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Australia vs Bangladesh Live Commentary, Group 2 22th T20, ICC World Twenty20 2016, March 21, 2016

BAN 156/5 (20)
Australia won by 3 wickets
AUS 157/7 (18.3)
Match over
0.0 : Hello and welcome to the ICC World T20 Group 2 clash between Australia and Bangladesh in Bangalore.
Both teams are in a must-win situation after losing their opening matches of the tournament so the pressure is on tonight. Team news and the toss coming up shortly.
Australia have won the toss and they will bowl first. One change in their XI with Hastings coming in to replace Agar. A blow for Bangladesh with Tamim Iqbal out tonight due to illness.
Australia XI - Watson, Khawaja, Smith (c), Warner, Maxwell, Marsh, Faulkner, Nevill (wk), Hastings, Coulter-Nile, Zampa
Bangladesh XI - Mohammad Mithun, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shuvagata Hom, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Saqlain Sajib, Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
Play will begin in a few minutes time, the players are currently lining up for the national anthems. Stay tuned for the action!
Ready to go now, Coulter-Nile to open the bowling, Mithun Ali on strike.
0.1 : Coulter-Nile to Mohammad Mithun, one run, full outside off, he pushes and steers it off the face to third man
0.2 : Coulter-Nile to Soumya Sarkar, no run, lets it go short and quite wide of the off stump
0.3 : Coulter-Nile to Soumya Sarkar, no run, short length and good pace, at his body and he fends it down towards the slips
0.4 : Coulter-Nile to Soumya Sarkar, no run, dabs at a cut shot there, bottom edge goes down and back towards the keeper
0.5 : Coulter-Nile to Soumya Sarkar, one run, that jumps off a length as the batsman comes forward, thick outside edge and he gets it to third man
0.6 : Coulter-Nile to Mohammad Mithun, no run, prods and is beaten outside off stump by a good outswinger.
End of over: BAN 2/0 (Mohammad Mithun 1, Soumya Sarkar 1)
1.1 : Watson to Soumya Sarkar, no run, full and wide, he has a big cover drive and misses
1.2 : Watson to Soumya Sarkar, OUT, no run, very wide, he slashes hard and gets it off the toe end, picks out Maxwell at point! That would have been a wide if he left it. Great start for the Aussies. BAN 2/1
Watson to Sabbir Rahman, wide, pushes it slightly down the leg side for a wide
1.3 : Watson to Sabbir Rahman, leg bye, full on his pads and he misses it trying to clip it away, rolls towards fine leg off the pad
1.4 : Watson to Mohammad Mithun, one run, squared up to a length ball on off stump, is able to fend it away to third man
1.5 : Watson to Sabbir Rahman, no run, short of a length and he works it off the back foot to mid on
1.6 : Watson to Sabbir Rahman, no run, goes back and defends a good ball on off stump.
End of over: BAN 5/1 (Mohammad Mithun 2, Sabbir Rahman 0)
2.1 : Coulter-Nile to Mohammad Mithun, leg bye, goes to flick a short length ball and it rolls off the thigh pad to fine leg
2.2 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, no run, tries to pull one off his hip and is struck on the thigh pad, beaten for pace there
2.3 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, no run, charges down and has a big swipe across the line, misses and it bounces over off stump
2.4 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, two leg byes, glances and it's off pad again to fine leg
2.5 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, leg bye, goes to flick and it's another leg bye off the thigh pad behind square
2.6 : Coulter-Nile to Mohammad Mithun, one run, defends and drops it down to the gully region for a quick single.
End of over: BAN 10/1 (Mohammad Mithun 3, Sabbir Rahman 0)
3.1 : Hastings to Mohammad Mithun, one run, looks to drive, thick inside edge dribbles to the leg side and they take a quick single
3.2 : Hastings to Sabbir Rahman, FOUR, full on off stump, driven flat in the air but luckily mid off is too wide and has no chance
3.3 : Hastings to Sabbir Rahman, no run, full outside off stump, he has a wild swing at that ball and misses it completely
3.4 : Hastings to Sabbir Rahman, FOUR, swings hard and crashes another full ball down the ground for four, flat through mid on this time!
3.5 : Hastings to Sabbir Rahman, no run, full again and he has another wild slog, misses and it nearly bowls him on off stump
3.6 : Hastings to Sabbir Rahman, no run, very well timed drive on the up but he hits it straight to extra cover.
End of over: BAN 19/1 (Mohammad Mithun 4, Sabbir Rahman 8)
4.1 : Coulter-Nile to Mohammad Mithun, one run, short of a length at good pace, he fends and steers it well down to third man
4.2 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, no run, digs in a short ball over leg stump and he ducks under it
4.3 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, one run, nicely guided off the face down to third man, Hastings with a good sliding pick up keeps it to a single
4.4 : Coulter-Nile to Mohammad Mithun, one run, tucked down to mid wicket, they think about two but wisely settle for the single
4.5 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, two runs, full toss outside off, he hits it high on the blade and slices it away just over cover
4.6 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, one run, dabs a late cut down to third man for a single.
End of over: BAN 25/1 (Mohammad Mithun 6, Sabbir Rahman 12)
5.1 : Watson to Sabbir Rahman, OUT, no run, charges, Watson bangs it short of a length and Rahman's cross bat shot comes right off the splice, loops to mid on where Faulkner dives low to his right to take the catch. BAN 25/2
5.2 : Watson to Mohammad Mithun, no run, defends a full ball from the crease down to short cover
Watson to Mohammad Mithun, wide, short slower ball is angled well down the leg side
5.3 : Watson to Mohammad Mithun, one run, length ball and he runs it off the face smartly down to third man
5.4 : Watson to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, length ball outside off, he cuts with no footwork and times it very well, played late and it races fine of deep third man
5.5 : Watson to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, back of a length, steered down to third man for a single
5.6 : Watson to Mohammad Mithun, one run, guides a length ball down to third man for a single.
End of over: BAN 33/2 (Mohammad Mithun 8, Shakib Al Hasan 5)
6.1 : Marsh to Mohammad Mithun, FOUR, charges and drives through the line, hit in the air just past the bowler and he beats mid off
6.2 : Marsh to Mohammad Mithun, no run, defensive nudge to point, he wants a single but is sent back
6.3 : Marsh to Mohammad Mithun, no run, full outside the off stump, he drives well to short extra cover
6.4 : Marsh to Mohammad Mithun, one run, guides a short length ball down to third man for a single
6.5 : Marsh to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, short ball with extra bounce, well controlled late cut down to third man
6.6 : .
End of over: Marsh to Mohammad Mithun, SIX, what a shot! Short ball outside off, he backs away and slaps it high and mighty over the long off fence! BAN 45/2 (Mohammad Mithun 19, Shakib Al Hasan 6)
7.1 : Hastings to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, charges and hacks it into the ground, the ball bounces straight to mid off
7.2 : Hastings to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, length ball on off stump, nicely guided down to third man
7.3 : Hastings to Mohammad Mithun, no run, stifled appeal for caught behind as he slashes at a wide length ball and misses
7.4 : Hastings to Mohammad Mithun, no run, defends a good length ball, plays it late and angles it to Warner at point
7.5 : Hastings to Mohammad Mithun, two runs, lifts a full ball off his pads over mid wicket, Faulkner makes ground from long on and makes a fine save on the boundary
7.6 : Hastings to Mohammad Mithun, one run, pulls a length ball and drags it away to deep backward square leg.
End of over: BAN 49/2 (Mohammad Mithun 22, Shakib Al Hasan 7)
8.1 : Maxwell to Mohammad Mithun, one run, worked off his stumps to the gap at mid wicket
8.2 : Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, tries to flick to mid wicket and is struck on the pad outside leg
8.3 : Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, good length ball on middle stump, defended
8.4 : Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, makes room to drive and he hammers it flat over extra cover to the boundary
8.5 : Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, SIX, full on leg stump, he clears the front foot and launches down the ground, huge six over long on!
8.6 : Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, skips down and drives well to long on for a single. Good over there for the Tigers.
End of over: BAN 61/2 (Mohammad Mithun 23, Shakib Al Hasan 18)
9.1 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, tucked off his pads backward of square leg for a single
9.2 : Zampa to Mohammad Mithun, OUT, no run, short of a length, he's back and pulling it hard and flat, but he hits it straight to Watson at deep mid wicket! He barely has to move a step as he takes the catch in his lap. BAN 62/3
9.3 : Zampa to Shuvagoto Hom, no run, back defending it down to the man at point
9.4 : Zampa to Shuvagoto Hom, DROPPED, one run, sweeps and gets a top edge, Marsh charges in and slides to take the catch, but he puts it down!
9.5 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, worked with the spin towards mid wicket for a single
9.6 : Zampa to Shuvagoto Hom, APPEAL, no run, back to a quicker ball and he edges on to his pad, appeal is stifled as they realise he hit it.
End of over: BAN 64/3 (Shakib Al Hasan 20, Shuvagoto Hom 1)
10.1 : Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, digs a yorker length ball out down to long on for a single
10.2 : Faulkner to Shuvagoto Hom, no run, gets width outside off stump and he cuts, well struck but straight to Zampa at point
10.3 : Faulkner to Shuvagoto Hom, no run, attempts to pull it off a length, chops it down to mid wicket off the bottom edge
10.4 : Faulkner to Shuvagoto Hom, one run, pulls a slower short ball, goes to short fine leg off the bottom edge
10.5 : Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, plays a nice guided late cut down to third man
10.6 : Faulkner to Shuvagoto Hom, one run, cross-bats a short length ball to mid off and takes a quick single.
End of over: BAN 68/3 (Shakib Al Hasan 22, Shuvagoto Hom 3)
11.1 : Zampa to Shuvagoto Hom, SIX, charges and connects sweetly! Huge six over long on, right out of the middle and very high through the air!
11.2 : Zampa to Shuvagoto Hom, FOUR, wide half volley, he drives and plays it very late, slices it purposefully past point for four more
11.3 : Zampa to Shuvagoto Hom, OUT, no run, bowls a flat sliding delivery on the stumps, Hom works across the ball and misses and is hit plum in front! BAN 78/4
11.4 : Zampa to Mahmudullah, APPEAL, leg bye, back trying to work it, misses and hits the back leg, very close! Maybe too high
11.5 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, punched down to long off for a single
11.6 : Zampa to Mahmudullah, no run, full on off stump and he defends it straight to cover.
End of over: BAN 80/4 (Shakib Al Hasan 23, Mahmudullah 0)
12.1 : Hastings to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, good length ball and he plays a nice late dab down to third man
12.2 : Hastings to Mahmudullah, no run, defended off a good line and length down to the point fielder
12.3 : Hastings to Mahmudullah, FOUR, pushes a length ball outside off, nicely timed and he beats point, and that races across the outfield to the boundary
12.4 : Hastings to Mahmudullah, SIX, banged in short and he smashes a pull shot flat over backward square leg and it carries for six!
12.5 : Hastings to Mahmudullah, no run, slower ball and he fends it down to mid wicket, the fielder is in to prevent the single
12.6 : Hastings to Mahmudullah, no run, defended off his stumps down to mid wicket.
End of over: BAN 91/4 (Shakib Al Hasan 24, Mahmudullah 10)
13.1 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, slogs a flighted ball and drags it down the ground to long on
13.2 : Zampa to Mahmudullah, one run, picks the googly and dabs it to short third man
13.3 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, another big heave and he mistimes it away to deep mid wicket
13.4 : Zampa to Mahmudullah, one run, punches a drive to extra cover, Smith with a fumble on the pick up and they get a run
13.5 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, skips down, checks his shot and nearly presents a caught and bowled chance
13.6 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, plays a good sweep shot to deep backward square leg for a single.
End of over: BAN 96/4 (Shakib Al Hasan 27, Mahmudullah 12)
14.1 : Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, full on off stump, he plays a clever late cut to third man for a single
14.2 : Faulkner to Mahmudullah, one run, pushes a length slower ball in the air, wide of cover and out to the sweeper
14.3 : Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, makes room to leg, gets a full ball and lofts it inside-out over wide mid off, fine stroke to bring up the Bangladesh 100
14.4 : Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, good quick short ball, he pulls and misses this time
14.5 : Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, hacks a length ball away to deep mid wicket for a single
14.6 : Faulkner to Mahmudullah, leg bye, fended off his body down to the off side for a quick single.
End of over: BAN 104/4 (Shakib Al Hasan 33, Mahmudullah 13)
15.1 : Zampa to Mahmudullah, one run, charges, it's wide outside off and he slices it over cover, lands safely
15.2 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT, no run, backs away, tries to cut off his stumps there and a thick edge loops up to Coulter-Nile at short third man. BAN 105/5
15.3 : Zampa to Mushfiqur Rahim, one run, nicely worked off his stumps down to long on
15.4 : Zampa to Mahmudullah, one run, short and wide, he cuts it away hard to deep point
15.5 : Zampa to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, drives to extra cover, Smith dives and makes a brilliant one handed save
15.6 : Zampa to Mushfiqur Rahim, one run, shuffles down and works it to mid wicket for a single.
End of over: BAN 108/5 (Mahmudullah 15, Mushfiqur Rahim 2)
16.1 : Watson to Mushfiqur Rahim, one run, dabs a short length ball down to deep third man
16.2 : Watson to Mahmudullah, one run, hooks a short ball and mistimes it away, just a single to deep backward square
16.3 : Watson to Mushfiqur Rahim, one run, attempted ramp shot and Watson follows him, pops up to the off side and they scamper a single
16.4 : Watson to Mahmudullah, no run, big slog to a full length ball, thick edge on to his back leg and it rolls behind to the keeper
16.5 : Watson to Mahmudullah, one run, quality yorker and he jams it out into the gap, gets a single to deep cover
16.6 : Watson to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, misses a short length slower ball as he tries to cut it away.
End of over: BAN 112/5 (Mahmudullah 17, Mushfiqur Rahim 4)
17.1 : Faulkner to Mahmudullah, FOUR, full and wide, he drives and opens the face placing it superbly backward of point and into the gap
17.2 : Faulkner to Mahmudullah, FOUR, short length slower ball, too wide and easily cut away to the same part of the ground
17.3 : Faulkner to Mahmudullah, one run, third man is back now and he steers a short ball down there for a single
17.4 : Faulkner to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR, slower ball and he slogs to the leg side, well struck behind square leg for another boundary!
17.5 : Faulkner to Mushfiqur Rahim, one run, pulls a quick short ball off his body, straight to Marsh at deep backward square leg
17.6 : Faulkner to Mahmudullah, one run, squeezed away to deep fine leg for a single.
End of over: BAN 127/5 (Mahmudullah 27, Mushfiqur Rahim 9)
18.1 : Watson to Mahmudullah, two runs, squeezes a full yorker out square, Zampa dives at point and makes a fine save
Watson to Mahmudullah, wide, loopy bouncer over leg stump and he doesn't get away with that
18.2 : Watson to Mahmudullah, FOUR, full length outside off, he slashes hard and smashes it backward of point for another boundary!
18.3 : Watson to Mahmudullah, one run, lofted flat over the off side, fielded at deep point on the bounce
18.4 : Watson to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR, backs away, yorker on off stump and he steers it superbly past backward point using the pace on the ball
18.5 : Watson to Mushfiqur Rahim, one run, cuts it up and over point, gathered out in the deep on the first bounce
18.6 : .
End of over: Watson to Mahmudullah, FOUR, short at the body and he pulls it to the fine leg boundary, 17 runs from the over! BAN 144/5 (Mahmudullah 38, Mushfiqur Rahim 14)
19.1 : Coulter-Nile to Mushfiqur Rahim, one run, slower short ball, he dabs a cut shot down to cover point for a single
19.2 : Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, FOUR, full around off stump, he launches off the back foot and sends it over mid off to the boundary, quality shot!
19.3 : Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, FOUR, lifts a full ball up and over mid wicket, finds the gap again! Bangladesh reach 150
19.4 : Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, two runs, charges into a short ball and flat-bats it wide of long on
19.5 : Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, no run, fires in a wide yorker and beats the batsman who backed away slightly, very well executed
19.6 : Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, one run.
Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, one run, digs out a yorker, the bowler knocks it away to the on side and they only get a single off the final ball.
Great late flurry there from Bangladesh to reach 156 and they take some good momentum into the second innings. Australia batted poorly last match and are now under pressure with this total to chase, their big names really need to step up.
Stay tuned for the run chase coming up very soon.
End of over: BAN 156/5 (Mahmudullah 49, Mushfiqur Rahim 15)
0.0 : The players are out in the middle again and the Australian innings is about to get started. Watson and Khawaja opening the innings. Opening the bowling for Bangladesh will be Mashrafe Mortaza.
0.1 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Khawaja, no run, short and wide, he cuts off the toe end to short third man
0.2 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Khawaja, no run, tucks it to short fine leg
0.3 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Khawaja, two runs, tries to work to leg and gets a leading edge, luckily goes through mid off for a couple
0.4 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Khawaja, SIX, full on the stumps and he plays a check drive, right off the middle and over the long on fence!
0.5 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Khawaja, no run, beats the edge as he pushes outside the off stump
0.6 : Mashrafe Mortaza to Khawaja, one run, short length on his hip and he pulls it hard away to deep backward square leg.
End of over: AUS 9/0 (Watson 0, Khawaja 9)
1.1 : Mahmudullah to Khawaja, one run, drives on the up and gets it past extra cover for a single
1.2 : Mahmudullah to Watson, no run, punches off the back foot straight to the man at cover
1.3 : Mahmudullah to Watson, one run, pushes a full ball wide of mid off and he takes a single
1.4 : Mahmudullah to Khawaja, one run, smartly worked off his pads away to deep mid wicket
1.5 : Mahmudullah to Watson, one run, punched to deep mid wicket for another single
1.6 : Mahmudullah to Khawaja, one run, advances and drives firmly to mid on, takes a single on a slight misfield.
End of over: AUS 14/0 (Watson 2, Khawaja 12)
2.1 : Al-Amin Hossain to Khawaja, no run, drives on the up, gets it off the toe end to the cover fielder
2.2 : Al-Amin Hossain to Khawaja, FOUR, short at the body, pulled away with ease to the fine leg boundary
2.3 : Al-Amin Hossain to Khawaja, no run, advances and punches a drive to the cover fielder
2.4 : Al-Amin Hossain to Khawaja, one run, nicely flicked away off his thigh pad to deep backward square leg
2.5 : Al-Amin Hossain to Watson, one run, decent full ball on middle stump, Watson digs it out to mid off and takes a good quick single
2.6 : Al-Amin Hossain to Khawaja, FOUR, charges, gets width and slaps it through cover, off the toe end but has enough legs to reach the boundary.
End of over: AUS 24/0 (Watson 3, Khawaja 21)
3.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Watson, wide, angled way across the right hander, Watson leaves it and wide is called
Mustafizur Rahman to Watson, one run, slower ball on a good length, Watson waits and guides it down to third man
3.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Khawaja, APPEAL, no run, full on his pads and he misses out trying to whip it away, ambitious shout from the bowler for LBW there
3.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Khawaja, no run, backs away and Rahman fires a wide yorker, Khawaja leaves it as he can't reach it at all
3.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Khawaja, no run, struck on the pads again as he tries to flick it away over the leg side
3.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Khawaja, leg bye, clips to the leg side, off the thigh pad to short fine leg
3.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Watson, FOUR, full and wide, Watson goes very hard and slices it away over gully, beats the fielder out at deep third man.
End of over: AUS 31/0 (Watson 8, Khawaja 21)
4.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Khawaja, no run, short length ball is cut hard to cover point
4.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Khawaja, no run, misses a slog sweep, too full for that shot and it just misses off stump
4.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Khawaja, FOUR, down the track, whips it off a length and he has hammered that to the gap at deep mid wicket! Sublime!
4.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Khawaja, FOUR, this time he's down the wicket lofting over wide long off!
4.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Khawaja, FOUR, sweeps hard and flat, hit like a rocket and the fielder at deep square can't save it!
4.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Khawaja, one run, goes for the big shot and gets an inside edge past the keeper, lucky single to short fine leg.
End of over: AUS 44/0 (Watson 8, Khawaja 34)
5.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Khawaja, one run, drives and mistimes it badly, still gets a single down to long on
5.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Watson, FOUR, length ball and he plays a lovely late cut, third man is wide and can't get there to cut it off!
5.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Watson, no run, short length ball on off stump, he's back defending it to the man at backward point
5.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Watson, one run, pushes to mid on and takes a quick single to bring up the 50 run opening stand
5.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Khawaja, one run, back foot defensive played down the on side, and he takes a good quick single
5.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Watson, DROPPED, no run, skies a big leading edge to mid wicket, the fielder runs back with the flight, has to reach at the last second and barely gets a hand on it! Huge chance goes begging.
End of over: AUS 51/0 (Watson 13, Khawaja 36)
6.1 : Saqlain Sajib to Khawaja, one run, worked off his pads to deep square leg for a single
6.2 : Saqlain Sajib to Watson, one run, wide outside the off stump and he drives to deep cover
6.3 : Saqlain Sajib to Khawaja, one run, pulled away to deep backward square leg on the bounce
6.4 : Saqlain Sajib to Watson, no run, chops it down off the bottom edge to short third man
6.5 : Saqlain Sajib to Watson, no run, quicker ball on off stump and he's back in defence
6.6 : .
End of over: Saqlain Sajib to Watson, SIX, shuffles down to the pitch and picks it up beautifully over mid wicket, fabulous strike! AUS 60/0 (Watson 20, Khawaja 38)
7.1 : Shuvagoto Hom to Khawaja, one run, pushes on off stump and gets it past cover for a single
7.2 : Shuvagoto Hom to Watson, OUT, one run, pulled away flat to deep mid wicket, they race back for two and Watson has to stretch for his ground, that is very close! Goes to the third umpire, and he is an inch short of his ground! AUS 1/62
7.3 : Shuvagoto Hom to Smith, one run, works it behind square leg for a quick single
7.4 : Shuvagoto Hom to Khawaja, one run, down the wicket and he flicks it away to deep square leg
7.5 : Shuvagoto Hom to Smith, one run, whipped away off his pads to deep backward square leg
7.6 : Shuvagoto Hom to Khawaja, one run, nudges to the gap at mid wicket for an easy single.
End of over: AUS 66/1 (Khawaja 41, Smith 2)
8.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Khawaja, FOUR, short of a length, he's back and cutting through cover, superb placement into the gap
8.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Khawaja, one run, back nudging it to mid wicket for a single
8.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, no run, defends a good length ball straight back
8.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, one run, down the wicket and he pushes to long on
8.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Khawaja, one run, plays a very nice sweep shot out to deep mid wicket
8.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, one run, punched off the back foot down to long on.
End of over: AUS 74/1 (Khawaja 47, Smith 4)
9.1 : Shuvagoto Hom to Smith, one run, pushes a full ball down to long off
9.2 : Shuvagoto Hom to Khawaja, no run, stuck on the crease as he defends a quicker ball
9.3 : Shuvagoto Hom to Khawaja, leg bye, tries to whip it away, off the pad to mid wicket
9.4 : Shuvagoto Hom to Smith, one run, skips down and drives it hard to long on
9.5 : Shuvagoto Hom to Khawaja, FOUR, just short and wide enough to cut and he plays it superbly backward of point to bring up his maiden 50 in T20 Internationals
9.6 : Shuvagoto Hom to Khawaja, one run, worked off his pads away to deep mid wicket.
End of over: AUS 82/1 (Khawaja 52, Smith 6)
10.1 : Saqlain Sajib to Khawaja, one run, nice looking cut shot away to deep backward point
10.2 : Saqlain Sajib to Smith, SIX, down the track to the pitch and he lofts a fantastic straight drive for six!
10.3 : Saqlain Sajib to Smith, no run, on the back foot and he nudges down the on side, the bowler collects
10.4 : Saqlain Sajib to Smith, one run, skips down the track and drives it to long on
Saqlain Sajib to Khawaja, two wides, after some gamesmanship between batsman and bowler, Khawaja fake charges and Sajib fires it wide down leg
10.5 : Saqlain Sajib to Smith, one run, tucked away through square leg for a single
10.6 : Saqlain Sajib to Khawaja, one run, flicks a short length ball away to deep square leg.
End of over: AUS 94/1 (Khawaja 54, Smith 14)
11.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Khawaja, one run, full at the stumps and he drives it down to long on
11.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Smith, APPEAL, no run, walks across and is struck on the pad trying to work to leg, pitched well outside leg stump though
11.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Smith, OUT, no run, cracking leg stump yorker! He outthought Smith there, expecting his usual walk to the off side, fired a fast yorker at the base of leg stump and knocks him over! AUS 2/95
11.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Warner, one run, slower ball outside off stump is pushed away through cover for a single
11.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Khawaja, two runs, leg stump full toss and he pushes it away through mid wicket
11.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Khawaja, no run, very full outside off stump, pushed watchfully to extra cover.
End of over: AUS 98/2 (Khawaja 57, Warner 1)
12.1 : Mahmudullah to Warner, FOUR, dragged down short and that's easy pickings for Warner, blasts a pull shot to the mid wicket boundary
12.2 : Mahmudullah to Warner, SIX, short of a length, sits up for Warner and he plays a cross bat lofted shot over extra cover, sails all the way!
12.3 : Mahmudullah to Warner, two runs, nudged to mid wicket, placed very well and they race back for two, excellent running
12.4 : Mahmudullah to Warner, one run, cuts hard and it's a good diving save at cover, to keep it to a single
12.5 : Mahmudullah to Khawaja, one run, on the back foot and nicely punched to deep cover
Mahmudullah to Warner, wide, flighted but poor direction as it goes down the leg side
12.6 : Mahmudullah to Warner, two runs, short length, he pulls up and over the bowler from outside off, fielded on the bounce under the sight screen, they get back for two.
End of over: AUS 115/2 (Khawaja 58, Warner 16)
13.1 : Al-Amin Hossain to Khawaja, OUT, no run, shuffles across and misses a length ball, and he's bowled around his legs! Innocuous dismissal there keeps Bangladesh alive. AUS 3/115
13.2 : Al-Amin Hossain to Maxwell, no run, short and fast, Maxwell evades it as it passes over off stump
13.3 : Al-Amin Hossain to Maxwell, no run, length ball and he pushes to mid off
13.4 : Al-Amin Hossain to Maxwell, one run, plays off the back foot and he steers it down to third man
13.5 : Al-Amin Hossain to Warner, one run, pulls a short length ball very hard out to deep mid wicket
13.6 : Al-Amin Hossain to Maxwell, two runs, flicks it smartly from outside off stump away to deep fine leg, finds the gap for a couple.
End of over: AUS 119/3 (Warner 17, Maxwell 3)
14.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Warner, no run, digs out a yorker length ball back to the bowler
14.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Warner, OUT, no run, low full toss, Warner flicks and gets it off the toe of the bat, hard back at Shakib and he takes a sharp return catch! Game on! AUS 4/119
14.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Marsh, no run, full on the stumps and he pushes it straight back
14.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Marsh, one run, waits for a flighted delivery and drives it out to deep cover
14.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Maxwell, no run, works to the on side, can't beat mid wicket
14.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Maxwell, one run, strikes a drive well down the ground to long off.
End of over: AUS 121/4 (Maxwell 4, Marsh 1)
15.1 : Saqlain Sajib to Maxwell, no run, advances looking to drive, mistimed to cover
15.2 : Saqlain Sajib to Maxwell, FOUR, short outside off, sits up for him to cut hard past extra cover, poor delivery is put away
15.3 : Saqlain Sajib to Maxwell, one run, drives a full wide ball and slices it to deep point
15.4 : Saqlain Sajib to Marsh, FOUR, lets it sit up off a length and he punches hard through cover, the sliding save on the boundary can't reel it in
15.5 : Saqlain Sajib to Marsh, one run, nicely punched past extra cover, single to long off
15.6 : Saqlain Sajib to Maxwell, FOUR, juicy full toss outside off, he doesn't miss out as he carves it away over extra cover. Big over there for Australia and that should seal victory.
End of over: AUS 135/4 (Maxwell 13, Marsh 6)
16.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Marsh, no run, off spinning slower ball beats the edge as it moves away from Marsh
16.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Marsh, OUT, no run, slower ball and he pushes with very hard hands, pops up high to the off side, Shakib at point runs back with the flight and takes a smart catch. AUS 5/135
16.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Maxwell, SIX, what a shot! Leg stump half volley, Maxwell walks across and flicks it hard and flat, that goes all the way over backward square leg!
16.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Maxwell, no run, beats the edge as Rahman goes back to the slower ball and Maxwell is through the shot early
16.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Maxwell, SIX, full at the stumps, Maxwell back in the crease and he plays a lofted on drive with a lovely straight bat, and sends it into the stands!
16.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Maxwell, one run, tries to flick a slower ball away, off the toe of the bat out to square leg.
End of over: AUS 148/5 (Maxwell 26, Faulkner 0)
17.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Maxwell, OUT, no run, Maxwell throws it away, charges looking for the big shot, misses and doesn't even try to get back. AUS 6/148
17.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Hastings, no run, comes forward and defends it back to the bowler
17.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Hastings, DROPPED, one run, pushes to extra cover, in the air and a simple catch goes down!
17.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Faulkner, one run, nudged away through square leg for a single
17.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Hastings, two runs, short length, stays low but he manages to get it away to deep square leg, risky second run but the throw isn't over the bails and they make it
17.6 : .
End of over: Shakib Al Hasan to Hastings, OUT, no run, slog sweep over the leg side, picks out the fielder at deep mid wicket! Australia making tough work knocking off these last few runs! AUS 152/7 (Faulkner 1, Hastings 3)
18.1 : Saqlain Sajib to Nevill, one run, full on off stump, nicely pushed down the ground to long off
18.2 : Saqlain Sajib to Faulkner, no run, back defending a short length ball on off stump
18.3 : Saqlain Sajib to Faulkner, FOUR, short length ball sits up off the wicket, Faulkner waits and hammers a cut shot and finds the extra cover boundary. Australia get up by 3 wickets with 9 balls to spare!