Without Sunny and Taskin Bangladesh face Australia

Bangladesh will be determined to demolish Australia in their World T20 Group 2 clash at Bengaluru on Monday.

Off-spinner Sunny and fast bowler Ahmed were reported by the umpires during a preliminary stage World T20 match against the Netherlands.

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza said on Sunday the suspensions were a ‘devastating’ blow to the Tiger’s chances of winning a match, describing both as outstanding bowlers and critical to the team.

‘It’s a big blow. Two of our main players are out of the team. But we have to go through the process and continue to play hard,’ a downcast Mortaza said.

‘We are going to miss everything from them. These two players have been good for us.’

Bangladesh needs a victory if they are to have any hope of making the semi-finals, after being demolished by Pakistan in their first Super 10s match.

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and star batsman Tamin Iqbal were bright spots for Bangladesh in that match, scoring an unbeaten 50 and 24 respectively.

But Bangladesh, ranked 10th, have a rotten record in the World T20 - despite their recent improvements in 50-over cricket - and have not beaten Australia in any of their three previous World T20 clashes.