Australia vs Bangladesh 2nd Test 2026: Tips & Prediction
We have our Australia vs Bangladesh prediction for the 2nd test at Great Barrier Reef Arena in South Mackay.
Bangladesh scored a big upset in the first test, but Australia remains the favourite with Australia vs Bangladesh odds.
Neds has cricket odds available, and we have our Australia vs Bangladesh 2nd test tips ready to go.
Given what happened in Darwin, we’re not prepared to take the short odds for Australia to win again. They’re paying $1.09 despite being hammered in the opening test, and those odds aren’t worth the risk.
There is much better value in backing Bangladesh, and our Australia vs Bangladesh prediction has the visitors playing as well as they did last week. We expect improvement from Australia, but something isn’t quite clicking for the hosts recently.
They’ve made changes to the team, but with confidence levels sky high for Bangladesh, the $9 odds at Neds are too good to turn down.
Mushfiqur Rahim is the current favourite to top score for Bangladesh in the 1st innings, and we’re backing him in.
He scored 36 runs in the 1st innings in the first test, which was a solid effort, and he should be able to build on that performance with another strong outing.
If Bangladesh lose a couple of early wickets, he’ll look to steady the ship, so it will be a different innings to what he played last week. Our Australia vs Bangladesh 2nd test tips include Rahim at $4.60.
If it wasn’t for Steve Smith, Australia’s 1st innings score would have been abysmal.
He steadied the ship with a classy 71 runs to outscore his teammates by a long way, and he could be called to do the same this week. He scored the 71 from only 109 balls, and it came as wickets were falling around him.
We’re running it back and taking Smith to top score again for Australia, and at $3.90, punters get value odds. We priced him at around $3, so include him in Australia vs Bangladesh tips this week.
Punters get generous enough odds for this option that it’s worth including in cricket bets this week.
We’re betting that there isn’t a century scored in the 2nd test, and although that’s not an easy bet to take, it’s entirely possible if the pitch favours bowlers, as it did in Darwin in the 1st test.
Batters were struggling to stay at the crease, and although there was a century scored, it was only just. Punters will know early days whether this is a good bet or not, but we’re hoping the pitch favours the bowlers.
Given the odds of $5.80, it’s an option worth including in Australia vs Bangladesh predictions, and it’s a fun bet to follow throughout the test match.