New Delhi. Australia has won its first match of Super-8 in T20 World Cup 2024. Australia defeated Bangladesh by 28 runs in this rain affected match. After this victory, Australia has equal points with India in the points table. However, Australia is in a better position in net run rate. India and Australia are in Group-1 of Super-8. Bangladesh and Afghanistan are also in this group.
The biggest attraction of the Australia vs Bangladesh match was the performance of Pat Cummins. This Australian pacer took a hat-trick in the match. With this, Cummins has become the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024.
The Super-8 match between Australia and Bangladesh was played on Friday. Australian captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and decided to field first. Australia’s bowlers took advantage of this and restricted Bangladesh to within 150 runs. Bangladesh scored 140 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. For his part, captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto scored 41 runs and Tauheed Hridoy scored 40 runs. Apart from these two, not a single batsman from Bangladesh could touch the score of 20.
FIRST PUBLISHED: June 21, 2024, 10:20 IST
