| 0.0 : Isn't cricket a lot more fun when the bowlers are dominating? Well, high-scoring thrillers are also exciting but there is something that fascinates you when the bowlers make the ball talk. We are hoping for another turner of a wicket here, what about you? |
| Should have had the toss by now but, but, guess what has made its presence felt, THE RAIN! It has been delayed for now. Well, if there is rain here, there is no rain in Nottingham for now so you can catch all the action from the Test match where India's trail has gone below 30. |
| Good news! The rain has eased off, it has actually stopped! The groundsmen are doing their job and the players too are out in the middle warming up. The drainage here is excellent so we are hopeful of having a 20-over game. |
| The covers are back on! There is a slight drizzle and it is quite dark out there! The players too have gone back inside. The groundsmen have also made their way back into shelter so these are not good signs. |
| THE COVERS ARE COMING OFF AGAIN! The groundsmen are also doing their bit. Let us hope rain does not make its presence felt again. |
| UPDATE 1837 local - Even better news now! All the covers are off! The clouds too seemed to have passed away. The toss can't be far away now. Stay tuned. There is now an inspection going on. Both the umpires are out there having a look with their masks on. Wade and Langer are out there having a look at the pitch. They would be desperately hoping for a wicket which is a little more batting friendly. The Bangladesh players are in a huddle. Also, we are entering the territory where we might start to |
| THERE IS A DEBUTANT FOR THE AUSSIES! Starc has been seen handing the cap over to Nathan Ellis! For those who do not know, he is a pacer, he has been really impressive in the Big Bash in the last few overs and this was on the cards. |
| Bowlers, bowlers dominating in Nottingham and here in Bangladesh too. It is the seamers there and it is the spinners here. Courtesy that, the hosts have a 2-0 lead in the series. Another win and that will see them bag the series with 2 games to go and they are favorites to do so. Does Australia have it in them to keep it alive? We will find out. Welcome to the coverage. |
| UPDATE - Also, we have some timings now! The toss will take place at 1900 local and game will begin at 1915 local, provided there is no further rain. |
| TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of Bangladesh. They have ELECTED TO BAT FIRST! |
| Mahmudullah says they would want to put up a good total, the bowlers have done well and they would want to restrict them later on. Mentions it is a big opportunity for them and he hopes they can win. Informs they are unchanged. |
| Matthew Wade says they wanted to bowl, there is the weather around, he is not sure what is going to happen but he would have bowled. States there are three games left so they can still win the series but they need to get things right here. Informs they have three changes, Nathan Ellis, Dan Christian and Ben McDermott come in for Josh Philippe, Mitchell Starc and Andrew Tye. |
| AUSTRALIA (PLAYING XI) - Matthew Wade (WK/C), Ben McDermott ( IN FOR Josh Philippe), Mitchell Marsh, Moises Henriques, Alex Carey, Ashton Turner, Dan Christian (IN FOR Andrew Tye), Ashton Agar, Nathan Ellis (IN FOR Mitchell Starc), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood. |
| BANGLADESH (UNCHANGED PLAYING XI) - Mohammad Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Mahmudullah (C), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (WK), Shamim Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed. |
| PITCH REPORT -Â Farveez Maharoof says it is going to get tougher for the batters. There is hardly any grass and it is not going to be easy to bat. Ends by saying the spinners in the middle will be the key for Bangladesh and anything close to 130 will be a good total. |
| We are all set for the action to begin! The Bangladesh openers, Mohammad Naim and Soumya Sarkar walk out to the middle. Australia on the other hand, start off with a spinner, Ashton Turner it is. Not a bad move, he bowled well against the Windies and with two-left handers out there, he could well be handy. |
| 0.4 : An appeal for a stumping and it is referred upstairs. Sarkar seems in. |
| Ashton Turner to Soumya Sarkar, Flatter again on middle. Sarka pushes it to covers. |
| 0.5 : Ashton Turner to Soumya Sarkar, NOT OUT! A flatter ball, angling way down the leg side. Sarkar looks to flick but seems to miss it. Wade behind the stumps, grabs it and appeals for caught behind first but then clips the bails off and then appeals for a stumping. It is referred upstairs. Both are checked. Ultra Edge shows it hit the pad. Now they check for the stumping and that shows that Sarkar did go out of the crease but made it back in time. |
| 0.6 : Who will bowl from the other end then? Josh Hazlewood it is! |
| 1.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Soumya Sarkar, On a length and on middle. Sarkar tucks it on the leg side. |
| 1.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Soumya Sarkar, Another good length ball on off. Sarkar hangs his bat out and taps it late to the keeper, who takes it on a bounce. |
| 0.1 : Ashton Turner to Mohammad Naim, Starts with a flatter ball, angling on middle. Naim tucks it to the on side and takes a quick single. Mohammad Naim and Bangladesh are underway straightaway. |
| 0.2 : Ashton Turner to Soumya Sarkar, Goes full now, on middle. Sarkar looks to flick but gets a soft leading edge towards point who catches it on a bounce. |
| 0.3 : Ashton Turner to Soumya Sarkar, This one zips through, full and on middle. Sarkar pushes it on the leg side. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Soumya Sarkar, A short of a length ball around off, shaping a bit away as well. Sarkar looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0.6 : Ashton Turner to Soumya Sarkar, DROPPED! Not an easy chance! Good effort from Carey! This comes in with the angle from outside off, Sarkar looks to go over mid-wicket but this flies off the inner half towards square leg. Carey leaps and tries to catch it but it does not stick in the one hand he raised upwards. It goes behind for one. A really good first over from Turner comes to an end. |
| 1.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Soumya Sarkar, A PLAY AND A MISS! A back of a length ball outside off. Sarkar swings across the line but misses it completely. |
| 1.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Soumya Sarkar, Another short of a length ball on off. Sarkar works it on the off side and takes a single. |
| 1.6 : Shakib Al Hasan walks out to bat now! Also, Zampa is on now! |
| 2.1 : Review time! Sarkar has been given out LBW! He reviews. Looks close. Maybe umpire's call. |
| 2.2 : Adam Zampa to Mahmudullah, A googly, on middle. Mahmudullah reads it well and blocks it out. |
| 2.3 : Adam Zampa to Mahmudullah, A full ball on middle. Mahmudullah slog sweeps it wide of deep mid-wicket. The fielder there, does well to stop it. Two taken. |
| 2.4 : Adam Zampa to Mahmudullah, WIDE! Spills it down the leg side. Mahmudullah misses his flick. Wide givem. |
| Adam Zampa to Mahmudullah, On middle, Mahmudullah steps down and smacks it to long off for a single. |
| 2.5 : Adam Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, Loopy ball on off. Shakib Al Hasan drives it to mid off and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 2.6 : Adam Zampa to Mahmudullah, TAP AND RUN! Around off, pushed to point for a quick single. |
| 3.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahmudullah, Extra bounce! Good length and on off, Mahmudullah looks to defend but it hits him high on the bad and rolls on the leg side for one. |
| 3.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, LEG BYE! Some swing for Hazlewood! This time he goes fuller, this one shapes in from leg. Shakib looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. It rolls on the leg side. A single taken. |
| 3.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, That is a beauty! How do you play those? This lands on middle and then moves away sharply. Shakib is beaten all ends up as he tries to block. |
| 3.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahmudullah, Dropped! Tough chance! Nathan Ellis is the man! He is generally a really good fielder, that though was tough chance! It is on the pads, Mahmudullah flicks it uppishly towards short fine leg. Ellis there dives to his left and looks to take it inches above the ground but does not hang on. A single. This is probably the kind of a luck a batter who is struggling for runs needs. Can he make most of the life? |
| 3.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, Shorter and closer to the body, cramping the batter for room. Shakib nudges it on the leg side for one. |
| 3.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahmudullah, Two! Shortish and just outside off, it is hard into the ground, over point for two. |
| 4.1 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Uppish but wide! A little fortune for Shakib! Fuller and outside off, he goes after it. Hits it up in the air wide of covers for a bounbary. |
| 4.2 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, Shakib is going after Agar! On middle, Shakib goes for the slog sweep, it goes off the inner half through square leg for one. |
| 4.3 : Ashton Agar to Mahmudullah, Darts this one in, this drifts back in on middle, it is pushed back to the bowler. |
| 4.4 : Ashton Agar to Mahmudullah, Slows it up a touch and lands it on middle, Mahmudullah pushes it back to the bowler again. |
| 4.5 : Ashton Agar to Mahmudullah, Swept well but the gap is not found! On middle, Mahmudullah nails the sweep but to square leg. |
| 4.6 : Ashton Agar to Mahmudullah, Another dot to end! So a good comeback by Agar! Mahmudullah makes room and this is bowled flatter and on off, it is slapped to covers. |
| Nathan Ellis is on! Look out for his slower ones. |
| 5.1 : Nathan Ellis to Shakib Al Hasan, Starts off with one there. It is short and outside off. Really slow. Shakib waits, waits and waits and then guides it down to third man for one. |
| 5.2 : Nathan Ellis to Mahmudullah, Back of a length and on middle, Mahmudullah works it to mid-wicket. |
| 5.3 : Nathan Ellis to Mahmudullah, Eventually a single! Shorter and on middle, it is another slower one. Grips in the surface. Mahmudullah drops it towards cover and wants a run. He is sent back. The fielder hits the stumps at the keeper's end. It deflects away from the fielder backing up and a single is taken. |
| 5.4 : Nathan Ellis to Shakib Al Hasan, That was sharp! A good bumper, on the body of the batter. Shakib is late in the pull, he gets it fine on the leg side for two. |
| 5.5 : Nathan Ellis to Shakib Al Hasan, Another slower one on off, Shakib pushes it to covers. |
| 5.6 : Nathan Ellis to Shakib Al Hasan, TOP EDGE AND FOUR! A good way to end the Powerplay but it belongs to the Aussies! This is shorter and on middle, zips through. Shakib is late in the pull, it goes off the top edge and over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 6.1 : Ashton Agar to Mahmudullah, BEATEN! There is turn! A flatter ball on middle, it lands and spins away. Mahmudullah looks to defend but misses it. |
| 6.2 : Ashton Agar to Mahmudullah, Darted on the pads, flicked to square leg for a single. |
| 6.3 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, Full and outside off, driven to covers for one. |
| 6.4 : Ashton Agar to Mahmudullah, Another one on the pads. Mahmudullah tucks it to mid-wicket. Shakib Al Hasan wanted a quick single but was cleverly sent back. |
| 6.5 : Ashton Agar to Mahmudullah, Loopy ball on off. Mahmudullah knocks it around on the off side and takes a quick single. |
| 0.0 : The skipper, Mahmudullah walks out to bat now! He needs to play a good innings here. Has not been in the best of form so far. |
| 6.6 : Ashton Agar to Shakib Al Hasan, Single to end the over! A full ball on middle, whipped away to square leg. |
| 7.1 : Mitchell Marsh to Shakib Al Hasan, On middle, on a length. Shakib Al Hasan slaps it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 7.2 : Mitchell Marsh to Mahmudullah, FOUR! A much-needed boundary for the Tigers! A fuller ball on middle. Mahmudullah lofts it over mid-wicket. It bounces just before the ropes and hence a boundary. That was a risky shot. It was the longer part of the ground. Had he hit that to the other side, it would have gone over the ropes. They needed to check upstairs if it had gone all the way or not and it bounced just inside. |
| 7.3 : Mitchell Marsh to Mahmudullah, Full again outside off, driven on the off side for a single. |
| 7.4 : Mitchell Marsh to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Improvisation from Shakib! A slower short ball on middle. Shakib Al Hasan swivels across and scoops it over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : Mitchell Marsh to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Shakib! A length ball around off. Shakib Al Hasan cuts it late and beats the diving sweeper cover for another boundary. |
| 7.6 : Mitchell Marsh to Shakib Al Hasan, Good length ball on middle, tucked to square leg for a single to end the over. Good over for Bangladesh, 15 coming off it. |
| Adam Zampa is on now! |
| 8.1 : Adam Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT! This is a big wicket for the Aussies as Shakib Al Hasan was starting to get into his own now! Zampa once again strikes on the first ball of his new over. He gives it air and lands it on off, Shakib looks to go downtown. He does hit it decently but not well enough. Agar runs to his left and looks to take it with a slide but his back foot gets stuck in the groud. The good thing for the visitors is that he hangs on. Shakib is gutted as he walks back. He kno |
| 0.0 : Afif Hossain walks out to bat now! |
| 8.2 : Adam Zampa to Mahmudullah, Bowls a flatter ball, outside off, spinning away. Mahmudullah cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 8.3 : Adam Zampa to Afif Hossain, Afif Hossain is off the mark! A full ball on off. Hossain leans and pushes it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 8.4 : Adam Zampa to Mahmudullah, Loopy ball on off. Mahmudullah blocks it out. |
| 8.5 : Adam Zampa to Mahmudullah, Darted on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a single. 50 up for Bangladesh. |
| 8.6 : Adam Zampa to Afif Hossain, Beauty to end the over! A flighted ball, on off, it lands and spins away. Afif Hossain strides to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| Ashton Agar is back! |
| 9.1 : Ashton Agar to Mahmudullah, LEG BYE! A full ball, angling on middle and leg. Mahmudullah looks to sweep but misses it. Gets hit on the body and they collect a leg bye towards the off side. |
| 9.2 : Ashton Agar to Afif Hossain, Full on middle, driven back to the bowler. |
| 9.3 : Ashton Agar to Afif Hossain, SIX! BANGED! Bowls full again on middle. Afif Hossain advances down the track and heaves it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Really good from Afif! Has began brilliantly. He has really shown good signs of form and he has a chance here to make a really good contribution. |
| 9.4 : Ashton Agar to Afif Hossain, On middle, tucked on the leg side. |
| Ashton Agar to Afif Hossain, WIDE! Full and down the leg side. Hossain misses his heave. Wide given. |
| 9.6 : Ashton Agar to Afif Hossain, Full and on middle, driven back uppishily to the bowler. |
| 9.5 : Ashton Agar to Afif Hossain, Just two runs! Flatter ball on the pads. Afif Hossain heaves it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder runs to his left, dives and does well to stop it. |
| 9.6 : Nathan Ellis is back on! |
| 10.2 : Nathan Ellis to Afif Hossain, A full ball, slower and outside off, Afif Hossain waits for it and taps it to point for a single. There was slight mix-up but in the end made it with ease. |
| 10.3 : Nathan Ellis to Mahmudullah, Another slower ball, full on middle, flicked to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.1 : Nathan Ellis to Mahmudullah, On a length and outside off, a slower delivery. Mahmudullah waits and slaps it to covers for one. |
| 10.4 : Nathan Ellis to Afif Hossain, Beautifully driven but just for a brace! A full ball, on off. Afif Hossain drives it through covers for a couple of runs. |
| 10.5 : Nathan Ellis to Afif Hossain, FOUR! Afif Hossain continues his fine form! A short of a length ball, on the bodyline. Hossain pulls it softly and bisects the mid-wicket and square leg to perfection for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : Nathan Ellis to Afif Hossain, Good running between the wickets! A full ball on middle. Afif Hossain flicks it to deep mid-wicket and collects a brace. |
| 11.1 : Dan Christian to Mahmudullah, The idea was right but it did not come off! Shorter and outside off, Mahmudullah looks to guide it past short third man but does not beat the fielder. |
| 0.0 : Dan Christian is into the attack. |
| 11.2 : Dan Christian to Mahmudullah, This one keeps really low! On middle, Mahmudullah looks to flick, this one does not bounce at all, Mahmudullah gets bat to it and works it through square leg for two. |
| 11.3 : Dan Christian to Mahmudullah, Another single! On the pads, it is flicked through square leg for one more. |
| 11.4 : Dan Christian to Afif Hossain, On off, Afif guides it towards short third man for one. |
| A review has been taken for LBW. It is Umpire's call, so the on-field decision stays. Review retained by Australia. |
| 11.5 : Dan Christian to Mahmudullah, NOT OUT! Umpre's call it is and it did seem like that would be the case! This lands on off and then grips, holds its line. Mahmudullah ends up playing down the wrong line, it hits him on the pad. An appeal but the umpire does not raise the finger. They take one. The keeper has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. It goes down to long on for one more. The review is taken. Replays show that impact was just outside off and the ball was clipping the off pole. |
| An umpire review has been taken for Run Out. Looks like the batter was way out of his crease. |
| 11.6 : Dan Christian to Afif Hossain, OUT! Hossain has given it away! Really not sure if they needed to take this run. However, that is exceptional work from Carey! He is a keeper but he has done brilliantly here. On off, Afif pushes it towards cover and takes off. He was never going to make it. Carey gets to the ball from covers and he is falling underarms it onto the stumps at the bowler's end. The Aussies know Hossain is short and they start to celebrate. It is taken upstairs and replays show |
| 12.1 : Adam Zampa to Shamim Hossain, Full ball, googly and on middle. Shamim Hossain defends it on the off side. |
| 12.2 : Adam Zampa to Shamim Hossain, Full again, on middle. Hossain clips it to square leg. |
| 12.3 : Adam Zampa to Shamim Hossain, Gets off the mark now! Very full and on middle, eased to long off for a single. |
| 12.4 : Adam Zampa to Mahmudullah, Flatter and outside off, driven to covers for one more. |
| 12.5 : Adam Zampa to Shamim Hossain, Flatter now, a googly, outside off. Hossain cuts it to backward point. |
| 12.6 : Adam Zampa to Shamim Hossain, On the pads, tucked to mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| Josh Hazlewood is back into the attack. |
| 13.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Shamim Hossain, Just the one! Fuller and on off, it is pushed to mid off for one more. |
| 13.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahmudullah, Nicely played! On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one. |
| 13.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Shamim Hossain, A slower one, fuller and on middle, Hossain looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 13.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Shamim Hossain, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust and all of a sudden, Bangladesh are in trouble here! This is slightly short, skids through quickly after pitching. Shamim is hurried into the pull, it goes off the splice over mid-wicket. The fielder runs back and takes a good catch. |
| Nurul Hasan walks out now. |
| 13.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahmudullah, Back of a length and on middle, defended. |
| 13.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahmudullah, Well bowled! Length and around off, angles it in. Mahmudullah clears his front leg to go big but taps it to point in the end. |
| 14.1 : Adam Zampa to Nurul Hasan, On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.2 : Adam Zampa to Mahmudullah, Mahmudullah comes down the track, does not get to pitch of it and mistimes it towards long on for one. |
| 14.4 : Adam Zampa to Mahmudullah, Angled into the pads, this is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.3 : Adam Zampa to Nurul Hasan, Really clever batting! There is no short fine leg so Hasan plays the paddle scoop, nice and fine towards fine leg for three. |
| 14.5 : Adam Zampa to Nurul Hasan, SIX! Over the fence! Poweful shot! On middle, right in the slog. This is heaved over the long on fence for a biggie. Hasan has started well so far but needs to keep going. |
| 14.6 : Adam Zampa to Nurul Hasan, Flatter and quicker, outside off. Hasan cuts it to backward point. |
| 15.1 : Dan Christian to Mahmudullah, Fuller and on off, tapped to point for a single. |
| 15.2 : Dan Christian to Nurul Hasan, Fuller, slower and on the pads. Hasan tucks it on the leg side and takes a single. He wanted another run but was wisely sent back. |
| 15.3 : Dan Christian to Mahmudullah, Length ball on the pads, tucked to deep square leg for a brace. |
| 15.4 : Dan Christian to Mahmudullah, OUT! RUN OUT! They wanted a quick single but Henriques get the better of him! Aussies are terrific on the field today! A length ball on middle. Mahmudullah taps it to covers and scampers through for a quick single. Moises Henriques grabs it on a bounce and scores a direct hit at the keeper's end. Nurul Hasan was late on the call and was way short of the crease as well. In the end continues his run, back to the shed. |
| 15.5 : Dan Christian to Mahedi Hasan, On middle, on a length. Defended. |
| 15.6 : Dan Christian to Mahedi Hasan, Another length ball on middle, tucked on the leg side for a single. |
| 16.1 : Ashton Agar to Mahedi Hasan, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one. |
| 16.2 : Ashton Agar to Mahmudullah, Just short! Mahmudullah looks to play the reverse sweep. It hits the higher part of the bat and lobs towards short third man. Hazlewood there dives to his left, it lands short, he gets a hand to it. Just the two. |
| 16.3 : Ashton Agar to Mahmudullah, Drop and run! On off, Mahmudullah plays it towards cover for one. |
| 16.4 : Ashton Agar to Mahedi Hasan, Leg bye! Angled into the pads, Hasan tries to flick, it hits the pad and rolls towards short fine leg for one more. |
| 16.5 : Ashton Agar to Mahmudullah, Just another single! On the pads yet again, Mahmudullah nudges it towards short fine leg for one. |
| 16.6 : Ashton Agar to Mahedi Hasan, A dot to end an economical spell by Agar! On middle, defended. |
| 17.1 : Nathan Ellis to Mahmudullah, A slower length ball outside off. Mahmudullah cuts it wide of sweeper cover for a couple of runs. |
| 17.2 : Nathan Ellis to Mahmudullah, Fuller length, on middle. Blocked out in the end. |
| 17.3 : Nathan Ellis to Mahmudullah, A short of a length ball on middle, pulled away to square leg for a single. |
| 17.4 : Nathan Ellis to Mahedi Hasan, Around off, on a length. Hasan knocks it on the leg side and rotates the strike with a single. |
| 17.5 : Nathan Ellis to Mahmudullah, Just two runs! A fuller ball on middle. Mahmudullah looks to heave it but mistimes it to deep square leg for a brace. |
| 17.6 : Nathan Ellis to Mahmudullah, FOUR! Stand and deliver! In the slot, on off. Mahmudullah stands tall and drives it uppishly over covers for a much-needed boundary. The last ball spoils the over somewhat. |
| 18.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahedi Hasan, On the pads, whipped to deep square leg for one. |
| 18.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahmudullah, NO BALL! That slipped out of his hand! He was looking for the knuckle ball. A full toss, over Mahmudullah's head! He leaves it alone to the keeper. Free-hit coming up. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Mahmudullah, In the slot, on middle. Mahmudullah heaves it to the long on fielder who carries it on a bounce. Single taken. |
| 18.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahedi Hasan, Full on middle, drilled to long on for one. |
| 18.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahmudullah, SWING AND A MISS! A slower, length ball, just around off. Mahmudullah looks to play across the line but misses it. |
| 18.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahmudullah, FOUR! Cheeky! A length ball on middle. Mahmudullah shimmies across on the off side and scoops it over the keeper's head, does not middle it but enough for it to race away to the fence. |
| 18.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Mahmudullah, A slower short ball on middle. Mahmudullah looks to pull but misses. He fells on his follow-through and looks disappointed on himself as he missed here. |
| 19.1 : Nathan Ellis to Mahedi Hasan, A short ball outside off. Hasan swings and misses. He wanted a wide but not given. |
| 19.2 : Nathan Ellis to Mahedi Hasan, On middle. Hasan swings but gets an inside edge towards the fine leg region for one. |
| 19.3 : Nathan Ellis to Mahmudullah, FOUR! Fifty up for Mahmudullah! His first fifty of the series and he is also the first one to score on in this series so far. Really good innings. Has taken Bangladesh close to what they defended in the first game. A slower short ball on middle. Mahmudullah waits for it and pulls it to square leg for a boundary. |
| 19.4 : Nathan Ellis to Mahmudullah, OUT! TIMBER! Nathan Ellis gets a wicket on his debut and he is a happy man! A good length ball on middle, a slower delivery. Mahmudullah looks to heave it on the leg side but gets deceived by the pace off the ball. He swings too early and the ball sneaks through and rattles the stump. |
| Mustafizur Rahman walks out with two balls to go! |
| 19.5 : Nathan Ellis to Mustafizur Rahman, OUT! CAUGHT! Bangladesh falling apart in the end! A slower full ball on middle. Mustafizur Rahman swings his bat but does not middle it. Hits it high in the air and towards deep mid-wicket where Mitchell Marsh takes a simple catch. Ellis is on a Hat-Trick here. |
| 19.6 : What an end to the innings for Nathan Ellis! The way he celebrated the last wicket just shows how pleased he was, he probably did not believe it himself that he had taken a hat-trick. A day to remember for him. He becomes the first bowler to take a hat-trick in T20Is on debut. |
| Coming to the game now, Bangladesh have finished with just short of a total they defended in the first game! Not sure if they will actually be happy with that or they felt they could have got more. Well, if you think in normal circumstances, 127 is not close to par but by what we have seen so far in this series, it is a very good score. They have just the one man to thank and that is their skipper, Mahmudullah, he walked out when they were 3 for 2, he kept losing partners but held fort at one en |
| Nathan Ellis to Mahedi Hasan, OUT! TAKEN! Ellis has done it. He gets his Hat-Trick and the Aussies are all cheering for him! A slower short ball on middle. Hasan pulls it straight towards deep mid-wicket where Ashton Agar takes a low dipping catch. A dream debut for Nathan Ellis.  Bangladesh end at 127 for 9. |
| The Australians started off really well but let the pressure off in the middle overs! The key for them was, they kept picking wickets at regular intervals but more than their bowling, it was their fielding which was really good and courtesy that, they saved quite a few runs for their side. Just the three bowlers were successful in picking wickets but expect for Ellis, who in the end had exceptional figures, the rest were quite economical. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Mohammad Naim, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! First blood to Australia and Hazlewood strikes! The runs were not flowing and now the first one falls! A good length ball on middle, moving across from the batter. Mohammad Naim looks to guide it down to third man but the ball kisses the outside edge and the keeper takes a brilliant low catch. |
| 2.1 : Adam Zampa to Soumya Sarkar, OUT! LBW! Zampa serves a very full ball on middle and leg. Sarkar goes for the sweep but misses it completely. Australia appeal for LBW, the umpire takes quite a while but raises his finger in the end. Sarkar has a chat with Shakib Al Hasan and goes for the review. UltraEdge shows no bat on it. Ball Tracking shows umpire's call and the on-field decision stays. Soumya Sarkar departs after struggling in the middle and Bangladesh are 2 down. The move to get Zamp |
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