Australia v Bangladesh ODIs: All you need to know

ODI series facts 

Schedule

First ODI: Allan Border Field, Brisbane, 2.50pm October 9 AEDT (1.50pm local)

 

Second ODI: Allan Border Field, Brisbane, 2.50pm October 11 AEDT (1.50pm local)

 

Third ODI: Allan Border Field, Brisbane, 2.50pm October 14 AEDT (1.50pm local)

How to watch or listen in Australia: Channel 7, 7plus, Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports, ABC radio

Live scores: Match Centre

Highlights, news and reactions after the match: cricket.com.au and the CA Live app

Tickets: Ticketek 

The squads

Australia: Tahlia McGrath (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Nicola Carey, Kim Garth, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham 

Sophie Molineux will miss next month's ODI series against Bangladesh with a hip injury, but Australia are hopeful she will recover in time for the following T20I series against New Zealand.

The Australia captain was named in a 13-player ODI squad revealed by Cricket Australia on Wednesday morning, but speaking to reporters following that release, national selector Shawn Flegler revealed the extent of Molineux's setback, and confirmed deputy Tahlia McGrath would lead her country against the Tigers in Brisbane.

Left-arm quick Lucy Hamilton will also miss the series with a quad injury, while the fast bowler set to replace her, Darcie Brown, was also ruled out due to a disc injury.

Bangladesh: Nigar Sultana Joty (c), Nahida Akter, Shorna Akter, Marufa Akter, Rabeya Khan, Ritu Moni, Sobhana Mostary, Sarmin Sultana, Sharmin Akter, Sanjida Akther, Sultana Khatun, Dilara Akter, Farzana Haque, Disha Biswas, Murshida Khatun, Habiba Islam

Nigar Sultana Joty will carry on as Bangladesh's ODI captain for the three-match series against Australia, despite stepping down from the T20I captaincy following last month's Asian Games in order to focus on her batting.

Bangladesh however will arrive in Australia with a new head coach, after the BCB elected not to renew the contract of Sarwar Imran, replacing him with former Bermuda player and experienced coach David Hemp, who has been working with the organisation for several years.

The Tigers have selected uncapped pace-bowling allrounder duo of Disha Biswas and right-arm seamer Habiba Islam for the series, and recalled batter Murshida Khatun and wicketkeeper-batter Dilara Akter.

Bangladesh have dropped three players who featured in their last ODI series, against Sri Lanka in April - Juairiya Ferdous, Fahima Khatun and Fariha Trisna.

The ICC Women's ODI Championship 

The 2026-2029 ICC Women's Championship is officially underway and this is Australia's second series of the cycle.  

Running every four years, the 11-team Championship determines which sides, alongside the yet-to-be-determined hosts, will gain automatic qualification for the 2029 ODI World Cup.

The teams who miss out will need to head to the ICC's qualifying tournament to try and win a spot at the event.

It's currently unclear how many teams will be granted spots through the Championship, as the World Cup will increase from eight to 10 teams in 2029. 

Each of the 11 teams play eight three-game ODI series – four at home and four away – meeting all bar two of the other Championship sides, and there are two points on offer for each win.

Australia have won all three previous editions of the Championship and started the latest cycle on a strong note, defeating the West Indies 3-0 in April. 

Form Guide

Past 10 matches, most recent first. W: win, L: loss, NR: no result

Australia: W W W W W W L W W W   

Australia swept their last two ODI series, defeating the West Indies in St Kitts in April and India on home soil at the start of the year. It's been a long time between one-dayers for the Aussies though, and they have not played together since lifting the T20 World Cup trophy at Lord's in early July.

Bangladesh: L L W NR L L L L L W

Like Australia, Bangladesh have not played an ODI series since April, when they went down to Sri Lanka 2-1. Prior to that they had a tough run at the ODI World Cup in late 2025 - after starting their campaign with a win over Pakistan, they went on to lose the remainder of their matches.

Last time they met

Australia were dominant when the sides last met during the 2025 ODI World Cup. They restricted the Tigresses to 9-198 from 50 overs in Vizag, before Alyssa Healy (113no) and Phoebe Litchfield (84no) saw the Aussies to a 10-wicket win in 24.5 overs.

The last time they met in a bilateral series was in 2024 in Dhaka, where Australia also cruised to a 3-0 series win, winning by margins of 118 runs, six wickets and eight wickets.

This will be Bangladesh's first bilateral tour of Australia, following their admission to the ICC Women's ODI Championship in 2022. Their only previous visit to Australia was during the 2020 T20 World Cup.

Head-to-head in ODIs

Local knowledge

How else can I follow along?

Cricket.com.au and the CA Live app will have live scores for every match to go with reports and interviews from our reporters throughout the series.

Make sure you're following all the @auswomencricket and @cricketcomau social channels for extra interviews and behind-the-scenes action.

In exciting news, The Scoop Cricket Podcast has returned to eardrums all around the country for another season. 

Esteemed broadcaster Rana Hussain and star spinner Molly Strano are co-hosting the revamped show, and Victoria quick Tayla Vlaeminck was their first guest of the new season.

Remember to hit subscribe so you don't miss an episode. The show is also on the cricket.com.au YouTube channel. 

The forecast

Signs look promising for the series opener on Friday, with sunny skies and a top of 28 degrees Celsius forecast for Brisbane. There's a chance of thunderstorms on a 31-degree day on Sunday, and rain could also impact the series finale on Wednesday. 

Rapid stats

• Australia won their only previous bilateral women’s ODI series against Bangladesh 3-0 in March 2024; they held the Tigresses to under 100 runs in each of those games.
  
  
• Australia have won their last 11 bilateral women’s ODI series, only suffering defeat in two matches in the span of those series; the last time they suffered defeat in a bilateral series was 1-2 against England in July 2023.
  
  
• Bangladesh have only won one of their last five bilateral women’s ODI series, a 3-0 win against Ireland in November - December 2024; they will be looking for their first away series win since a 3-0 triumph over Zimbabwe in November 2021.
  
  
• Australia have won all 21 of their women’s ODIs at Allan Border Field, the most matches any team has won at a single venue without defeat; this will be the 36th different ground at which Bangladesh have played and if they win, it will be the 15th different venue at which they have done so.

• Australia have scored a boundary on 13.2 per cent of their balls faced in women’s ODIs since the start of 2025, the highest rate of any team; Bangladesh have hit a boundary on 7.1 per cent of their balls faced in that span.
  
  
• Bangladesh have scored at over four runs per over in the last two calendar years (4.16 in 2025, 4.04 in 2026); they had not scored at over four runs per over in any of the previous three years.
  
  
• Among bowlers to have bowled 120+ overs in women’s ODIs since the start of 2025, Nahida Akter has recorded the best bowling economy rate (4.0); she has picked up 22 wickets in that span, the most of any Bangladesh bowler.
  
  
• Annabel Sutherland (Australia) has recorded a false shot connection on only 6.6 per cent of her 357 balls faced in women’s ODIs since the start of 2025, the best of any batter (min. 7 matches played); she has scored 192 runs at an average of 64 in her last six matches.
  
  
• Sobhana Mostary (Bangladesh) has scored 40+ runs in three of her last six women’s ODI innings including a career best 74 in her most recent match against Sri Lanka (25 April 2026); she had not reached double figures in five of her previous seven games.
  
  
• Australian pair Georgia Wareham (143.1) and Nicola Carey (143.0) have the best batting strike rates of any batters to have faced 55+ balls in women’s ODIs since the start of 2025; in addition, Carey has an average of 113 in that span, having only been dismissed once.

NRMA Insurance Women's ODI Series v Bangladesh

First ODI: Friday, October 9 (D/N)

Second ODI: Sunday, October 11 (D/N)

Third ODI: Wednesday, October 14 (D/N)

* All matches played at Allan Border Field, Brisbane, starting at 1:50pm local

Australia ODI squad: Tahlia McGrath (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Nicola Carey, Kim Garth, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham 

Bangladesh ODI squad: Nigar Sultana (c), Nahida Akter, Shorna Akter, Marufa Akter, Rabeya Khan, Ritu Moni, Sobhana Mostary, Sarmin Sultana, Sharmin Akter, Sanjida Akther, Sultana Khatun, Dilara Akter, Farzana Haque, Disha Biswas, Murshida Khatun, Habiba Islam

NRMA Insurance Women's T20 Series v New Zealand

First T20I: Sunday, October 18

Second T20I: Tuesday, October 20

Third T20I: Thursday, October 22

* All matches played at North Sydney Oval starting at 7:15pm AEDT

Australia T20I squad: Sophie Molineux (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Nicola Carey, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham 

New Zealand T20I squad: Melie Kerr (c), Eden Carson, Flora Devonshire, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Bree Illing, Polly Inglis (wk), Bella James, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Nensi Patel, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Izzy Sharp

All women's international matches will be shown live on Seven, 7Plus, Kayo Sports and Foxtel