Bangladeshi cricket team in Australia in 2026

Bangladeshi cricket team in Australia in 2026

	Australia	Bangladesh
Dates	13 – 26 August 2026
Test series

The Bangladesh cricket team are scheduled to tour Australia in August 2026 to play the Australia cricket team.^[1] The tour will consist of two Test matches.^[2] The Test series will form part of the 2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship.^[3]^[4] In February 2026, the Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.^[5]

It will be Bangladesh's first tour to Australia in 18 years.^[6] The series will also mark the first winter Tests in Australia since 2004.^[7] Initially, the tour was scheduled to take place in March 2027 but was later moved to 2026 due to fixture congestion with the 150th Anniversary Test against England.^[8]^[9]

Test series

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1st Test

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13–17 August 2026

Australia	v	Bangladesh

Marrara Oval, Darwin

2nd Test

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22–26 August 2026

Australia	v	Bangladesh

Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay

References

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^ "Darwin set to get chance to push for Bangladesh Test". The Canberra Times. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
^ "Darwin and Mackay dates confirmed for Bangladesh's Top End tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
^ "Australia confirm dates for home Tests against Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
^ "Men's Future Tours Program" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
^ "Bangladesh returning to Australia with Top End Tests locked in". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
^ "Bangladesh set to tour Australia for a Test series after 18 years". BDCricTime. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
^ "Darwin set to get chance to push for Bangladesh Test". Racing and Sports. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
^ "Darwin's international return confirmed; India white-ball tour locked in". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
^ "Darwin to host cricket after 17 years". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 30 April 2025.

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Pakistan A	2024

§: Toured New Zealand as well as Australia

v t e International cricket in 2026
Preceding season: International cricket in 2025–26
April 2026	Namibia Tri-Nation Series North American Cup Zimbabwe women in Pakistan Women's Challenge Trophy
May 2026	Men's T20WC EAP Sub-regional Qualifier New Zealand women in England Men's T20WC Europe Sub-regional Qualifier A Men's T20WC Africa Sub-regional Qualifier A India women in England
June 2026	New Zealand in England Women's T20 World Cup Men's T20WC Americas Sub-regional Qualifier A
July 2026	Men's T20WC Europe Sub-regional Qualifier B India in England 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games
August 2026	Men's T20WC Europe Sub-regional Qualifier C Pakistan in England Bangladesh in Australia
September 2026	Ireland women in England Sri Lanka in England
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