bangladesh Created historic cricket history by achieving its first bilateral ODI series win Australia. They won the second match by 5 wickets and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) Method at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. After restricting the visitors to 187/8 in the rain-affected 42-over encounter, the hosts chased the revised target with authority and scored 195/5 in 35 overs to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Before this series, Bangladesh had defeated Australia in ODIs only once in their cricket history – the great 2005 upset in Cardiff. This marks their first bilateral series win over the 6-time World Champions in this format.
Mustafizur Rahman destroyed Australia with his explosive performance
Australia had a very bad start after winning the toss and coming to bat first. matthew short And cooper connolly Both got out without troubling the scorers. led Bangladesh’s new ball attack Taskin Ahmed And Mustafizur RahmanMade full use of the conditions to put the visitors in a precarious position.
josh inglis Tried to rebuild by scoring an entertaining 34 off 38 balls with four fours and a six, but Australia kept losing wickets at regular intervals. matt renshaw while out on zero alex carey Could contribute only 13 runs before becoming another victim of Bangladesh’s disciplined attack. With Australia’s crushing defeat, marnus labuschagne Led the innings brilliantly with a patient knock of 55 off 85 balls, holding one end while wickets were falling around him. cameron green He scored 25 runs in 50 balls, including two sixes, but struggled to accelerate against tough bowling.
speed came late Xavier BartlettWhose aggressive innings of 52 runs included four fours and two sixes in just 48 balls. His valuable partnership with Labuschagne took Australia to 187/8 in the stipulated 42 overs and gave the tourists something to defend. Taskin Ahmed And Mustafizur kept the pressure on throughout the innings, sharing six wickets between them, taking three wickets each. tanveer islam Also made important contribution by taking two wickets.
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Mehdi and Mosaddek finish the job as Bangladesh seal historic series win
Bangladesh set out to chase the target and got the initial blow when tanzeed hassan tamim but left without scoring Soumya Sarkar And Nazmul Hussain Shanto Carried the innings forward with a fluent partnership. Soumya, playing positively, scored 42 runs in 47 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes, while Shanto scored 41 runs in 53 balls.
Liton Das The momentum continued with a quickfire 21 before falling, but Tauheed Hridoy ensured there were no major hurdles in the chase. His innings of 40 off 55 balls kept Bangladesh comfortably ahead at the required rate. Place the order below, Mosaddek Hussein Scored 15 runs in 14 balls and mehdi hassan meraz He remained unbeaten on 22 off 22 balls, including one six, as Bangladesh posted 195/5 in 35 overs and secured a convincing DLS win.
Australia’s bowlers struggled to generate sustained pressure despite taking wickets at intervals. Xavier Bartlett, Riley Meredith, Adam Zampa, Matt Renshaw and Green took one wicket each, but neither could stop Bangladesh’s steady progress. Bangladesh have already won the series 2-0 with a win by 86 runs (DLS method) in the first ODI and now by five wickets (DLS method) in Mirpur. The third and final ODI will be played on Sunday, June 14 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, where the hosts will aim for a clean sweep while Australia will look to salvage some pride.
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