Bangladesh suffered a significant defeat in their warm-up match before the Test series. Young bowler Campbell Thompson took an impressive eight wickets for just twenty-five runs. The Cricket Australia XI secured victory by an innings and thirty-eight runs. Bangladesh's batting lineup struggled, with only one player reaching double figures.

Bangladesh faces another setback as spinner Taijul Islam sustains a finger injury during a warm-up game against Cricket Australia XI, adding to their pre-series challenges.

Bangladesh suffered a shocking collapse, folding for 54 runs in their second innings as South Australia's left-arm pacer Thompson claimed remarkable figures of 8 for 25.