Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020

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| series_name = Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020

| team1_image = Flag of Bangladesh.svg

| team1_name = Bangladesh

| team2_image = Flag of Australia.svg

| team2_name = Australia

| from_date = 11 June

| to_date = 23 June 2020

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| no_of_tests = 2

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The Australian cricket team were scheduled to tour Bangladesh in June 2020 to play two Test matches.{{cite web|url=http://icc-live.s3.amazonaws.com/cms/media/about_docs/547c2a4d42a86-Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20FTP%202015%20to%202019%20as%20at%20Nov%202014.pdf|title=Future Tours Programme|access-date=11 December 2017|work=International Cricket Council}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1356604 |title=Australia postpone Test and T20I tours of Bangladesh |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=24 September 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/sport/cricket/full-schedule-of-bangladesh-cricket-team-in-2020-including-test-series-against-australia-with-shakib-al-hasan-banned-1.958164 |title=Full schedule of Bangladesh cricket team in 2020 including Test series against Australia with Shakib Al Hasan banned |work=The National |access-date=1 January 2020}} The Test series would have formed part of the inaugural 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/742337 |title=Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=11 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://icc-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/ICC/document/2018/06/20/6dc2c8d4-e1a5-4dec-94b4-7121fab3cd7f/ICC_Tours.pdf |title=Men's Future Tours Programme |access-date=11 October 2019 |work=International Cricket Council}} In September 2019, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Cricket Australia confirmed that the series would go ahead.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/bangladesh-confirm-australia-two-test-tour-june-july-2020-t20s-2021-wtc-icc/2019-09-27 |title=Australia's 2020 Test tour of Bangladesh confirmed |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=27 September 2019}}

Originally a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series was scheduled to take place in October 2019, with the Test series being played in February 2020. However, the Test series was moved to June 2020, due to fixture congestion.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26687427/big-bash-take-australia-day-national-team |title=Big Bash to take over Australia Day from national team |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 May 2019}} The T20I series is now scheduled to take place ahead of the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup, with the dates to be agreed.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/110050/australias-test-and-t20i-tours-of-bangladesh-postponed |title=Australia's Test and T20I tours of Bangladesh postponed |work=Cricbuzz |date=23 September 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/australias-tour-of-bangladesh-postponed-to-june-july-2020-bcb-2320227.html|title=Australia's Tour of Bangladesh Postponed to June-July 2020 |work=News18.com |date=23 September 2019}} The dates and venues for the two Test matches were confirmed in March 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28882456/australia-tour-bangladesh-two-tests-starting-june-11 |title=Australia to tour Bangladesh for two Tests starting June 11 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=11 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2020/03/11/media-release-itinerary-bangladesh-in-ireland-england-2020-and-australia-in-bangladesh-2020/ |title=Media Release : ITINERARY – Bangladesh in Ireland & England 2020 and Australia in Bangladesh 2020 |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=11 March 2020}}

However, on 9 April 2020, the matches were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29014919/bangladesh-australia-test-series-postponed-amid-covid-19-threat |title=Bangladesh-Australia Test series postponed amid Covid-19 threat |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-test-tour-of-bangladesh-postponed-2020-world-test-championship-coronavirus-covid-19/2020-04-09 |title=Scheduling crunch looms as Bangladesh tour postponed |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=9 April 2020}} In July 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed it was their priority to reschedule the matches, along with the five other World Test Championship series that had been postponed due to the pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29557670/world-test-championship-progressing-planned,-says-icc |title=World Test Championship progressing as planned, says ICC |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=29 July 2020}}