Australia's all-conquering women's cricketers have been left off TV for the first time this decade after networks were unable to secure the broadcast rights to their Bangladesh tour.

Alyssa Healy's side will play Bangladesh in the first of three one-day internationals in Dhaka on Thursday, before three Twenty20s follow in the last scheduled series before this year's World Cup.

The matches will form a key part of preparations for the global tournament, which will be held in Bangladesh in September and October.

Australia's visit to the nation is their first since 2014, with only four members of the current squad having previously played in Bangladesh.

But it won't be traditional viewing in Australia.

Foxtel have not acquired the rights to the tour, meaning it will mark Australia's women's first matches not televised since 2019.

It is understood the pay TV network reached out to the Bangladesh Cricket Board, but were not able to secure the rights.

The situation is similar to when the men's team toured Bangladesh in 2021, with those matches also not televised in Australia.

Instead, matches will be streamed via the Bangladesh Cricket Board's YouTube channel.

Only parts of the commentary were in English in women's matches between Bangladesh and India that were streamed on the channel last year.

Australia coach Shelley Nitschke said last week she was hopeful the situation would be resolved.

"Anytime we can get our games broadcast is a win for us," Nitschke said.

Australia are largely entering the unknown with the series against Bangladesh, given the lack of matches broadcast from the nation.

Coaches have relied on at-times grainy streams of men's matches there, as well as the women's series in which Bangladesh drew with India last year.

Slower wickets are expected, with a fit-again Sophie Molineux among the returnees trying to push their World Cup case.

"We've scraped up a bit of stuff and numbers and things like that around the venue in Dhaka," Nitschke said.