsibility to take Australia over the line was entrusted upon Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell. The duo was batting along nicely with minimal risks. Their stand made it look like that the Aussies will chase down the total without much bother.&nbsp;However, Nortje and Tabraiz Shamsi removed both Smith and Maxwell in consecutive overs and the match was back in balance. The moment South Africa looked to be on top, Mathew Wade hit 2 quick boundaries to release some pressure.&nbsp;In the end, Australia won the tug of war, as&nbsp;Marcus Stoinis and Wade held their nerves to take Australia home by 5 wickets in the final over. South Africa's bowler gave a good fight, but their batting failure was the prime reason for their loss.&nbsp;

Australia's learnings from Bangladesh series ahead of T20 World Cup

Australia
were heavily dominated by Bangladesh in their recent five-match T20I series where the home
side won the series convincingly with a margin of 4-1. Let’s have a deep dive
into both positive and negative performances for the Aussies in this series. 
Positives:
Bowlers 
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/aus-bowling-vs-bd.jpg" style="width: 489px; height: 340px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Australia's learnings from Bangladesh series ahead of T20 World Cup" alt="Australia's learnings from Bangladesh series ahead of T20 World Cup">Australia as
a bowling unit clicked perfectly in the sub-continental conditions. Aussie
pacers and spinners both&nbsp;caused ample problems in the Tigers batting line-up and
restricted them to low totals in each and every game.
Josh
Hazlewood was their pick of the pacers. He was the joint highest wicket taker in
the series despite playing a match less, picking up 8 scalps while averaging 10.62 with an economy rate of
5.42. He used his pace and variations to perfection to confine Bangladesh’s
batsmen, especially the openers. The likes of Soumya Sarkar struggled on a
regular basis against Hazlewood. 
The spin duo
of Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar were impressive as well. Zampa picked up 5
wickets with an economy of 6.25 and Agar picked up 3 wickets with an economy of
5.60. Both the spinners used the pitch conditions to their advantage and pegged
back the Tiger batters repetitively.
The other
bowlers like Mitchell Starc looked lethal in the 2 matches he played, taking 3
wickets. Another bowler look can hold his head high is Nathan Ellis. Ellis, who
debuted in this series picked up 5 wickets with an economy of 6.25, including a
debut hat-trick. He gave himself every opportunity to be called up for the T20 World
Cup squad of Australia.
Overall,
Australia should not be worried about their bowling attack in the T20 World Cup.

Mitchell Marsh
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/mitch marsh.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 434px; height: 277px;" title="Australia's learnings from Bangladesh series ahead of T20 World Cup" alt="Australia's learnings from Bangladesh series ahead of T20 World Cup">With the
entire Aussie batting line-up stuttering around, Mitchell Marsh stood tall against
the dangerous looking Bangladesh bowlers. He was the highest run getter in the
series with 156 runs and averaging 31.2.
Marsh used his footwork well and played
positive cricket against Bangladesh’s spinners. He consistently scored runs and
looked solid whenever he was on the crease.
His impressive performance in this series and
the previous one against West Indies means that he is likely to feature in the
playing XI in the T20 World Cup.
Negatives:
The rest of the batting
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/aus-vs-bd-.jpg" style="width: 455px; height: 331px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Australia's learnings from Bangladesh series ahead of T20 World Cup" alt="Australia's learnings from Bangladesh series ahead of T20 World Cup">While Marsh
fared quite well in the Tigers challenge, it wasn’t the same case for the other
batsmen. The likes of Josh Phillipe, Alex Carey, Matthew Wade and Moises Henriques
never looked comfortable while facing Bangladesh’s bowlers. 
Philippe
scored 19 runs in the first 2 matches and then was dropped. Carey featured in
all the 5 matches but scored only 35 runs. Captain Wade also had a
disappointing outing, scoring 42 runs in the 5 games and
Henriques also struggled for runs, scoring only 40 of them. 
Despite all
of them being top performers in the Big Bash League (BBL), all four of them
looked shaky in Bangladesh and it ended with 62 all-out in the last T20I, their lowest score in the history of T20I format.
However, Justin Langer and co will be relieved
by the return of David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell,&nbsp;Marcus
Stoinis and Pat Cummins in the World Cup. Australian management will pin their hopes on these
star performers to rescue their batting. It will be interesting to see which wicket-keeper
batsman Australia will opt for, as both Wade and Carey had a bad time in the
series.

Certainly the toughest conditions to play: Wade after 4-1 T20I series loss

Australia’s stand-in captain
Matthew Wade has termed Bangladesh’s condition as the toughest condition to
play after their 4-1 loss against the hosts but also says that they have great
learnings from the tour.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/wade-vs-bd.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Certainly the toughest conditions to play: Wade after 4-1 T20I series loss" alt="Certainly the toughest conditions to play: Wade after 4-1 T20I series loss">“It's hard to say there will be
more positives. Certainly a great learning opportunity for our group. I've
played for a few years now, certainly the toughest conditions to play T20
cricket in. Great learning for youngsters. Wasn't our series unfortunately.
There's no excuses of not playing enough cricket. We had enough cricket in the
West Indies to come and play good cricket, we just didn't. Credit to
Bangladesh, they did well,” Wade said.
The wicket-keeper batsman praised
the bowlers who did well throughout the whole series but expressed dissatisfaction
about the batsmen whose latest failure was 62-run all-out in the last T20I of
the series. 
“Our spinners were exceptional.
Mitch Marsh continues to grow on these pitches, he's had to work hard for it.
Our bowling was good, but we just didn't have enough runs on the board. We've
got to find a way to get better in spinning conditions. We didn't bowl the best
today we have whole tour, but if we can drag the score back by 10-15 runs with
the ball and get another 10-15 with the bat… we're not losing by big margins,”
he added.
However, he credited the
Bangladesh team for better performance. “These were very challenging
conditions, but (not doing well) is certainly on us not on them. Well done to
the Bangladesh team,” he concluded.

Australia never thought '128' would be easy chase

Despite the bowlers are doing
well for the Aussies in the Bangladesh tour, continuous failure from the
batsmen have made the life hard for the visitors. Even they lost the series for
the first time in history against Bangladesh failing to chase the target of
just 128 runs. They scored 117 runs only in 20 overs losing 4 wickets.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/aus-misery-in-bd-series.jpg" title="Australia never thought '128' would be easy chase" alt="Australia never thought '128' would be easy chase">After failing to show any good
performance with the bat in the first two matches, Australia never considered
the 128-run chase as an easy target. Captain Matthew Wade revealed the matter
at the end of the match on August 6.
“Bowlers have been really good,
kept us in most of the games. 120-130. We just didn't take the opportunities
with the bat which was disappointing. (Easy chase) Wasn't really the feeling in
the box,” Wade said.
<blockquote>“We know their closing overs are
really hard. Some of their bowlers won't give more than four-five runs an over.
If the required rate gets up to 6-7 it's challenging and 8 is very difficult.”</blockquote>
After losing the series against
Bangladesh, Australia have now a real concern ahead of the T20 World Cup. “It
can turn around really quickly and that's how we'll look at the rest of the
series. T20 World Cup coming up so every match is gold,” Wade added.
The positive news for the
Australia was fast bowler Nathan Ellis set a new record by scoring a hat-trick
in his debut. “Yeah it's a funny game cricket. He could have gone none for 34,
last three balls he's gone 3 for 34,” Wade further said.

Tigers look to extend lead against mighty Aussies

It’s back-to-back T20I between
Bangladesh and Australia today (August 4) where Bangladesh will look to extend
their lead in the series and Australia will try to tackle Bangladesh spinners
to equal the series. The second of five-match T20I series is some hours away to
take place at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/bd-vs-aus-2021--.jpg" title="Tigers look to extend lead against mighty Aussies" alt="Tigers look to extend lead against mighty Aussies">However, at the end of the first
match, Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad expressed disappointment about
their batting and said that they were 10 runs short. 
In the first match, the Tigers,
being asked to bat, had a sedate start to their innings. Last series' best
player Soumya Sarkar fell awkwardly to Josh Hazlewood for 2. Naim Sheikh, on
the other hand, struck boundaries but his scoring rate of 30 off 29 was on the
lower side. 
Shakib Al Hasan top scored with
33-ball 36, with skipper Mahmudullah Riyad adding 20. But it was Afif Hossain's
crucial 23-run innings that helped Bangladesh to a put on a total of 131 runs to
challenge on a difficult pitch. 
The ball was lowered in the slow
wicket of Mirpur from time to time. The spinners got a good turn. However, if
the openers batted responsibly from the beginning, Bangladesh could have scored
some more runs. The lack of regular strike-rotation was noticeable. 
Although the condition was
unfamiliar to the inexperienced Australian team, Bangladesh cricketers should
be well acquainted with the behavior of the wicket in Mirpur. So there is
nothing wrong with expecting batsmen to look more fluent. At the end of the
day, when the captain spoke of less than ten runs, it means that there was more
room to do well in batting.
On the other hand, Australia are missing
some of big names in their line-up. But it’s in batting, not in bowling.
Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Ashton Agar all are in
Australia’s bowling section. But there is much inexperience in batting, which
also showed in the first match. 
Stand-in captain Matthew Wade
also vows for brave and smart batting against the Bangladeshi spinners. All-rounder
Mitchell Marsh is seeking advice from their main two spinners- Adam Zampa and
Ashton Agar. So if they find answer to the spinners, it will be a cracking game
between the two sides without any doubt.
In the second T20I match,
Bangladesh are more likely to play with an unchanged XI. While it would not be
a surprise to see pace bowling all-rounder Dan Christian in the Aussie XI. If
this happens, Ashton Turner will have to sacrifice his place for Christian. 
Probable XI:
Bangladesh: Soumya Sarkar, Naim Sheikh,
Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad (c), Nurul Hasan (wk), Afif Hossain, Shamim
Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.&nbsp; 
Australia:&nbsp;Josh Philippe,
Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Moises Henriques, Matthew Wade (c), Dan
Christian, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.

Very disappointing: Wade after another dismal performance

In the second match of the series
too, Australia surrendered helplessly in front of the Bangladeshi bowlers. But
today, not only spinners, but also two Bangladeshi fast bowlers- Mustafizur
Rahman and Shoriful Islam bowler superbly. At the end of the match, Matthew
Wade also praised the Bangladeshi bowlers.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/philippe-out.jpg" title="Very disappointing: Wade after another dismal perfromance" alt="Very disappointing: Wade after another dismal perfromance">Australia lost wickets at regular
intervals from the very beginning of the second match. Though Mitchell Marsh
and Moises Henriques made a good partnership in the middle, they lost their
path at the end and managed to score just 121 runs 20 overs losing 7 wickets.
"We were in a good position
today with the ball, but unfortunately we struggled the bat in the last four
overs. Very disappointing. We were in a good position to get 130s-140s, a good
score on this track,” Wade said.
Although dissatisfied with the
performance of his team's batsmen, Wade expressed satisfaction with the
bowlers. Wade also said that Bangladesh also bowled well.
“Their quicks took pace off well,
and we'll look to do better there. The bowlers from both teams have been
terrific, we are happy how they are going. Agar was terrific again. Our bowling
is definitely not the problem. We've had a game where the top wasn't great, and
this time our bottom half with the bat wasn't,” the Australian captain added.
Bangladesh won the match by 5
wickets and took 2-0 lead in the five-match T20I series with the win. The third
match is scheduled to take place on August 6.

We're going to have to be brave: Wade

Australia T20I captain Matthew
Wade wants brave but smart performance from the batsmen especially against the
Bangladesh spinners in the second T20I which is scheduled to take place on
August 4.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/aus-vs-bd-.jpg" title="We're going to have to be brave: Wade" alt="We're going to have to be brave: Wade">In the first match of the
five-match T20I series, Australia had no answers in front of the Bangladeshi
bowling attack. They were all out for only 108 runs. Still, Wade doesn't see
anything new. He wants to continue the series according to his previous plan.
"We're going to have to be
brave and stick to our plans," Wade told cricket.com.au. "There's not
enough time to reinvent the wheel.
<blockquote>"You're going to have to be
brave to play the way you want to play. But there's a difference between being
brave and being smart when you're chasing lower totals. Guys haven't played
over here all that much. The 10 or 15 balls they might get in the middle is
vital and valuable going forward. </blockquote>
"You can't go into your shell in T20 cricket, you can't
go into your shell in five match series. You're going to face the same bowlers
tomorrow and over and over again – you've got to find a way to just to work it
out."

Australia finding proper solution to tackle Shakib

Before the start of the series
against Australia, Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo said that Shakib Al Hasan
is in great form with the ball and he’s looking forward to see his performance.
Australia are also making special plans to tackle the one of the finest
all-rounder in world cricket.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/shakib-bowling.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Australia finding proper solution to tackle Shakib" alt="Australia finding proper solution to tackle Shakib">In the short version of T20, only
a few balls or an over can turn the match around. And to bring the match under
control, Shakib is much experienced. This all-rounder has the ability to turn
around the match with both bat and ball. So Australia are preparing their left-arm
batsmen to handle Shakib's bowling.
"That will certainly be
looked at," Wade told cricket.com.au on Monday. "With Agar back it
gives us the opportunity to have a few more lefties in the line-up.
<blockquote>"We've got myself and (Alex)
Carey here as well – 'Starcy' (tailender Mitchell Starc) is there as well.</blockquote><blockquote>
"We saw using left-handers,
especially with the left-arm orthodox spinners, worked well (against the Windies)
… I think it could be used when needed for sure.
</blockquote><blockquote>"We used it in the last
one-dayer, we used it in New Zealand (in T20s earlier this year) a bit with
Agar going up (the order).
</blockquote><blockquote>"That's not to say the
right-handers can't play spinners, it's just that statistically and match-up
wise it works a bit better at times. I'm sure we'll use that throughout the
series."
</blockquote>Shakib played a big role in
defeating Australia in the Test in 2017. Wade still hasn't forgotten that. He
remembered that memory even before the start of the T20I series. 
"We're certainly aware of
what he can do," Wade said. "He was pretty impressive in the Test match
here in 2017. He's a tricky customer … he can turn the ball around and hit the
shiny side and try to get you lbw, or turn the seam over and try to get your
outside edge.
"Depending on what the
wickets do we'll have to work out what we do with him. He's certainly a vital
part of their team.
"He's also pretty impressive
with the bat – he strikes at a high average. He'll be a key wicket when he
bats."

Meredith ruled out of Bangladesh T20Is

Another cricketer has been added to the list of unavailable players of Australian team as pacer Riley Meredith is ruled out of the Bangladesh series due to injury.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/riley-meredith.jpg" title="Meredith ruled out of Bangladesh T20Is" alt="Meredith ruled out of Bangladesh T20Is">Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed on Monday that Meredith had to go sit sideline throughout the whole series with a side strain. Fast bowler Nathan Ellis, who is with the team as a reserve player, has therefore been added to the main squad and could also make his debut in the series.
Ellis, 26, took 20 wickets in 14 matches in the last season’s Big Bash League (BBL) and earned the selectors attention with the performance. His bowling is quite effective, especially in death overs.
Australia will also miss their regular skipper Aaron Finch and veteran batsman Steve Smith in the series due to injuries. In Finch’s absence, Matthew Wade will lead the team. Regular players like Pat Cummins, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Jhye Richardson and Kane Richardson did not come to Bangladesh due to personal reasons.
The five-match T20I series starts on tomorrow (August 3). All the matches will be played on Sher-e-Bangla International Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
Australia squad: Ashton Agar, Wes Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Dan Christian, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Mitchell Marsh, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade (c), Adam Zampa. 
Travelling reserves: Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha.

Nationality	Australia
Role
Born	26th Dec, 1987
Age	34 years, 7 months, 22 days
Batting Style	Left hand Bat
Bowling Style	Right Arm Medium

Matches	36
Innings	63
Not Out	9
Runs	1613
High Score	117
Average	29.87
Strike Rate	50.35
100s	4
50s	5
6s	12
4s	175

Matches	97
Innings	83
Not Out	12
Runs	1867
High Score	100
Average	26.29
Strike Rate	81.59
100s	1
50s	11
6s	34
4s	129

Matches	63
Innings	47
Not Out	11
Runs	828
High Score	80
Average	23.00
Strike Rate	128.57
100s	0
50s	3
6s	32
4s	61

Matches	189
Innings	164
Not Out	26
Runs	3646
High Score	130
Average	26.42
Strike Rate	135.13
100s	1
50s	21
6s	127
4s	300

Matches	36
Innings	4
overs	5
Runs	28
wickets	0
bestinning
bestmatch
Average
econ	5.60
Strike Rate
4W	0
5W	0
10W	0

Matthew Wade

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