Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 189/6 (8 runs required, RR: 9.45)

  • Abdul Gaffar Saqlain13 (11b)
  • Aaron Hardie4-0-40-2
  • Nathan Ellis4-0-27-1

That wraps up all the action from Chattogram today. Thank you for tuning in and staying with us. See you soon, sayonara!

Ritam: "What do you mean by pin drop silence? Are there enough people to make noise? " It's an absolute houseful here, Ritam. There are even hundreds of fans lined up along the flyover behind the stadium, cheering the teams on from the very first ball.

Salman Rahman: "The game was lost in the over 15 through 19. Took it too slow. The flurries and tries came only in the very last over. Too little too late. They were playing like they were 9 down. "

Mitchell Marsh: "[Two matches for you, two wins] Yep, it's been great. Obviously, we were really keen to win this series, and to wrap it up after two games is really pleasing for our side. [2021] I think it was 4-1 last time, and the one win we had was very lucky. So now it's obviously nice to win, but there's still one more game to go for us. The wicket today was obviously a lot better, but I'm really happy for Renny. Especially that partnership with TD was fantastic - the way they sort of got us out of a reasonably tricky position, then went through the gears and got us to a really competitive total. [Hardie] Yeah, he was good. It's always nice when those moves come off, but I think all the bowlers, the way they sort of worked through their sequences and stayed calm under pressure, especially towards the back end, did well. Nathan Ellis' last two overs were really game-changing for us, and we're lucky to have guys like him with his experience in the group. So, yeah, rapt for the team, and it's nice to get a series win over here. [Finish the series on a high] Yeah, on the whole, for the white-ball groups, it's been a reasonably tough tour. Coming to these places with a fairly inexperienced side always provides you with different challenges and experiences. So, yeah, we are really keen to finish off with a win before everyone gets home."

Player of the Match, Matt Renshaw: "I think it was just understanding the way that I wanted to play, trusting that, and fortunately, I got the rewards today. I think it's just one of those things with T20. We obviously got a good score, and they came out pretty well and hard. The way they played allowed them to do what they did at the start. [Tim David] He's obviously got his strengths, so we were using our strengths at the same time and trying to just do that for as long as we could. Well, after the first game you think that, and then they come out and score 65 [72]strong in the powerplay. It got a bit nervous after that, but it felt like with our innings, the longer we batted, the harder it got to hit the ball hard."

Towhid Hridoy: "[The chase was on] We played really good cricket, but there are a couple of areas we need to develop. Those who are set need to carry on a little bit more for the team. [Emon and Saif] Whenever they get set, they need to play bigger innings. But we have to chase this kind of match, otherwise we face disappointment. [Come back stronger] We will overcome, Inshallah."

5:40 pm Australia have wrapped up the series 2-0 with a game to spare, courtesy of a brilliant all-round performance from the visitors. Chasing a big target, the home team's openers gave them a blazing start, scoring 48 runs in just 3.3 overs and sending the ball flying in front of a packed Chattogram crowd. The opening stand was broken when Tanzid chipped a return catch to the bowler, but Soumya kept the momentum going. The batters specifically targeted Spencer Johnson, taking 39 runs off his two overs to power Bangladesh to 72 runs in the powerplay, their highest-ever powerplay score against Australia in T20Is. However, Zampa struck immediately after the field restrictions were lifted, removing a dangerous-looking Soumya. Emon's explosive cameo of 36 off 22 balls then came to an end when he was caught by Marsh at cover. Losing both set batters, Emon and Saif, in successive overs triggered a massive draught in the scoreboard. Saif, who scored 42 off 33 balls, failed to capitalize on his start and slowed down considerably in the middle overs. From a position of strength, Bangladesh completely lost their way in front of the home crowd, losing their composure and letting the required run rate soar as dot balls piled up. Hridoy was the final hope for the hosts, but the scoreboard pressure proved too immense even for him. In the end, Bangladesh's poor fielding from the first innings came back to haunt them, and a batting unit that failed to find any consistent rhythm after the powerplay sealed their fate. Hardie was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets, despite being a touch expensive, while Ellis, Renshaw, Zampa and Davies all claimed a wicket apiece.

zayan: "Shamim and Saqlain cost us the game, but what a performance by Bangladesh"

Nirav: "that 12 extra dot balls played by BD team cost's them match"

Australia won by 7 runs

19.6
W
Hardie to Towhid Hridoy, OUT, Pin-drop silence here in Shagorika as Hridoy gets caught out at widish long on! Hardie goes for the fuller length channel, pace off ball and Hridoy attempts to hoick it across the line. The bat face rotates after striking the ball, connects the inside part of the bat and David comes around to take a comfortable catch near the boundary area. Handshakes all around, Bangladesh's stand-in skipper looks devastated.

Towhid Hridoy c David b Hardie 35 (35m 22b 3x4 2x6) SR: 159.09

8 runs needed off the last ball. Hardie can't afford to bowl a wide or no-ball now

19.5
4
Hardie to Towhid Hridoy, FOUR, Pace off length ball outside off, wild swing of the bat and gets the leading edge over the third man area, trickles away to the ropes

over the wicket. 12 from 2 balls.

19.4
6
Hardie to Towhid Hridoy, SIX, There's the first big hit! Hardie sprays a widish fuller length ball angling away outside off, Hridoy follows the line of the ball and picks it up cleanly over the cover region

18 runs off 3 balls. Three sixes, anyone? Around the wicket

Sandeep Mathew: "19 off 3 and you bowl a wide ? Are you kidding me !"

19.4
1w
Hardie to Towhid Hridoy, 1 wide, Hardie bowls another wide ball outside off, loses his control there

19 runs off 3 balls.

19.3
2
Hardie to Towhid Hridoy, 2 runs, Widish yorker ball outside off, shuffles across and thrashes this one towards the right of deep cover, picks up a couple of runs

21 runs off 4 balls now. Need a boundary here from Hridoy.

Danny: "Bangladesh was looking pretty well in control of the game before Emon's wicket! Either Emon or Saif should have been there till the last."

19.2
0
Hardie to Towhid Hridoy, no run, shortish length ball pitching outside off, tries to slice it over the off-side area, swing and a miss
19.1
1
Hardie to Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, 1 run, Low full toss ball wide outside off, reaches for it away from the body and chips it to mid-off. He wants to complete the double but Hridoy refuses and sends his partner back
19.1
1w
Hardie to Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, 1 wide, Starts the over with a wide ball darted outside off, no shot offered

23 runs needed off 6 balls. Hardie to bowl the last over.

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs | BAN: 174/5 (23 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.15, RRR: 23.00)

  • Towhid Hridoy23 (17b)
  • Abdul Gaffar Saqlain12 (10b)
  • Nathan Ellis4-0-27-1
  • Adam Zampa4-0-39-1
18.6
6
Ellis to Towhid Hridoy, SIX, Into the midwicket stands! Bouncer ball hits the deck hard, right in the hitting zone of Hridoy, full swing of the bat and heaves it over the cow corner fences
18.5
1
Ellis to Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, 1 run, width on offer fuller length ball, extends his arms and forces this one with the inside part of the bat to long on

Sean: "Say whatever you want but the reckless trying-to-hit-every-ball from Emon cost BD the game"

18.4
0
Ellis to Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, no run, Bouncer ball outside the off stump line, wild swing and a miss by Saqlain
18.3
4
Ellis to Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, FOUR, Crucial boundary! Slight fuller ball from Ellis on the fourth stump channel, opens the full face of the bat and clips it precisely, evades the mid-off fielder and trickles away to the ropes
18.2
0
Ellis to Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, no run, Dot balls are piling up. Widish yorker ball just inside the off-side tramline, shuffles across and attempts to whack it through the covers, does not connect
18.1
0
Ellis to Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, no run, Pitched up front outside off, swing and a miss by Saqlain

34 runs off 12 balls. Ellis to bowl now

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs | BAN: 163/5 (34 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.05, RRR: 17.00)

  • Abdul Gaffar Saqlain7 (5b)
  • Towhid Hridoy17 (16b)
  • Adam Zampa4-0-39-1
  • Nathan Ellis3-0-16-1
17.6
1
Zampa to Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, 1 run, a fraction short around off, drags it across the line to long on
17.5
4
Zampa to Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, FOUR, Bludgeons it firmly! Generously flighted a fuller length ball in the slot, hangs back and steers it straight of long off, beats the fielder there
17.4
1
Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, tossed up a fuller length ball pitching wide outside off, toe-ends the ball towards long on

Ahsan: "They should have sent Rishad, knowing jampa will bowl another over, rishad is quite capable to have a couple of blow against spinner, it could completely turn the match around."

17.3
1
Zampa to Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, 1 run, floated a length ball around off, tries to hoick it downtown and inside edges past the leg stump to short fine leg
17.2
1
Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, googly ball on the pads, swept away to deep square leg for a single

jigar: "After 10 over marks it felt, Ban will win it easily.. and Zampa was having worse day of his life and somehow now its Aus's game to lose. Wow.. "

17.1
0
Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, no run, wrong-un ball outside the leg stump line, plays the paddle sweep and edges onto the helmet grill. Physio is in for the mandatory concussion check

42 runs off 18 balls. Zampa to bowl out

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 155/5 (42 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.11, RRR: 14.00)

  • Towhid Hridoy15 (13b)
  • Abdul Gaffar Saqlain1 (2b)
  • Nathan Ellis3-0-16-1
  • Adam Zampa3-0-31-1
16.6
1
Ellis to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, tighter line and length ball attacking the stumps, defends on the track with soft hands to mid-on area and rotates the strike
16.5
1
Ellis to Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, 1 run, hard length ball on the stumps line, moves onto the back foot and parries it down to mid-on
16.4
0
Ellis to Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, no run, Good length ball on the sixth stump channel, dabs it back to the bowler

Abu Gaffar Saqlain is the new batter at number 7

16.3
W
Ellis to Shamim Hossain, OUT, Shamim has holed out at deep square leg! Pace on back of a length ball on the stumps line, picks it out cleanly across the line but fails to generate enough power to clear the ropes. The sweeper fielder rushes to his right side and gathers the ball near the boundary.

Shamim Hossain c Hardie b Ellis 7 (13m 8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 87.5

Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st48Saif HassanTanzid Hasan
2nd29Soumya SarkarSaif Hassan
3rd53Saif HassanParvez Hossain Emon
4th4Saif HassanTowhid Hridoy
5th19Towhid HridoyShamim Hossain
6th36Towhid HridoyAbdul Gaffar Saqlain