A cricket masterclass was witnessed in Dhaka on June 11, 2026 bangladesh performed brilliantly against Australia In the second ODI of the bilateral series. At the iconic Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, the host team performed brilliantly in the rain-interrupted match and wrote a memorable chapter in their cricket history by defeating the visitors.
Taskin Ahmed bowls a pitch ball to dismiss Adam Zampa in the 2nd ODI
The decisive moment of the match came during the 41st over of the Australian innings. Operating on highly reactive surfaces, speedster Taskin Ahmed Played a lethal spell that completely demolished the back end of the Australian batting lineup. Just sent back a well-set Xavier Bartlett Taskin was close to a historic hat-trick on the last ball adam zampa Went to the crease.
What happened next was a tremendous Jaffa that astounded viewers and commentators. Pushing the ball to full length on 40.3, Taskin produced tremendous lateral movement, which saw the ball quickly bounce back to the right-handed batsman. Zampa attempted a standard front-foot drive, but the dramatic late shape proved too hot to handle.
The ball crossed the big gap between the bat and the pad and quickly hit the middle stump. It was a classic fast bowler’s dismissal that sent Zampa back for a golden duck (off ball) and left the tourists at 184/8. Taskin’s enthusiastic celebration reflected the quality of the delivery which perfectly highlighted Bangladesh’s aggressive bowling intent throughout the day.
Here is the video:
Taskin is unstoppable 🔥 🇧🇩 Another success. adam zampa fell pic.twitter.com/V4HsXsYA4l
– Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) 11 June 2026
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Bangladesh defeated Australia to achieve historic series win
The strategic foundation of Bangladesh’s victory was laid early by the bowler who ultimately won player of the match honours: Mustafizur Rahman. Mustafizur’s precise cuts and variations stifled the Australian top order right out of the gate. He recorded impressive figures of 3/27 from his 7 overs, taking important wickets Cooper Connolly, Matt RenshawAnd alex carey.
Due to this early damage, Australia fell to a dangerous 3–0 in the first two overs and were later halted at 81/6. There was a strong partnership of 103 runs between the two for the seventh wicket. marnus labuschagne (55* off 85 balls) and Xavier Bartlett (52 runs from 48 balls) took Australia to a respectable score of 187/8 in 42 overs before play was stopped due to rain.
After weather delays, match conditions were adjusted via the DLS method, giving Bangladesh a revised target of 192 runs in 41 overs. Despite losing the opener tanzeed hassan At zero on the second ball of the chase, the Tigers maintained their composure. Soumya Sarkar (42 out of 47) and steady, impressive contributions from the captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto (41 out of 53) stabilized the innings.
When a few quick wickets threatened to derail the chase, Tauheed Hridayoy Played an unbeaten inning of 40 runs in 55 balls. with final stage anchoring mehdi hassan meraz (22*), Hridayoy ensured that there were no further obstacles. Bangladesh scored 195/5 in exactly 35 overs and won by 5 wickets with 36 balls remaining, registering a historic ODI series win over the mighty Australian team.
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