{"id":923913,"date":"2026-10-11T06:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T06:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/923913\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T06:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T06:06:10","slug":"unchanged-australia-bowl-first-in-odi-with-bangladesh-eastern-riverina-chronicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/923913\/","title":{"rendered":"Unchanged Australia bowl first in ODI with Bangladesh | Eastern Riverina Chronicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Expecting rain: Australia skipper Tahlia McGrath has sent Bangladesh in to bat in the second ODI. Photo: Darren England\/AAP PHOTOS\" class=\"mx-auto w-full\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791698769_147_r0_0_800_600_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg\" title=\"Expecting rain: Australia skipper Tahlia McGrath has sent Bangladesh in to bat in the second ODI. Photo: Darren England\/AAP PHOTOS\"\/>Expecting rain: Australia skipper Tahlia McGrath has sent Bangladesh in to bat in the second ODI. Photo: Darren England\/AAP PHOTOS<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG\">Australia have sent Bangladesh in for the second time in their ODI series as they believe rain may impact the second match in Brisbane later in the evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG\">Captain Tahlia McGrath had no hesitation in making the call when she won the toss on Sunday ahead of the clash at Allan Border Field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG\">&#8220;We reckon there is a bit of weather on the way,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG\">Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty was not disappointed by McGrath&#8217;s call.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG\">&#8220;We wanted to bat,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG\">Both sides are unchanged from Friday&#8217;s opening match of the three-match series, won by Australia by seven wickets.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty (l) is seeking to keep the series alive in Sunday's match. (Darren England\/AAP PHOTOS)\" class=\"mx-auto w-full\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791698770_655_r0_0_1280_720_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg\" title=\"Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty (l) is seeking to keep the series alive in Sunday's match. (Darren England\/AAP PHOTOS)\"\/>Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty (l) is seeking to keep the series alive in Sunday&#8217;s match. (Darren England\/AAP PHOTOS)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG\">Australia&#8217;s pace bowlers Megan Schutt and Annabel Sutherland were outstanding in the win but fellow quick Kim Garth will be looking to improve on her first outing of the series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG\">AUSTRALIA: Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney (wk), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath (capt), Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG\">BANGLADESH: Nigar Sultana Joty (capt), Nahida Akter, Sharmin Akter Supta, Ritu Moni, Fargana Hoque Pinky, Sharmin Sultana, Sobhana Mostary, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Shorna Akter, Habiba Islam Pinky.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_wrapper__6w7GG\">Australian Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Expecting rain: Australia skipper Tahlia McGrath has sent Bangladesh in to bat in the second ODI. 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