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Australia vs Bangladesh Live Highlights, 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
1.2 : Over 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
Over 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
3.4 : Over 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!
5.1 : Over 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
5.4 : Over 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
6.1 : Over 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
6.6 : Over 6.6: 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)
8.4 : Over 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 : Over 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!
9.2 : Over 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
11.1 : Over 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 : Over 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 : Over 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
Over 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 : Over 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!
14.3 : Over 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
15.2 : Over 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
17.1 : Over 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 : Over 17.2: Faulkner to Mahmudullah, FOUR, short length slower ball, too wide and easily cut away to the same part of the ground
17.4 : Over 17.4: Faulkner to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR, slower ball and he slogs to the leg side, well struck behind square leg for another boundary!
18.2 : Over 18.2: Watson to Mahmudullah, FOUR, full length outside off, he slashes hard and smashes it backward of point for another boundary!
18.4 : Over 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
18.6 : Over 18.6: 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)
19.2 : Over 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 : Over 19.3: Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, FOUR, lifts a full ball up and over mid wicket, finds the gap again! Bangladesh reach 150
0.4 : Over 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!
2.2 : Over 2.2: Al-Amin Hossain to Khawaja, FOUR, short at the body, pulled away with ease to the fine leg boundary
2.6 : Over 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. AUS 0/24 (Watson 3, Khawaja 21)
Over 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. AUS 0/31 (Watson 8, Khawaja 21)
4.3 : Over 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 : Over 4.4: Shakib Al Hasan to Khawaja, FOUR, this time he's down the wicket lofting over wide long off!
4.5 : Over 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!
5.2 : Over 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!
6.6 : Over 6.6: Saqlain Sajib to Watson, SIX, shuffles down to the pitch and picks it up beautifully over mid wicket, fabulous strike! AUS 0/60 (Watson 20, Khawaja 38)
7.2 : Over 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
8.1 : Over 8.1: Shakib Al Hasan to Khawaja, FOUR, short of a length, he's back and cutting through cover, superb placement into the gap
9.5 : Over 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
10.2 : Over 10.2: Saqlain Sajib to Smith, SIX, down the track to the pitch and he lofts a fantastic straight drive for six!
11.3 : Over 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
12.1 : Over 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 : Over 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!
13.1 : Over 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
14.2 : Over 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
Over 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
15.4 : Over 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
15.6 : Over 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. AUS 4/135 (Maxwell 13, Marsh 6)
16.2 : Over 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 : Over 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!
16.5 : Over 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!
17.1 : Over 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
17.6 : Over 17.6: 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 7/152 (Faulkner 1, Hastings 3)
18.3 : Over 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!