| 0.0 : ... MATCH DAY ... |
| Welcome, folks! It's yet another quick turnaround in the series with back-to-back matches. The feeling of a series win over Australia would not have sunk in for Bangladesh completely and here they are, getting ready to lock horns with the Aussies in the 4th T20I in Dhaka. In a way, the hosts won't mind turning up so quickly as they have the momentum and the motivation for a clean sweep. Australia have two matches left to salvage some pride after a dismal three games. Their batting continues to b |
| Before the start of this tour, Bangladesh had never beaten Australia in this format and the visitors led the head-to-head battle 4-0. It's now narrowed down to 4-3 and the Bangla Tigers have a golden opportunity to not only bag a whitewash but also sneak ahead in the H2H record. |
| Australia's plight with the bat on a slowish deck has continued. They struggled recently in West Indies and now Bangladesh have kept those scars open. This is the worst possible preparation a team can have before the T20 World Cup. Agreed that Australia are without their first-choice players on this tour but we are not sure how the big guns would have fared in these conditions after all the spin woes for them have existed for a decade if not more. |
| Bangladesh (Unchanged Playing XI) - Mohammad Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah (C), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (WK), Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed. |
| Australia (Playing XI) - Matthew Wade (WK/C), Ben McDermott, Mitchell Marsh, Moises Henriques, Alex Carey, Ashton Turner, Dan Christian, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye (In for Nathan Ellis), Mitchell Swepson (In for Adam Zampa), Josh Hazlewood. |
| Pitch report - This surface was used for the second match and is pretty hard. Lots of rolling have gone on and 130 will be a good score. |
| Toss - Mahmudullah has won the toss and BANGLADESH ELECT TO BAT! The Bangla skipper says that they are not really over the moon and need to stay grounded and play good cricket. Adds that the pitch will be the same as before and they will have to execute their skills. Matthew Wade says that they are disappointed with their performance so far and it's another opportunity for them and they are keen to turn it around. Informs about a couple of changes with Adam Zampa and Nathan Ellis rested. |
| The players concerned are out in the centre. Mohammad Naim and Soumya Sarkar are the openers for Bangladesh. The latter has had a torrid time so far in this series and needs to redeem himself. Australia are beginning with the spin of Ashton Turner. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : False start. The batsman was not ready. Ashton will have to reload. |
| 0.4 : Ashton Turner to Soumya Sarkar, Flighted delivery, full and around leg, stopping a bit on the batsman, Sarkar defends it off his pads. |
| 0.5 : Ashton Turner to Soumya Sarkar, Shortish and on middle, Soumya goes back and nurdles it in the gap at mid-wicket for a single. He is off the mark. |
| 0.2 : Ashton Turner to Mohammad Naim, Quicker and flatter, a touch short around off, Naim goes back to cut but is cramped for room. It takes the inner half and rolls back to the bowler. |
| 0.3 : Ashton Turner to Mohammad Naim, Too full in length and on middle, Naim clips it through mid-wicket and takes a single. Bangladesh are away! |
| 0.6 : Ashton Turner to Mohammad Naim, Fuller and on off, Naim drives it down the ground but finds the mid off fielder. Two runs from the opening over. |
| 0.1 : Ashton Turner to Mohammad Naim, Floated one, full and around off, Naim is on the front foot and defends it back a shade uppishly. |
| 0.6 : Josh Hazlewood to run in from the other end. He has been exemplary on this tour so far. One slip in place. |
| 1.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Soumya Sarkar, Back of a length ball on off, angling away, Sarkar taps it down to cover-point and looks for a run. He is sent back immediately by his partner. |
| 1.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Soumya Sarkar, A 125.4 kph delivery, a touch short around middle and off and there is some extra bounce, Sarkar stays back and plays it down at the last moment to the off side. |
| 1.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Soumya Sarkar, An inswinger this time, on a length and around off, Sarkar defends it from the inner half to square leg and runs to the other end. |
| Fine leg comes up. Square leg drops back. |
| 1.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Naim, FOUR! Fine shot! A loose delivery, fractionally short and around leg, Naim picks it up early and flicks it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Naim, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries! This time square of the wicket on the off side. Short again, outside off and angling away, Naim reaches out and steers it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Naim, Slower one, a touch short again and around off, Naim plays it late and nudges it down to third man for a run. 10 runs from the over! |
| 2.1 : Ashton Turner to Mohammad Naim, Fuller in length and around leg, it's tucked behind square leg where the fielder moves to his right and then loses his balance. It goes past his left side and the batsmen cross. |
| 2.2 : Ashton Turner to Soumya Sarkar, SIX! Up and over long off! Tossed up ball around off, fuller in length, Sarkar lofts it over the fielder near the fence for a biggie. The fielder was interested for a while but it went over him. |
| 2.3 : Ashton Turner to Soumya Sarkar, Two wides! Turner fires this one down the leg side, Sarkar fails to flick and the keeper fails to collect. They cross. |
| Ashton Turner to Mohammad Naim, Eases a full ball down to long off for a single. |
| 2.4 : Ashton Turner to Soumya Sarkar, A hint of away spin, around off, Sarkar tries to defend but it whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 2.5 : Ashton Turner to Soumya Sarkar, Shorter and wider outside off, Sarkar attempts to cut but misses again. |
| 2.6 : Ashton Turner to Soumya Sarkar, Tossed up delivery outside off, Sarkar tries to tap and run but it goes quickly to point. Another 10-run over. |
| 3.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Naim, Called a no ball for overstepping! Short in length and outside off, extra bounce, Naim stands back to slam it over point but misses. Free Hit coming up... |
| Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Naim, Back of a length ball on middle, Naim turns to pull but the bounce gets big on him. He ends up top-edging it towards point and the ball lands safe. Dot ball. |
| 3.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Naim, Fuller in length on middle, Naim plays a mistimed drive down towards mid on for a run. |
| Mohammad Naim wants to change his bat. He will get it when he returns on strike. |
| 3.3 : Shakib Al Hasan walks in next at number 3. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Soumya Sarkar, OUT! Misery continues for Soumya Sarkar. Back of a length delivery around off, Sarkar hangs on the back foot and tries to open the leg side field with his attempted heave across the line. But the ball takes the top edge and flies towards mid off. Mitchell Marsh is interested in taking the catch, coming across from the cover region but Alex Carey calls for it and grabs the catch safely at mid off. |
| 3.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Naim, In the air...over the infield. A length ball outside off, Naim slices it over covers and takes two. |
| 3.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Naim, A stifled appeal for an lbw! Shortish and around middle and leg, Naim tries to work it on the leg side but misses. He is hit high the pads, they appeal but to no avail. Missing leg and also the height could have been a factor. |
| 3.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Naim, Around off, on a length, Naim defends it back to the bowler. A good comeback over by Josh, 4 runs and a wicket from it. |
| 4.1 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter ball on off, Shakib Al Hasan defends it out. |
| 4.2 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, Loopy ball on middle, Shakib dances down the track and then flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 4.3 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, On middle, Shakib Al Hasan works it to mid on. |
| Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, WIDE! Tossed up on middle, it skids down the leg side. Shakib leaves it alone. |
| 4.4 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, Floated on middle, Shakib pushes it back to the bowler. Agar collects and throws it back to the keeper but Shakib is in. |
| 4.6 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter and outside off, Shakib cuts it through the point region for two. |
| 5.1 : Andrew Tye to Mohammad Naim, Full on middle, Naim plays it back to the bowler. |
| 4.5 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, An appeal for LBW, turned down! Shortish around off, Shakib looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but the umpire is not interested. Australia decide not to review it. That looked quite close. Well, well, that was a missed opportunity for Australia as the Ball Tracker shows all reds. |
| 5.2 : Andrew Tye to Mohammad Naim, Full on off, Naim pushes it to cover. |
| 5.3 : Andrew Tye to Mohammad Naim, Good length ball on middle, Naim works it to square leg for a single. |
| 5.4 : Andrew Tye to Shakib Al Hasan, PLAY AND A MISS! Slower ball outside off, Shakib Al Hasan looks to drive but misses. |
| 5.5 : Andrew Tye to Shakib Al Hasan, Full on the pads, Shakib Al Hasan looks to flick but it goes off the pads to the leg side. |
| 5.6 : Andrew Tye to Shakib Al Hasan, Very full outside off, Shakib looks to drive but misses it altogether. Bangladesh are 30 for 1 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Ashton Turner to Mohammad Naim, Loopy ball on off, Naim pushes it down to long off for a single. |
| 6.2 : Ashton Turner to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter ball on the pads, Shakib works it short fine leg for a single. |
| 6.3 : Ashton Turner to Mohammad Naim, Full on middle, Naim works it to square leg for a single. |
| 6.4 : Ashton Turner to Shakib Al Hasan, Floated around off, Shakib Al Hasan paddles it to the fine leg region for a couple of runs. |
| 6.5 : Ashton Turner to Shakib Al Hasan, Floated on middle, Shakib defends it onto the pitch. |
| 6.6 : Ashton Turner to Shakib Al Hasan, Quicker ball on the pads, Shakib works it just outside the 30-yard circle and picks up two. |
| Ashton Agar has a change of ends. |
| 7.1 : Ashton Agar to Mohammad Naim, Full on middle, Naim pushes it to long on for a single. |
| 7.2 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, Very full on middle, Shakib digs it out back to the bowler. |
| 7.3 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up outside off, Shakib pushes it to cover. |
| 7.4 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up on middle, Shakib Al Hasan plays it back to the bowler. |
| 7.5 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter and outside off, Shakib cuts it but finds the point fielder. |
| 7.6 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up on middle, Shakib Al Hasan dances down the track and thern lifts it to long on for one. |
| 8.1 : Mitchell Swepson to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter ball on off, Shakib cuts it to point for one. |
| 8.2 : Mitchell Swepson to Mohammad Naim, Flatter on the pads, Naim tucks it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 8.3 : Mitchell Swepson to Shakib Al Hasan, Slower through the air on off, Shakib makes room and then ends up playing back to the bowler. |
| 8.4 : Mitchell Swepson to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter on the pads, Al Hasan nudges it to deep square leg for two. |
| 8.5 : Mitchell Swepson to Shakib Al Hasan, Quicker ball outside off, Shakib looks to cut but misses. |
| 8.6 : Mitchell Swepson to Shakib Al Hasan, Floated on off, Shakib defends it to point. |
| Josh Hazlewood is back on. |
| 9.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Naim, Good length ball on middle, Naim pushes it to mid on. |
| 9.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Naim, On a length on the pads, Naim works it to deep square leg for one. |
| 9.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! This should release some pressure from Shakib Al Hasan! Good length ball on middle, Shakib shuffles and then paddles it to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 9.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, Shortish ball around middle, Shakib Al Hasan dances down and then looks to flick but misses. |
| 9.5 : Who is the next man in? Mahmudullah it is. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Shakib Al Hasan's struggles end! He was looking very uncomfortable at the crease. Good length ball outside off, Shakib Al Hasan looks to cut but it takes the outside edge and goes behind where Matthew Wade takes a simple catch. |
| 9.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahmudullah, Good length ball on off, Mahmudullah pushes it to cover. |
| 10.1 : Mitchell Swepson to Mohammad Naim, Flatter ball outside off, Naim cuts it through the point region for a couple. |
| 10.2 : Mitchell Swepson to Mohammad Naim, Floated outside off, Naim drives it to cover. |
| 10.3 : Mitchell Swepson to Mohammad Naim, Shortish ball down the leg side, Naim pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 10.4 : Mitchell Swepson to Mahmudullah, Flatter ball on off, Mahmudullah defends it to cover. |
| 10.5 : Nurul Hasan comes out now. |
| Mitchell Swepson to Mahmudullah, OUT! LBW! Mahmudullah goes and Swepson gets rid of the big fish. Australia continue to do well with the ball. Full on middle, Mahmudullah looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. Australia appeal and up goes the finger. 4 down now. |
| 10.6 : Australia have taken a review for LBW! Let's see what happens. |
| Mitchell Swepson to Nurul Hasan, OUT! LBW! What a delivery from Swepson and Bangladesh are now struggling. A googly on off, it comes in. Nurul Hasan looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal is put up but the umpire is not interested. Australia take the review. The Ultra Edge shows no bat while the Ball Tracker shows all reds. Swepson will be on a Hat-Trick in the next over. |
| Afif Hossain makes his way out to the middle. Moises Henriques is into the attack. |
| 11.2 : Moises Henriques to Mohammad Naim, Good length ball on off, Naim pushes it to cover for one. |
| 11.3 : Moises Henriques to Afif Hossain, Good length ball outside off, Hossain cuts it through point for two. |
| 11.4 : Moises Henriques to Afif Hossain, Full on off, Hossain defends it to cover. Naim wants a single but is sent back. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Would have been close. |
| 11.5 : Moises Henriques to Afif Hossain, Good length ball on middle, Hossain works it to deep square leg for one. |
| 11.6 : Moises Henriques to Mohammad Naim, Full on off, driven to long off for one. |
| 12.1 : Mitchell Swepson to Mohammad Naim, Nicely bowled by Swepson! Flatter ball on off, Naim plays it back to the bowler. |
| 12.2 : Mitchell Swepson to Mohammad Naim, Full on middle, Naim works it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.4 : Mitchell Swepson to Afif Hossain, Short ball on middle, Hossain pulls it to deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 12.5 : Mitchell Swepson to Afif Hossain, Tossed up on off, Hossain defends it to the off side. |
| 12.6 : Mitchell Swepson to Afif Hossain, Flatter ball on the pads, Hossain works it to the leg side for one. |
| 12.3 : Mitchell Swepson to Afif Hossain, Loopy ball outside off, Hossain looks to play the reverse sweep but misses. |
| 13.2 : Ashton Agar to Afif Hossain, Flatter on middle, Hossain tucks it to the leg side for another couple of runs.2 runs. |
| 13.1 : Ashton Agar to Afif Hossain, Loopy ball on middle, Hossain clips it to deep mid-wicket for two. |
| 13.4 : Ashton Agar to Afif Hossain, On off, pushed to the off side for one. |
| 13.5 : Ashton Agar to Mohammad Naim, Flatter ball on middle, Naim works it to the leg side for a single. |
| 13.6 : Ashton Agar to Afif Hossain, Flatter on middle, Hossain defends it back to the bowler. |
| 14.1 : Mitchell Swepson to Mohammad Naim, Full outside off, Naim pushes it to cover for one. |
| 14.2 : Review time! Australia have taken a review again. This looks close too. Let's see how it pans out. |
| 13.3 : Ashton Agar to Afif Hossain, Fantastic effort from Dan Christian! Outstanding stuff. Loopy ball on off, Hossain goes down on his knees and slogs it wide of long on. Christian runs across, jumps and then pulls the back in. Saves a six. Two runs in the end. |
| 14.2 : Mitchell Swepson to Mohammad Naim, NOT OUT! Pitching outside leg! Flatter ball on middle and leg, Naim looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal is made for LBW but the umpire is unmoved. Australia take the review. The Ultra Edge shows no bat while the Ball Tracker shows that it is pitching outside leg. |
| 14.3 : Shamim Hossain is the next man in. |
| 14.4 : Mitchell Swepson to Shamim Hossain, Full on off, Shamim drives it to long off for one. |
| 14.3 : Mitchell Swepson to Mohammad Naim, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Swepson gets his third! Brilliant performance from him. Tossed up on off, Naim looks to sweep but it takes the top edge and goes to the side of the pitch on the off side. Wade settles under it and takes the catch. |
| 14.5 : Mitchell Swepson to Afif Hossain, Full on off, Afif reverse sweeps it to short third man. |
| 14.6 : Mitchell Swepson to Afif Hossain, Full outside off, Afif drives it to deep cover for one. |
| 11.1 : Moises Henriques to Mohammad Naim, A slower ball on middle, Naim looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| Ashton Agar to Afif Hossain, SIX! Bangladesh needed this! Full toss on middle, Afif powers it over deep square leg for a maximum. |
| 15.2 : Ashton Agar to Afif Hossain, Flatter ball on middle, Afif works it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.3 : Ashton Agar to Shamim Hossain, Full on middle, Shamim pushes it to long on for a single. |
| 15.4 : Ashton Agar to Afif Hossain, OUT! CAUGHT! Ashton Agar has the last laugh! Afif Hossain goes and Australia continue to dominate! Loopy ball on off, Afif Hossain looks to go over deep mid-wicket but it does not have the elevation and the distance. Moises Henriques takes a good catch in the deep. |
| Who comes out now? Mahedi Hasan it is. |
| 15.5 : Ashton Agar to Mahedi Hasan, Flatter ball on off, Mahedi Hasan defends it out. |
| 15.6 : Ashton Agar to Mahedi Hasan, Shorter and outside off, Hasan cuts it to deep point for one. |
| 16.1 : Ashton Turner to Mahedi Hasan, Flatter on middle, Hasan works it to the leg side. |
| 0.0 : An appeal for run out taken upstairs. It looks like Shamim Hossain is in and he is. |
| 16.2 : Ashton Turner to Mahedi Hasan, NOT OUT! Shamim Hossain is in! Loopy ball on middle, Mahedi Hasan flicks it to mid-wicket and takes off for a single. The fielder throws it to Wade who whips the bails off. The third umpire is called for and the replays show that Shamim is in. |
| 16.3 : Ashton Turner to Shamim Hossain, On off, pushed to cover. |
| 16.4 : Ashton Turner to Shamim Hossain, Floated on off, Shamim drives it to long off for a single. |
| 16.5 : Ashton Turner to Mahedi Hasan, Tossed up on middle, Hasan nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.6 : Ashton Turner to Shamim Hossain, Loopy ball outside off, Shamim looks to sweep but misses. |
| Andrew Tye is back on. |
| 17.1 : Andrew Tye to Mahedi Hasan, Good length ball on off, Hasan guides it to short third man for one. |
| 17.2 : Nasum Ahmed is the next man in. |
| Andrew Tye to Shamim Hossain, OUT! CAUGHT! Simple catch and Shamim Hossain also goes. Slower ball on the pads, Shamim looks to flick but is early into the shot and it goes to mid-wicket where Carey takes the catch. |
| 17.3 : Andrew Tye to Nasum Ahmed, Full ball outside off, Nasum looks to defend but misses. |
| 17.4 : Andrew Tye to Nasum Ahmed, Slower ball on off, Nasum defends it to cover and takes a run. |
| 17.5 : Andrew Tye to Mahedi Hasan, Shortish ball outside off, Mahedi plays it to short third man for a single. |
| 17.6 : Andrew Tye to Nasum Ahmed, Slower ball outside off, Nasum Ahmed looks to swing it away but misses. |
| 18.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahedi Hasan, Short in length and outside off, Mahedi cuts it through point and Agar stops the ball after running across to his left from sweeper cover. Two runs are taken. |
| 18.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahedi Hasan, Hazlewood senses the charge from the batsman and digs in a slower short ball on off, at 116 clicks, Mahedi drags his pull shot down to long on for a run. |
| 18.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Nasum Ahmed, Hazlewood switches to 'round the wicket for the left-hander and delivers a length ball on off, Nasum steps back and forces it through covers for a single. |
| 18.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahedi Hasan, Slower one again, on a length around off, angling in at 114.3 kph, Mahedi is way too early into the shot and is hit on the right shoulder. Dot ball. |
| 18.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahedi Hasan, Back of a length delivery outside off, Mahedi hangs back and cuts it from the outer half to short third man. A good diving stop inside the ring and the batsmen will get only a run. |
| 18.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Nasum Ahmed, Swing and a miss! Yet another slower delivery, a touch short and outside off, Nasum winds up for a big heave over the leg side but swings his bat 7 days in advance. End of a top 4-over spell by Josh Hazlewood, 24/2. |
| 19.5 : Shoriful Islam comes out. |
| 19.6 : Bangladesh never got going in their innings and they kept on losing wickets at regular intervals. They lost their first one early and then Shakib Al Hasan struggled big time. There was nothing much from Mahmudullah, Nurul Hasan and Afif Hossain. At one stage, they looked like they will not even reach 100 but Mahedi Hasan's cameo has got them to 104. It may not be enough but with the way they have bowled in this series, they might have an outside chance. |
| An excellent bowling performance from Australia! They have restricted Bangladesh to just 104 in their 20 overs and they will be pleased but their batting has not done them favours in this series. They would hope that they can come good to chase this down and get their first win of the series. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will be disappointed with their batting performance. The hosts would need to put up another good show with the ball if they want to make it 4-0. |
| 19.1 : Andrew Tye to Mahedi Hasan, DROPPED! A good attempt from Josh Hazlewood though. A length ball around off, slower in pace, Mahedi shuffles across to glance it on the leg side but gets a top edge. It flies to the left of short third man, Josh rushes across to his left, stretches his body but fails to hang on. They take a couple. |
| 19.2 : Andrew Tye to Mahedi Hasan, FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Bangladesh. Can they touch 100 now? Fuller in length and around off, Mahedi goes hard with the swing of his bat and inside edges it through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : Andrew Tye to Mahedi Hasan, SIX! 100 up for Bangladesh! Short in length and around off, Mahedi stands tall to receive this delivery and pulls it all the way over square leg for a maximum. |
| 19.4 : Andrew Tye to Mahedi Hasan, Full toss on middle and leg, Mahedi tries to swipe it across the line but it goes behind square leg off the inside edge. They take a couple. |
| 19.5 : Andrew Tye to Mahedi Hasan, OUT! Mahedi's cameo is over. Fuller in length and around off, Hasan clears his front leg for a big shot over the infield on the off side but only manages to get it away from the bottom half of his blade. Alex Carey takes a simple catch at extra cover. |
| 19.6 : Andrew Tye to Shoriful Islam, OUT! Another wicket to finish off the innings! Back of a length delivery around leg, Shoriful Islam hangs back to heave it across the line but doesn't get the distance. Ben McDermott keeps his eyes on the ball and grabs it safely at deep mid-wicket. 14 runs and a couple of wickets from the final over, Bangladesh finish on 104/9! |
| Australia were top notch with the ball! Everyone did a terrific job and they have a good chance of winning their first game. Ashton Turner did a pretty good job in his 4 overs while Ashton Agar was good as well. Mitchell Swepson, playing his first game on this tour, was the standout bowler as he picked up three and completely foxed the batsmen out there. Andrew Tye and Josh Hazlewood were tidy as well. Now it is up to their batsmen to get the job done. They have struggled in this series but this |
| We are back for the run chase! The Bangladesh players are in a huddle and then they make their way out to the middle, followed by Matthew Wade and Ben McDermott. |
| 0.1 : Mahedi Hasan to Ben McDermott, Tossed up ball, landing on middle and spinning down, McDermott goes back and works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.2 : Mahedi Hasan to Matthew Wade, Loopy one, full and outside off, Wade lunges to defend but gets a genuine edge wide of first slip. It runs down to third man and they take a couple. |
| 0.3 : Mahedi Hasan to Matthew Wade, Quicker this time, full and on off, Wade defends it by getting foward. |
| 0.4 : Mahedi Hasan to Matthew Wade, OUT! SOUND OF TIMBER! Mahedi hurls in a slider around off, at 95 clicks, it lands around off and zips off the surface. Wade is on the front foot, looking to defend but his bat is way away from the line of the delivery. A big gap between bat and pad and it's a safe passage for the ball to sneak through and destroy the stumps behind. Another dismal outing for Wade! |
| Dan Christian is the next man in. |
| 0.5 : Mahedi Hasan to Dan Christian, Straightaway Christian shows intent. Flighted delivery, full and outside off, Dan lofts it over extra cover and opens his account with a couple of runs. |
| 0.6 : Mahedi Hasan to Dan Christian, FOUR! Up and over! Dan is sent up the order to score some quick runs. Flatter and fuller outside off, Christian latches onto it and pumps it over mid off for a boundary. 9 from the over, under 100 needed for Australia. |
| Shakib Al Hasan will bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ben McDermott, Slower through the air, full and around leg, McDermott works it in front of square leg for one. |
| 1.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Dan Christian, Full and flighted on off, Christian goes down on one knee and swipes it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ben McDermott, Loopy ball, landing full around off and skidding in, Ben presents a straight bat in defense but it takes the inner edge and rolls to short mid-wicket. |
| 1.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ben McDermott, Tossed up ball pitching outside off, McDermott takes a long stride forward and drives it through extra cover for a couple. |
| 1.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ben McDermott, Wide! Shakib fires a short delivery down the leg side, Ben tries to buy some cheap runs but misses. |
| Shakib Al Hasan to Ben McDermott, Nicely tossed up, full and outside off, McDermott allows it to spin away and pushes it with an angled bat to point. |
| 1.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ben McDermott, Full and floated on off, Ben McDermott leans and defends it back watchfully. 5 from the over, 91 needed off 108 balls. |
| 2.1 : Nasum Ahmed to Dan Christian, Beaten! Flatter and shorter around off, too close to cut but Dan still tries and gets beaten. |
| Nasum Ahmed is on now. |
| 2.2 : Nasum Ahmed to Dan Christian, Beaten again! Tossed up ball around off, turning away with extra bounce, Christian tries to slog sweep but it bounces over his bat. |
| 2.3 : Nasum Ahmed to Dan Christian, Flatter and shorter on middle, DC moves back and is hurried into the pull shot. Works it wide of mid on and crosses for a run. |
| 2.4 : Nasum Ahmed to Ben McDermott, Short again, around off and turning away, Ben goes back and punches it to covers. |
| 2.5 : Nasum Ahmed to Ben McDermott, Flatter one, it's fired full on off, McDermott defends it back with a straight blade. |
| 2.6 : Nasum Ahmed to Ben McDermott, Quicker and on off, Ben McDermott goes on the back foot and punches it to short extra cover. Fantastic over, only one from it. |
| 3.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Dan Christian, SIX! This one has gone the distance! Christian does pack a punch. He has come out with the license to attack and does that by charging down the track. He reaches the fuller length in a flash and dismisses it over wide long on. |
| 3.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Dan Christian, SIX! And again! Shakib tosses this one around off, lands it full and outside off, Christian kneels and smokes it over long on. |
| 3.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Dan Christian, SIX! Hat-trick of biggies! Dan Christian is motoring. Loopy and full on middle, Christian again goes down on one knee and plunders it over mid-wicket. 18 from the first three balls. |
| 3.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Dan Christian, Swing and a miss! Shakib bowls it slower and lands it full and outside off, Christian tries to slog sweep but it spins past his bat. |
| 3.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Dan Christian, SIX! Dan Christian is on a roll here. Brutal. Full and flighted, right in the slot around off, Dan gives it the full whack of his bat and dispatches it over long on. |
| 4.1 : Nasum Ahmed to Ben McDermott, Loopy and full on middle, worked on the leg side for a run at mid-wicket. |
| 4.2 : Nasum Ahmed to Dan Christian, Too full in length on off, forced down to long off for one. |
| 4.3 : Nasum Ahmed to Ben McDermott, Turn and bounce outside off, Ben tries to defend but misses. |
| 3.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Dan Christian, SIX! Make it five maximums in the over! Unbelievable hitting. This is why he has been sent at number 3. Shakib drops it short and on middle, Dan Christian goes on the back foot and rockets his pull shot over mid-wicket. 30 from the over, 60 needed more. |
| 4.4 : Mitchell Marsh comes out now. |
| Nasum Ahmed to Ben McDermott, OUT! Trapped in front! Nasum has a wicket against the run of play. The last ball turned a lot and this time Ahmed delivers it flat and on middle. This time it straightens just a touch after landing, Ben McDermott is caught on the back foot as he fails to work it away. He is pinged on the pads, they appeal and the finger has gone up. Ben nods looking at his partner and walks away. |
| 4.5 : Nasum Ahmed to Mitchell Marsh, Shout for an lbw, not given. Fuller and on off, Marsh looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The umpire turns down the appeal. |
| 4.6 : Nasum Ahmed to Mitchell Marsh, Edged but there is no slip in place. Tossed up ball landing full around off, Marsh tries to defend but it spins away to take the outside edge. The ball hurries wide of the keeper and rolls away from short third man. The batsmen take two. 4 runs and a wicket from the over, 56 needed off 90 balls. |
| Mustafizur Rahman is into the attack. |
| 5.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Dan Christian, Slower ball around off, Christian looks to pull but is way early into the shot and he misses. |
| 5.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Dan Christian, OUT! CAUGHT! Christian goes after playing a fine little cameo and Bangladesh are clawing back in the game now. Slower ball outside off, at 106 kph, Christian looks to go over point but it goes off the upper half to Shamim Hossain at point who makes no mistake. |
| 5.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Moises Henriques, BEATEN! Good length ball around off, Henriques looks to defend but misses. |
| 5.2 : Moises Henriques is the new batsman. |
| 5.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Moises Henriques, Back of a length ball on off, Henriques goes on his back foot and then defends it to point. |
| 5.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Moises Henriques, Another slower one outside off, Henriques gets deceived as he looks to defend but misses. |
| Slight halt in play. There is an issue with the landing area of the bowler. Som sawdust is being applied and Mustafizur Rahman is good to continue... |
| 5.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Moises Henriques, Full on middle, Henriques defends it out. Australia are 49 for 3 at the end of the Powerplay. They need 56 more in 84 balls. |
| 6.1 : Nasum Ahmed to Mitchell Marsh, Flighted ball on middle, Marsh sweeps it to short fine leg for a single. The fielder fires in a flat throw to the keeper who jumps to collect it. It seems to have gone through his gloves and pinged him on the helmet. Yes, that's the case. |
| 6.2 : Nasum Ahmed to Moises Henriques, Full on middle, Henriques works it to mid on. |
| 6.3 : Nasum Ahmed to Moises Henriques, Tossed up on off, Henriques pushes it down to long off for a single. |
| 6.4 : Nasum Ahmed to Mitchell Marsh, Flatter ball outside off, Marsh cuts it to point. |
| 0.0 : The physio comes out. Nurul Hasan has taken a blow on his helmet while collecting the throw. A mandatory concussion test is conducted and the wicketkeeper is fine. |
| 6.5 : Nasum Ahmed to Mitchell Marsh, Full on off, Marsh drives it to long off for a single. |
| 6.6 : Nasum Ahmed to Moises Henriques, Loopy ball on middle, Henriques pushes it back to the bowler. |
| Shakib Al Hasan is back on. He was taken to the cleaners in his last over, by Dan Christian, who hammered him for 5 sixes in an over. |
| 7.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, Flatter ball on off, Marsh punches it to deep cover for one. |
| 0.0 : A slip in place now along with a leg gully. |
| 7.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Moises Henriques, Full on off, Moises pushes it to extra cover where the fielder makes a half stop. Two taken. |
| 7.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Moises Henriques, Flatter ball on off, Henriques punches it down to long off for a single. |
| Four or Six? The third umpire is referred and it's found out that the ball bounced just in front of the rope. |
| 7.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! What a hit that is! Tossed up on off, Marsh gets back and then lifts it over extra cover. The umpires check if it is a six or a four and the replays show that it has hit the ropes on one bounce. |
| 7.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, On off, pushed to cover. |
| Appeal for a run out at the bowler's end. Has the bowler got some fingertips on the ball? Is Moises Henriques backing up too much? The touch from the bowler seems to be there but the third umpire needs to be convinced. Moises is short for sure and the third umpire feels that Shakib has deflected it. Australia lose their 4th wicket. |
| 7.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! RUN OUT! Unfortunate way to get out and Henriques has to go! Flatter ball on middle, Marsh punches it straight back to the bowler. Shakib seems to have got his hand on it before it hits the stumps at his end. He appeals and the third umpire is called. The replays show that Henriques is definitely short and Shakib Al Hasan has got a fingertip on it. |
| Alex Carey is the new batsman. 45 needed off 72 balls. Also, Mahedi Hasan is back on. |
| 8.1 : Mahedi Hasan to Alex Carey, Quicker and fuller on off, skidding in, Carey defends it off the inner half to mid-wicket. |
| 8.2 : Mahedi Hasan to Alex Carey, Slower one, full and on off, Alex lunges and defends it on the leg side. |
| 8.3 : Mahedi Hasan to Alex Carey, Nearly another wicket! A quicker one, full and on off, spinning away, Carey pushes it early and chips it back in the direction of the bowler. It falls short of Mahedi as he reacts forward. |
| 8.4 : Mahedi Hasan to Alex Carey, Flatter one, short and on off, Carey goes on the back foot and pushes it to covers. |
| 8.5 : Mahedi Hasan to Alex Carey, Identical to the last delivery, Alex hangs back and forces it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 8.6 : Mahedi Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, Arm ball, landing full on off, Marsh tries to drive but gets an inside edge. It rolls on the leg side and they cross. 2 from the over, 43 needed off 66 balls. |
| Bowling change. Mustafizur Rahman is back on. |
| 9.3 : Alex Carey has been given out lbw. He takes the referral. Is the impact outside off? Doesn't look like it. |
| 9.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mitchell Marsh, A cutter, landing around leg, Marsh plays close to his body and pushes it out safely to the off side. |
| 9.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mitchell Marsh, Wrong line, on a good length outside leg, Marsh tucks it behind square leg and picks up a single. |
| 9.3 : Ashton Turner is the new batsman. |
| Mustafizur Rahman to Alex Carey, OUT! Carey is a dead duck! He has to depart! Clever change in pace from The Fizz. He dishes out his cutter again and lands it full around off, Carey is late in getting forward to defend and is thudded on the pads. They appeal and the umpire agrees. Carey takes a hesitant referral but it's of no use. Three reds on the Ball Tracker and Australia have now lost 5 wickets. 42 needed off 63 balls. |
| 9.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Ashton Turner, A touch short in length and around leg, Turner moves across a bit and glances it down to fine leg for a run. |
| 9.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mitchell Marsh, Huge shout for a caught behind! The Fizz delivers it very full and wide outside off, Marsh tries his best to drive but misses. There is some sound but it appears to be from the bat hitting the deck. Bangladesh have opted against the DRS. The replays, later on, show that there was a spike! |
| 9.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller in length and around middle, Marsh defends it back. At the halfway mark, Australia need 41 more for a win. |
| 10.1 : Mahedi Hasan to Ashton Turner, Full and flighted around off, Turner goes down and across to sweep and gets it away off the inner half. The ball races away to fine leg for a single. |
| 10.2 : Ashton Agar is in next. |
| Mahedi Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Big blow to Australia, the man in form for Australia has a rare flop show. A flatter full delivery, around off and turning in, Marsh decides to drive it through the line but misses and finds his stumps shattered. Mitch has a smile on his face as he returns. Got outfoxed there by Mahedi. 40 needed off 58 balls. |
| 10.3 : Mahedi Hasan to Ashton Agar, Fullish and on middle, defended back to the bowler. |
| 10.4 : Mahedi Hasan to Ashton Agar, Short and wide outside off, cut off the back foot to point. |
| 10.5 : Mahedi Hasan to Ashton Agar, Floated one, full and on off, Agar lunges and blocks it down. |
| 10.6 : Mahedi Hasan to Ashton Agar, Too full in length and on middle, Agar drills his drive to deep cover for a single. |
| Shoriful Islam to bowl for the first time in this innings. |
| 11.1 : Shoriful Islam to Ashton Agar, Starts his spell with a good length ball on off, Agar defends it from the back foot to the off side. |
| 11.2 : Shoriful Islam to Ashton Agar, Angling down the leg side, Agar tries to flick but fails to connect cleanly. It goes off his pads and rests beside the pitch. The batters steal a leg bye. |
| 11.3 : Shoriful Islam to Ashton Turner, Accurate bowling, on a length around middle, Turner defends it down on the leg side. |
| 11.4 : Shoriful Islam to Ashton Turner, Back of a length ball on middle, not allowing the batsman any width to work with, Turner tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 11.5 : Shoriful Islam to Ashton Turner, Pitches it up and around off, Turner pushes it gently towards cover-point. They rush across for a run as Shamim Hossain picks up the ball. He loses his balance though and is unable to release the throw. |
| 11.6 : Shoriful Islam to Ashton Agar, Short in length and wide outside off, Agar goes back and slaps it to deep cover-point for a single. 36 runs needed off 8 overs. |
| 12.1 : Mahedi Hasan to Ashton Agar, Slider, around middle and leg, Agar defends it close to his pads and gets an inside edge. |
| 12.2 : Mahedi Hasan to Ashton Agar, Short and around off, Agar steps back to make room and whacks it to deep cover for a couple of runs. |
| 12.3 : Mahedi Hasan to Ashton Agar, Fires in a fuller length ball on off, Agar drives it down to long off for a single. |
| 12.4 : Mahedi Hasan to Ashton Turner, Loopy off spinner on off, landing full, Turner is forward as he defends it from the inside portion of his bat. |
| 12.5 : Mahedi Hasan to Ashton Turner, Presses forward to a full ball and drives it to covers where Soumya Sarkar dives across to his left and stops the ball. |
| 12.6 : Mahedi Hasan to Ashton Turner, Fullish and on off, Turner drives it to the left of long off and runs the first run hard. The fielder though attacks the ball and the Aussie pair decide not to risk the second run. 32 needed off 42 balls. 4-0-17-2, Mahedi Hasan has bowled out. Outstanding. |
| 13.1 : Nasum Ahmed to Ashton Turner, Edged but just beyond first slip! Loopy delivery, full and around off, it spins away with extra bounce, Turner tries to defend but it takes the shoulder of the bat and loops in the air. It's wide of Sarkar. The batsmen cross. |
| 13.2 : Nasum Ahmed to Ashton Agar, SIX! Agar takes a calculative risk and it pays off. Tossed up ball landing full on middle, Agar goes down on one knee and slog sweeps it with the spin. Not timed it well but enough to clear the fielder in the deep. |
| 13.3 : Nasum Ahmed to Ashton Agar, Wide! Fires one down the leg side, Agar fails to work around. |
| Nasum Ahmed to Ashton Agar, Full and on off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 13.4 : Nasum Ahmed to Ashton Agar, Quicker one, short and around leg, Agar goes back and works it behind square leg for one. 23 needed more. |
| 13.5 : Nasum Ahmed to Ashton Turner, Loopy and full on middle, Turner defends it back with a straight blade. |
| 13.6 : Nasum Ahmed to Ashton Turner, Short and wide outside off, Turner rocks back to pull but ends up dragging it off the inside edge to square leg. A dot ball to finish Nasum Ahmed's spell too, 4-0-17-1Â are his figures. |
| Mahmudullah to bowl himself. |
| 14.1 : Mahmudullah to Ashton Agar, Flights it and lands it full outside off, Agar drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 14.2 : Mahmudullah to Ashton Turner, Tossed up ball around off, Turner pushes it to the right of the extra cover fielder and Mahedi dives to parry it towards the bowler. |
| 14.3 : Mahmudullah to Ashton Turner, Short this time, around off, Turner punches it down to long off for one. |
| 14.4 : Mahmudullah to Ashton Agar, Quicker one, full and outside off, pushed with an angled bat to point. |
| 14.5 : Mahmudullah to Ashton Agar, A slider from the Bangla skipper, on the shorter side, Agar goes back and slaps it to deep cover for a single. |
| 14.6 : Mahmudullah to Ashton Turner, Oooohhh...this one almost went through! Mahmudullah has his hands on his head. That was very full. Loopy off spinner on off, Turner strides forward to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| Shakib Al Hasan is back on. 20 needed off 30 balls. |
| 15.1 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ashton Agar, FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Australia to bring the equation further down. Fuller in length and on off, it's drilled down the ground and beats the diving attempt of long on. |
| 15.2 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ashton Agar, Flatter and on middle, tucked through square leg for a run. |
| 15.3 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ashton Turner, Loopy and full on off, Turner lunges and defends it back. |
| 15.4 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ashton Turner, Fires a full ball on middle, Turner defends it away off the inner edge to mid-wicket. |
| 15.5 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ashton Turner, Shakib brings his length back and delivers it on off, Turner moves back and taps it down to point for one. |
| 15.6 : Shakib Al Hasan to Ashton Agar, Full and flighted on off, it's driven down to long off for a run. 7 runs from the over, 13 needed off 24 balls. |
| Mustafizur Rahman is back into the attack. 2-1-2-2 are his figures so far. |
| 16.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Ashton Agar, A low dipping full toss on off, Agar closes the face of his bat and helps it gently through mid-wicket. It's placed well and they collect a couple of runs. |
| 16.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Ashton Agar, Beaten all ends up! A fuller length ball outside off, cutting back in, Agar aims for a booming drive but it beats the inside edge. |
| 16.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Ashton Agar, The Fizz bowls a cutter which deviates towards the batsman with extra bounce. Agar tries to cut but is cramped for room. It takes his gloves and rolls on the leg side. Turner wants a run but is sent back. |
| 16.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Ashton Agar, And again. From a length outside off, Mustafizur Rahman gets it to curl back into the batsman, Agar is cramped for room again and somehow defends it out. |
| 16.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Ashton Agar, On a length and outside off, Agar goes deep inside the crease and then guides it to the right of short third man for a run. 10 needed more. |
| 16.6 : Mustafizur Rahman to Ashton Turner, Angling away from the batsman, outside off, Turner stands back with an open stance to cover his stumps and then allows it through. |
| Who will bowl from this end now? Shoriful Islam is running in. |
| 17.1 : Shoriful Islam to Ashton Agar, FOUR! Under 10 needed now. Back of a length delivery outside off, Agar camps back and smacks it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 17.2 : Shoriful Islam to Ashton Agar, Slightly short and outside off, slower in pace, Agar cuts but finds the point fielder. He is not happy with himself. |
| 17.3 : Shoriful Islam to Ashton Agar, OUT! Shamim Hossain has taken a stunner! It's not over yet! Shoriful angles in a full length ball on middle, Agar finds it in his range and aims to go down the ground. He though fails to keep it down and Shamim dives full length to his right at mid on to take a stunning catch. Perfectly timed dive. |
| Andrew Tye is the new batsman. 6 needed more. |
| 17.5 : Shoriful Islam to Andrew Tye, Short in length and outside off, Tye pulls and the mid on fielder dives across to his right to stop the racing ball. Saves three. |
| 17.4 : Shoriful Islam to Andrew Tye, Good length ball on middle, Tye turns it to mid-wicket. |
| 17.6 : Shoriful Islam to Ashton Turner, Slower one, full and outside off, Turner forces it down the ground and the mid off fielder circles around it. A single to complete the over. 4 needed more. |
| 18.1 : Mustafizur Rahman to Ashton Turner, Too full in length and around off, Turner squeezes it out past the diving point fielder for a run. |
| 18.2 : Mustafizur Rahman to Andrew Tye, Mix-up! Angling away from the batsman, Tye pushes it down to backward point and Turner shows interest in a run. Tye comes out of the crease but then is sent back as the fielder misses his shy at the striker's end. |
| 18.3 : Mustafizur Rahman to Andrew Tye, A touch short in length and angling down the leg side, Tye swings his bat firmly across the line and gets a top edge. It falls in no man's land away from the fine leg fielder and the batsmen take two. Scores are levelled. |
| 18.4 : Mustafizur Rahman to Andrew Tye, Swing and a miss! Tye wants to finish with a flourish but connects only with thin air. Angling away, on a length, Andrew aims for a shot down the ground but misses. |
| 18.5 : Mustafizur Rahman to Andrew Tye, Very full and outside off, Tye is way too early into the shot and misses. |
| 18.6 : A hard-earned win for Australia. They have huffed and puffed to reach the target of 105 runs. It tells you that their batting woes have not ended yet. The tourists decided to throw caution to the wind in the run chase as they sent Dan Christian up the order at number 3. The Aussie all-rounder emerged with positive intent and hammered 5 sixes in one over bowled by Shakib. His knock turned out to be vital as the Aussies lost the plot after that but the required rate never bothered them. |
| Mustafizur Rahman to Andrew Tye, AUSTRALIA WIN BY 3 WICKETS! A length delivery on middle and off, Tye offers a straight bat defense and keeps it out on the off side. Turner spots the chance and calls his partner through for a quick run. All over, Australia have finally crossed the line! |
| The Bangla bowlers once again were very impressive. Mahedi Hasan and Nasum Ahmed's 8 overs combined squeezed the life out of the Australian chase and had Shakib Al Hasan not gone for 50 runs in his 4 overs, the picture could have been different. A word of praise for Mustafizur Rahman, he was exceptional yet again and in hindsight, Mahmudullah brought him too late when the stand between Ashton Turner and Ashton Agar was prospering. Still, you have to say, well-tried Bangladesh, although a golden |
| In a run chase of 105, Australia found themselves in a good position when Dan Christian expressed himself with the bat. They were cruising inside the Powerplay but after his departure, once again it was a steady procession for the Aussies. From 47/1 to 65/6, the touring team pushed themselves into a hole and had the Ashtons not combined for a valuable 34-run alliance, it would have been yet another embarrassing loss for the Kangaroos on this tour. |
| Time for the presentation... |
| Mahmudullah, the captain of Bangladesh, says that it was always difficult to chase and feels they didn't assess the wicket well as it was 120-130 surface and they were a few runs short. Praises the bowlers for stretching the match to the 19th over and as a batting unit, Mahmudullah feels that they need to be cautious and sensible. Mentions that the surface used in this match was the hardest so far and wants to look forward and maximize their opportunity in the batting order. Admits that Dan Chr |
| THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH IS MITCHELL SWEPSON! The leggie says that it was nice to get the nod to play and the conditions were nice to bowl. Shares that he has not experienced these conditions back home. Tells that on a wicket like this he found it hard to let the ball go straight and he was trying to be accurate and hit the stumps. On his mindset when he was on a hat-trick, Swepson replies that he forgot he was on a hat-trick but in hindsight, it was a good ball but the batsman got a bat on it. |
| That's a wrap to the fourth T20I. Australia have avoided the ignominy of a whitewash with this victory and would be now aiming to make it 3-2 before flying home. Bangladesh though would want to hold the trophy after winning for one final time in the series. Who will come out on top? Do join us on Monday, 9th August 2021 to find out. The first ball will be at 6 pm local (12 pm GMT) but you can join us in advance for the build-up. Cheers! |
| Earlier in the day, Mitchell Swepson led Australia's charge with the ball and played an important role in restricting Bangladesh to a paltry total. Ashton Agar and Ashton Turner played their part with the ball as well, while Josh Hazlewood continued to impress with his accuracy. It was the bowling effort that didn't allow Bangladesh to score more than 104, otherwise, you know what would have happened. |
| Matthew Wade, the Aussie skipper, smiles and says that they have worked hard in the last few games and it was nice to get the result. Calls the knock of Dan Christian as the difference between winning and losing. Shares that the move to send him at number 3 was planned this morning as they needed to find some runs at the top as finding the runs at the backend was proving to be tough. Mentions that Christian is is a terrific hitter and thankfully he did the job. States that it would have been ni |
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