Australia's captain said his team was challenged by Bangladesh's bowlers in tough conditions.
Andrew McGlashan
Alyssa Healy was pleased with the experience and knowledge her team gained during the tour to Bangladesh, with an eye on the T20 World Cup later this year.
Australia completed their first bilateral cricket visit with a clean sweep with a 77-run victory in the final T20I, marking the fourth time their bowling attack has kept Bangladesh below 100. became. They are scheduled to return home in late September to defend the T20 world. Having won the Cup title, Healy believed the trip ticked many boxes.
“Everyone on the team is bringing something home that they can work on when they get back here in September, so this is very valuable for us,” Healy said. “The results were what we wanted, but from a big-picture perspective and from a perspective of what we want to build for September and October, I think we got everything we could out of this series. .”
The tour ended with Teyla Vlaeminck and Sophie Molyneux, two players returning from long-term injuries, winning Player of the Year and Series Awards respectively. Vlaeminck recorded a career-best 12 wins and three losses, while Molineux finished the T20I series with six wickets at 8.33, and the pair all but guaranteed a place in the World Cup.
“Obviously it’s great to have a player like Tay back, she’s a really unique player in world cricket with her fast bowling speed, and Soph Molyneux’s consistency is outstanding and both is a real attribute of our team,” Healy said.
“Throughout the two series, the players in the game and the players in the series were different, so I was very happy about that as well. It's great to see everyone step up and take chances when it's needed.”
Although the margin of victory in all six games was convincing, Healy felt his team was under pressure from the home side. In his first ODI he took 4 for 48 and 7 for 146, but was lifted by the lower order to a strong total score and in his last T20 he took 5 for 98 to help him score 155. I had to try hard.
“Especially with the ball, they [Bangladesh] “They challenged our batting line-up. They will be a real threat in the World Cup,” she said. The home conditions are really advantageous and I think the team will be a little bit under the radar. He could be a real danger to some top teams. ”
The conditions, especially the heat, also helped the visiting team, and Healy was prepared for something similar at the World Cup, but he didn't expect the pitches early in the tournament to be as extreme as they have been at times in this series. Ta. Australia will split the matches between Dhaka and Sylhet, who were not part of this tour.
“We heard that [the heat] It's going to be even worse in September and October, so we'll have to wait and see what happens there,” Healy said. “Obviously it's an ICC event, so I think the wicket will be very good at the beginning and probably tiring towards the end of the tournament.” “
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Kim Garth, who took five wickets in the two ODIs he played, and leg-spinner Alana King did not feature in the T20I series as Australia fielded just 12 players for the three matches. King has not played a T20I since the last World Cup in South Africa, but will likely retain his place as a reserve at Georgia Wareham. Experienced Jess Jonassen has been sidelined for a significant amount of this tour, while Darcey Brown has been sidelined with a stress fracture in her foot.
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They will return to action in September with a T20I series against New Zealand as a prelude to the World Cup, which will be followed immediately by the WBBL. They will then host India in December and travel to New Zealand before Christmas ahead of the multi-format Ashes in January.
“We're having a great vacation right now. Our group is looking forward to a great opportunity to go home, have a little vacation, refresh and actually get in shape for the big summer that is the end of the year.” “For us,'' Healy said.
Andrew McGlashan is ESPNcricinfo's deputy editor.