Right then, Australia needs 141 for the victory and start their Super 8s campaign on a winning note. How soon can they do it or will Bangladesh spring in a surprise? We shall find out. Join us in a bit for the second essay. Oh No! It has started to drizzle in Antigua and the covers are on. Let's hope this is a passing shower and we can resume quickly. Stay tuned for all the updates!
Adam Zampa is in for a chat. He says that having played here last week, they knew what to expect. Adds that the wicket is slightly different than last time. Shares that the ball is coming out of his hand nicely and he has the full backing from the captain. Says that he is happy to restricted Bangladesh to 140 and feels that this is definitely a gettable total.
For Australia, Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa were the stand-out bowlers with five wickets among them. Starc, Stoinis, and Maxwell chipped in with one apiece. Australia will be the happier side going into the break. They bowled tight lines and kept chipping away with wickets at crucial stages of the game and did not allow Bangladesh to score easy runs. The bowlers have done their job and the onus will now be on their batting unit to chase this down.Â
An outstanding bowling display from Australia has restricted Bangladesh to 140 for 8 in their 20 overs. Having sent into bat first, Bangladesh lost Tanzid Hasan in the first over but their skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Litton Das added 58 for the second wicket. Das looked scratchy while Shanto made a sublime 41. Bangladesh kept losing wickets at regular intervals and failed to build partnerships in the middle. Only Towhid Hridoy with 40 off 28 hung around in the middle and stuck some lusty b
Pat Cummins to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Goes full and it is on off, Tanzim Hasan Sakib clears his front leg and swings through the line. Gets a thickish outside edge that flies down to deep third for just a single. Bangladesh finish with 140 on the board!
Pat Cummins to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 2 runs.
Pat Cummins to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run.
Pat Cummins to Taskin Ahmed, 2 runs.
Pat Cummins to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Slips it on a length, on middle, Tanzim Hasan Sakib drills it down to long on for a single.
Hat-trick for Patrick Cummins!Â
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, ! TAKEN! There it is, HAT-TRICK for Pat Cummins!
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, ! Gets it through! Not a bad over for Bangladesh by any means! 11 runs off it. Hazlewood bowls a low full toss, on off, Taskin Ahmed clears his front leg and drives it between cover and mid off for a boundary.
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, Good hustle between the wickets!
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, Lands it on a back of a length again, on middle and leg, Taskin Ahmed pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, Too straight, full and on the pads, Taskin Ahmed tickles it off his pads down to fine leg where Mitchell Starc slides to his left and keeps it down to two.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, Low full toss, outside off, Towhid Hridoy slices it down to deep third for a single.
Pat Cummins to Mahedi Hasan, ! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Pat Cummins with the double whammy!
Taskin Ahmed walks in next to the crease.
Mahedi Hasan is in at 8.
Pat Cummins to Mahmudullah, ! CHOPPED ON! Australia continue to chip away at the wickets and it is Pat Cummins this time!
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Sliding on the pads and the length stays full, Towhid Hridoy flicks it off his pads through mid-wicket for one more run.
Pat Cummins to Mahmudullah, At pace, full and on off, Mahmudullah pushes it in front of mid off and calls Towhid Hridoy through for a quick single. 4 runs off the first three balls. Can Towhid Hridoy make this a big over in the next 3 balls?
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Much fuller and takes the pace off again, on off, Towhid Hridoy knocks it down to long on and gets to the other end.
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Good placement! At 111.7 kph, on a back of a length, on off and middle, Towhid Hridoy waits for the ball to arrive and dabs it with soft hands in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, Lands it on a length, outside off, Towhid Hridoy presses forward and taps it wide of extra cover. Retains the strike with a single. A good over for Bangladesh despite losing Shakib Al Hasan. 14 runs off it.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, Bowls the off-cutter now, fuller in length, on off, Towhid Hridoy pushes it off the front foot to cover.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, ! And again but this is even better! Full and slanting in on the pads, Towhid Hridoy stays still in his crease and whips it off his pads towards deep backward square leg for half a dozen.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, Six!
Marcus Stoinis to Mahmudullah, Bowls it on a fullish length, on middle and leg, Mahmudullah clips it through square leg for a single to open his account.
Mahmudullah is in at 7.
Marcus Stoinis to Shakib Al Hasan, ! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Immediate impact for Marcus Stoinis on his return to the attack.
Marcus Stoinis (1-0-10-0) is back into the attack.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, Good running! Takes pace off and bowls it on a length, on middle, Towhid Hridoy waits on it and places it in front of deep square leg and comes charging back for the second run.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, Honing in at the stumps, on a good length, Towhid Hridoy stays back to clip it off his pads but the ball zips through again and catches the inside edge back onto the pads.
Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, In the air...but safe! Digs it in short and takes pace off as well, on middle, the ball holds in the surface. Shakib Al Hasan hops back and tries to slap it on the off side. Gets it off the splice of the bat but it lands safely in front of cover for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.
Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, Comes back into the attack and begins on a length, around leg, Shakib Al Hasan clears his front leg and tries to work it on the leg side but gets an inside edge back onto the pads and the ball goes nowhere.
Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, Attacks the stumps with a length delivery, Shakib Al Hasan makes room and drives it through covers for a single.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, ! BANG! Towhid Hridoy finishes the over with a boundary! Zampa bowls it full and quick, just outside off. Hridoy gets low and sweeps it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket region and beats the fielder to get four runs.Â
Adam Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, Googly, on middle and leg. Shakib Al Hasan goes back and chips it over covers for a single.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, No run.
Adam Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up on off. Shakib Al Hasan shuffles across and knocks it to long-on for one.
Adam Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, Floated on the pad. Shakib Al Hasan plays it late and glances it to fine leg for a couple.Â
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Good length delivery, around off. Towhid Hridoy prods and dabs it to backward point.
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Hard-length, around off. Shakib Al Hasan dabs it down to deep third for a single.
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Wide!
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Slower and fuller at the stumps. Shakib Al Hasan shuffles across and defends into the on-side.
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Slower length ball outside off. Hridoy guides it to deep third for one.
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Back of a length, on the leg peg. Shakib Al Hasan tucks it through backward square leg and gets off the mark with a single.
Shakib Al Hasan comes in at number 6. A change in bowling as Pat Cummins (1-0-12-0) comes back on to bowl.
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Short of a length, angling into the middle and leg stump line. Hridoy tucks it off the hip toward fine leg for a single.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! lbw b Adam Zampa.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flat and down the leg. Najmul Hossain Shanto rocks back for the pull but fails to connect.Â
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Googly, on off. Towhid Hridoy goes back and works it through mid-wicket for one.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Four!
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Flatter leg break, outside off. Towhid Hridoy cuts it to the man at backward point.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Wrong'un, just outside off. Towhid Hridoy cuts it close to the body and chops it to point.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Darted on the off stump line. Najmul Hossain Shanto brings out the reverse sweep but misses and is stuck on the pad. A loud appeal but the umpire is unmoved. The impact looked to be outside off there.
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, Tosses it on off. Hridoy drives it toward deep extra cover for two more.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, Flat and quick outside off. Towhid Hridoy cuts it to the deep backward point region for a brace.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flighted, full, around off. Shanto drives it aerially through the point region for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, Flatter outside off. Hridoy chops it to backward point for a single.
Mitchell Starc to Towhid Hridoy, Short of a length, on off. Towhid Hridoy gets on his toes and guides it to deep third for a single to get off the mark.Â
Mitchell Starc to Towhid Hridoy, Pitched full on off. Towhid Hridoy drives off the toe end to the short cover fielder.
Mitchell Starc to Towhid Hridoy, WIDE! Back of a length slanting down the leg. Towhid Hridoy lets it go. Wide signaled.Â
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full toss tailing into the stumps. Shanto knocks it to long-on for one.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 2 Leg byes.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pitched full on off. Shanto strokes it to short extra cover fielder.
Drinks break! The move to send Rishad Hossain up the order did not quite work out there for Bangladesh. This has been a sedate start from them but they have firepower left in the shed to accelerate in the second half of their batting effort. As for Australia, they have been disciplined with their lines and lengths and have not given much away. They will look to continue in the same fashion and chip away at the wickets as Bangladesh aim to up the ante. Towhid Hridoy is the new batter in. Als
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto cuts with no feet movement and fails to connect.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Rishad Hossain, ! c Adam Zampa b Glenn Maxwell.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up on the middle and leg. Shanto nudges it toward square leg and settles for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Put Away! Tad short, outside off. Shanto goes back and punches it through the extra cover region for a cracking boundary.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Rishad Hossain, Drifted on the pad. Rishad Hossain nudges it to square leg for one.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up on off. Shanto drops it into covers for a single.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shortish, wrong'un on off-stump line. Najmul Hossain Shanto goes back and pulls it through square leg for a single.
Adam Zampa to Rishad Hossain, Leg break, outside off. Rishad Hossain steers it through point for a single.
Adam Zampa to Rishad Hossain, Fires it full and at the stumps. Rishad Hossain gets low to slog it across the line but misses and wears on the pad. A loud appeal but the umpire is unmoved.Â
Rishad Hossain comes out to bat now.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, ! b Adam Zampa.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Flighted, full, around off. Das mistimes the drive into covers.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bowls it full, around off. Shanto pushes it to long-off for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pitched full outside off. Shanto lifts it to the man at sweeper cover for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a good length, just outside off. Shanto plays it late and guides it fine toward deep third region for a brace.Â
Marcus Stoinis to Litton Das, Back of a length, angling into middle and leg. Das pulls it through backward square leg for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hard length delivery on off. Shanto dabs it to point for one.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Edgy but Shanto will take it! Short of a length again, just outside off. Shanto looks to guide it away to third man but the extra bounce takes it over the keeper and to third man for a streaky boundary. 50-run stand is up between Shanto and Litton Das.Â
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short of a length outside off. Shanto slashes hard but does not connect.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, WIDE! Marcus Stoinis bowls it full and outside the tramline. Shanto leaves it alone. The umpire signals it a wide.Â
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, LEG BYE! Tossed up on the leg peg. Shanto turns it toward the backward square leg off his pad for an extra.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Flatter leg break, around off. Das hangs back and guides it to short third for a single.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Floated down the leg. Das nudges it straight to the man at short fine leg.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flighted on middle. Shanto prods and works it through mid-wicket for a single.
Halt!
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! BANG! Tad short on off. Shanto rocks back and pulls it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket region. He biscets the two fielders in the deep and collects a boundary.Â
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Zampa starts with a tossed-up delivery on the leg peg. Das nudges it through mid-wicket for one.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full-length delivery, slanting across the batter. Shanto throws his bat for a drive but is beaten on the outside edge.
Pat Cummins to Litton Das, On a length, on off. Das prods and gets an inside edge onto the pads. The batters sneak and quick single.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length outside off. Shanto advances and slaps it to mid-off for one.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FIVE WIDES! Cummins bangs it too short and around off. This goes over the batter as Shanto sways out of the line and lets it go. Wade jumps but can only get a finger to it. It runs away to the fence for five extras.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Four!
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length on off. Shanto stays back and punches into covers.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Wide!
Pat Cummins comes into the attack.Â
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Serves it on a length, around off, Litton Das creams the drive but fails to get it past cover.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, ! Oh, that was not far away! Starc gets a steep bounce off a hard length, on off, Litton Das looks to play it late but gets a thickish outside edge that flies towards short third. David Warner flings himself to his left but fails to get any hand on it and it races away for a boundary.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Looks to go full but it comes out as a low full toss, on off, Litton Das uses his feet and drives it between cover and mid off for a couple of runs.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, ! Litton Das finally gets one away! Starc bangs it into the deck, on off, Litton Das gets this one at a good height for the pull shot. The ball holds in the surface slightly and Das gets this one off the bottom half of the bat. However, it is enough to clear mid-wicket for a boundary.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Das is struggling big time here. 2 runs off just 14 balls.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Dishes it out at the stumps, full in length, Litton Das closes the bat face early to work it on the leg side but gets a soft leading edge that rolls to mid off.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller in length and going across the left-hander, Najmul Hossain Shanto lunges to go for the drive but toe-ends his shot to cover.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bends his back and digs it in short, on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto swivels in the crease and drags the pull straight to mid-wicket.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, In the corridor of off, on a good length, Litton Das premeditates again as he shuffles across to the off side to execute the scoop. Gets an inside edge onto the pads on the off side for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Wide!
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Slanting in, on the sixth stump line, on a hard length, Litton Das gets on top of the bounce and punches it to cover-point.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, At 137.7 kph, angling across, on a short of a good length, on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto stays leg side of the ball and works it in front of short third for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! First six of the night!
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Quick single taken! Much fuller and it is around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto drills it back towards the bowler. Starc gets a hand on it in his follow through and takes the sting out of the ball. It rolls in front of mid off and the batters sneak in a single.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Litton Das is finally off the mark!
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, 9 balls without a run on the board for Litton Das. Offers width this time, fuller as well, Litton Das reaches out and caresses the drive but it goes straight to cover.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Missed out! It was there to be put away for Litton Das. Starc looks to go full again but dishes out a low full toss, angling across, Litton Das gives himself room and drives but hits it straight to the man at cover-point.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Litton Das has faced 7 balls but he is yet to open his account. Angling away from the right-hander, very full, on off, Litton Das squeezes it out to backward point.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hurls it in on a fullish length, on off and middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto pushes it to the right of mid on and calls Das through for a quick single.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, WIDE! Goes searching for that magical delivery but gets the line wrong. Slips it down leg for a wide.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, And again! Bangs it into the wicket, on off, Litton Das has no room to work with and can only push this one back to the bowler with a straight bat. Hazlewood starts with a maiden!
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Bashes it on that hard length, slanting in, on off, Litton Das plays it right under his eyes as he punches it on the bounce to backward point. Make that five dots in a row.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Puls the length back even more and keeps it over off, Litton Das hops back and pats along the ground to cover. Three dots to start with.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Delivers it in the channel on off, on a back of a length again, Litton Das pushes and the ball pings off his bat but can't get it past backward point.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Angling in, on a back of a length, over middle and leg, Litton Das rides the bounce and blocks it out on the leg side.
Who will bowl from the other end?
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Flayed away!
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller and swinging away, at the stumps, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets right behind the line of the ball and plays it back to the bowler.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.
Who walks in now?
Mitchell Starc to Tanzid Hasan, ! DRAGGED ON! Mitchell Starc with the early strike for Australia!
Mitchell Starc to Tanzid Hasan, No run.
Mitchell Starc to Tanzid Hasan, Right on the money! Steams in from over the wicket and dishes out a yorker, swinging away, around the base of the off stump, Tanzid Hasan gets his bat down and jams it out square where Glenn Maxwell dives to his left to make the stop.
The national anthems are done and dusted and we are all set for the action to commence. The two umpires make their way out to the middle as do Mitchell Marsh and his men. It will be Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das to open the innings for Bangladesh. Mitchell Starc will start with the new ball for Australia. Let's play...
Thankfully, we are starting on time, and we are moments away from the first ball in this clash, but before that, the match officials and the two sets of players will line up for the national anthems. It will be Bangladesh's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of Australia.
The captain of Australia, Mitchell Marsh says that they will bowl first. Adds that this is a decent wicket and reckons that it won't change much throughout the 40 overs. Says that having played 1 game here at this venue, it is nice to get used to the conditions and hopes that they can have a good night. Informs that they have made one change with Pat Cummins coming in for Ashton Agar.
Najmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh skipper says that he would have bowled first as well but is happy to bat. Shares that Mahedi Hasan comes in for Jaker Ali. Mentions that as a batting group, they need to do something special and step up.
Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Litton Das (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman.
Australia (Playing XI) - Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh(C), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(WK), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
TOSS - Australia have won the toss and they have elected to BOWL first.
Welcome back.Â
â¦THE RUN CHASEâ¦
â¦THE RUN CHASEâ¦
Right then, Australia needs 141 for the victory and start their Super 8s campaign on a winning note. How soon can they do it or will Bangladesh spring in a surprise? We shall find out. Join us in a bit for the second essay. Oh No! It has started to drizzle in Antigua and the covers are on. Let's hope this is a passing shower and we can resume quickly. Stay tuned for all the updates!
Adam Zampa is in for a chat. He says that having played here last week, they knew what to expect. Adds that the wicket is slightly different than last time. Shares that the ball is coming out of his hand nicely and he has the full backing from the captain. Says that he is happy to restricted Bangladesh to 140 and feels that this is definitely a gettable total.
For Australia, Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa were the stand-out bowlers with five wickets among them. Starc, Stoinis, and Maxwell chipped in with one apiece. Australia will be the happier side going into the break. They bowled tight lines and kept chipping away with wickets at crucial stages of the game and did not allow Bangladesh to score easy runs. The bowlers have done their job and the onus will now be on their batting unit to chase this down.Â
An outstanding bowling display from Australia has restricted Bangladesh to 140 for 8 in their 20 overs. Having sent into bat first, Bangladesh lost Tanzid Hasan in the first over but their skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Litton Das added 58 for the second wicket. Das looked scratchy while Shanto made a sublime 41. Bangladesh kept losing wickets at regular intervals and failed to build partnerships in the middle. Only Towhid Hridoy with 40 off 28 hung around in the middle and stuck some lusty b
Pat Cummins to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Goes full and it is on off, Tanzim Hasan Sakib clears his front leg and swings through the line. Gets a thickish outside edge that flies down to deep third for just a single. Bangladesh finish with 140 on the board!
Pat Cummins to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 2 runs.
Pat Cummins to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run.
Pat Cummins to Taskin Ahmed, 2 runs.
Pat Cummins to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Slips it on a length, on middle, Tanzim Hasan Sakib drills it down to long on for a single.
Hat-trick for Patrick Cummins!Â
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, ! TAKEN! There it is, HAT-TRICK for Pat Cummins!
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, ! Gets it through! Not a bad over for Bangladesh by any means! 11 runs off it. Hazlewood bowls a low full toss, on off, Taskin Ahmed clears his front leg and drives it between cover and mid off for a boundary.
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, Good hustle between the wickets!
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, Lands it on a back of a length again, on middle and leg, Taskin Ahmed pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, Too straight, full and on the pads, Taskin Ahmed tickles it off his pads down to fine leg where Mitchell Starc slides to his left and keeps it down to two.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, Low full toss, outside off, Towhid Hridoy slices it down to deep third for a single.
Pat Cummins to Mahedi Hasan, ! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Pat Cummins with the double whammy!
Taskin Ahmed walks in next to the crease.
Mahedi Hasan is in at 8.
Pat Cummins to Mahmudullah, ! CHOPPED ON! Australia continue to chip away at the wickets and it is Pat Cummins this time!
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Sliding on the pads and the length stays full, Towhid Hridoy flicks it off his pads through mid-wicket for one more run.
Pat Cummins to Mahmudullah, At pace, full and on off, Mahmudullah pushes it in front of mid off and calls Towhid Hridoy through for a quick single. 4 runs off the first three balls. Can Towhid Hridoy make this a big over in the next 3 balls?
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Much fuller and takes the pace off again, on off, Towhid Hridoy knocks it down to long on and gets to the other end.
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Good placement! At 111.7 kph, on a back of a length, on off and middle, Towhid Hridoy waits for the ball to arrive and dabs it with soft hands in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, Lands it on a length, outside off, Towhid Hridoy presses forward and taps it wide of extra cover. Retains the strike with a single. A good over for Bangladesh despite losing Shakib Al Hasan. 14 runs off it.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, Bowls the off-cutter now, fuller in length, on off, Towhid Hridoy pushes it off the front foot to cover.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, ! And again but this is even better! Full and slanting in on the pads, Towhid Hridoy stays still in his crease and whips it off his pads towards deep backward square leg for half a dozen.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, Six!
Marcus Stoinis to Mahmudullah, Bowls it on a fullish length, on middle and leg, Mahmudullah clips it through square leg for a single to open his account.
Mahmudullah is in at 7.
Marcus Stoinis to Shakib Al Hasan, ! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Immediate impact for Marcus Stoinis on his return to the attack.
Marcus Stoinis (1-0-10-0) is back into the attack.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, Good running! Takes pace off and bowls it on a length, on middle, Towhid Hridoy waits on it and places it in front of deep square leg and comes charging back for the second run.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, Honing in at the stumps, on a good length, Towhid Hridoy stays back to clip it off his pads but the ball zips through again and catches the inside edge back onto the pads.
Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, In the air...but safe! Digs it in short and takes pace off as well, on middle, the ball holds in the surface. Shakib Al Hasan hops back and tries to slap it on the off side. Gets it off the splice of the bat but it lands safely in front of cover for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.
Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, Comes back into the attack and begins on a length, around leg, Shakib Al Hasan clears his front leg and tries to work it on the leg side but gets an inside edge back onto the pads and the ball goes nowhere.
Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, Attacks the stumps with a length delivery, Shakib Al Hasan makes room and drives it through covers for a single.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, ! BANG! Towhid Hridoy finishes the over with a boundary! Zampa bowls it full and quick, just outside off. Hridoy gets low and sweeps it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket region and beats the fielder to get four runs.Â
Adam Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, Googly, on middle and leg. Shakib Al Hasan goes back and chips it over covers for a single.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, No run.
Adam Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up on off. Shakib Al Hasan shuffles across and knocks it to long-on for one.
Adam Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, Floated on the pad. Shakib Al Hasan plays it late and glances it to fine leg for a couple.Â
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Good length delivery, around off. Towhid Hridoy prods and dabs it to backward point.
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Hard-length, around off. Shakib Al Hasan dabs it down to deep third for a single.
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Wide!
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Slower and fuller at the stumps. Shakib Al Hasan shuffles across and defends into the on-side.
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Slower length ball outside off. Hridoy guides it to deep third for one.
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Back of a length, on the leg peg. Shakib Al Hasan tucks it through backward square leg and gets off the mark with a single.
Shakib Al Hasan comes in at number 6. A change in bowling as Pat Cummins (1-0-12-0) comes back on to bowl.
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Short of a length, angling into the middle and leg stump line. Hridoy tucks it off the hip toward fine leg for a single.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! lbw b Adam Zampa.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flat and down the leg. Najmul Hossain Shanto rocks back for the pull but fails to connect.Â
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Googly, on off. Towhid Hridoy goes back and works it through mid-wicket for one.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Four!
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Flatter leg break, outside off. Towhid Hridoy cuts it to the man at backward point.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Wrong'un, just outside off. Towhid Hridoy cuts it close to the body and chops it to point.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Darted on the off stump line. Najmul Hossain Shanto brings out the reverse sweep but misses and is stuck on the pad. A loud appeal but the umpire is unmoved. The impact looked to be outside off there.
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, Tosses it on off. Hridoy drives it toward deep extra cover for two more.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, Flat and quick outside off. Towhid Hridoy cuts it to the deep backward point region for a brace.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flighted, full, around off. Shanto drives it aerially through the point region for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, Flatter outside off. Hridoy chops it to backward point for a single.
Mitchell Starc to Towhid Hridoy, Short of a length, on off. Towhid Hridoy gets on his toes and guides it to deep third for a single to get off the mark.Â
Mitchell Starc to Towhid Hridoy, Pitched full on off. Towhid Hridoy drives off the toe end to the short cover fielder.
Mitchell Starc to Towhid Hridoy, WIDE! Back of a length slanting down the leg. Towhid Hridoy lets it go. Wide signaled.Â
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full toss tailing into the stumps. Shanto knocks it to long-on for one.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 2 Leg byes.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pitched full on off. Shanto strokes it to short extra cover fielder.
Drinks break! The move to send Rishad Hossain up the order did not quite work out there for Bangladesh. This has been a sedate start from them but they have firepower left in the shed to accelerate in the second half of their batting effort. As for Australia, they have been disciplined with their lines and lengths and have not given much away. They will look to continue in the same fashion and chip away at the wickets as Bangladesh aim to up the ante. Towhid Hridoy is the new batter in. Als
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto cuts with no feet movement and fails to connect.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Rishad Hossain, ! c Adam Zampa b Glenn Maxwell.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up on the middle and leg. Shanto nudges it toward square leg and settles for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Put Away! Tad short, outside off. Shanto goes back and punches it through the extra cover region for a cracking boundary.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Rishad Hossain, Drifted on the pad. Rishad Hossain nudges it to square leg for one.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up on off. Shanto drops it into covers for a single.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shortish, wrong'un on off-stump line. Najmul Hossain Shanto goes back and pulls it through square leg for a single.
Adam Zampa to Rishad Hossain, Leg break, outside off. Rishad Hossain steers it through point for a single.
Adam Zampa to Rishad Hossain, Fires it full and at the stumps. Rishad Hossain gets low to slog it across the line but misses and wears on the pad. A loud appeal but the umpire is unmoved.Â
Rishad Hossain comes out to bat now.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, ! b Adam Zampa.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Flighted, full, around off. Das mistimes the drive into covers.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bowls it full, around off. Shanto pushes it to long-off for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pitched full outside off. Shanto lifts it to the man at sweeper cover for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a good length, just outside off. Shanto plays it late and guides it fine toward deep third region for a brace.Â
Marcus Stoinis to Litton Das, Back of a length, angling into middle and leg. Das pulls it through backward square leg for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hard length delivery on off. Shanto dabs it to point for one.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Edgy but Shanto will take it! Short of a length again, just outside off. Shanto looks to guide it away to third man but the extra bounce takes it over the keeper and to third man for a streaky boundary. 50-run stand is up between Shanto and Litton Das.Â
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short of a length outside off. Shanto slashes hard but does not connect.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, WIDE! Marcus Stoinis bowls it full and outside the tramline. Shanto leaves it alone. The umpire signals it a wide.Â
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, LEG BYE! Tossed up on the leg peg. Shanto turns it toward the backward square leg off his pad for an extra.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Flatter leg break, around off. Das hangs back and guides it to short third for a single.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Floated down the leg. Das nudges it straight to the man at short fine leg.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flighted on middle. Shanto prods and works it through mid-wicket for a single.
Halt!
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! BANG! Tad short on off. Shanto rocks back and pulls it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket region. He biscets the two fielders in the deep and collects a boundary.Â
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Zampa starts with a tossed-up delivery on the leg peg. Das nudges it through mid-wicket for one.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full-length delivery, slanting across the batter. Shanto throws his bat for a drive but is beaten on the outside edge.
Pat Cummins to Litton Das, On a length, on off. Das prods and gets an inside edge onto the pads. The batters sneak and quick single.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length outside off. Shanto advances and slaps it to mid-off for one.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FIVE WIDES! Cummins bangs it too short and around off. This goes over the batter as Shanto sways out of the line and lets it go. Wade jumps but can only get a finger to it. It runs away to the fence for five extras.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Four!
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length on off. Shanto stays back and punches into covers.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Wide!
Pat Cummins comes into the attack.Â
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Serves it on a length, around off, Litton Das creams the drive but fails to get it past cover.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, ! Oh, that was not far away! Starc gets a steep bounce off a hard length, on off, Litton Das looks to play it late but gets a thickish outside edge that flies towards short third. David Warner flings himself to his left but fails to get any hand on it and it races away for a boundary.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Looks to go full but it comes out as a low full toss, on off, Litton Das uses his feet and drives it between cover and mid off for a couple of runs.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, ! Litton Das finally gets one away! Starc bangs it into the deck, on off, Litton Das gets this one at a good height for the pull shot. The ball holds in the surface slightly and Das gets this one off the bottom half of the bat. However, it is enough to clear mid-wicket for a boundary.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Das is struggling big time here. 2 runs off just 14 balls.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Dishes it out at the stumps, full in length, Litton Das closes the bat face early to work it on the leg side but gets a soft leading edge that rolls to mid off.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller in length and going across the left-hander, Najmul Hossain Shanto lunges to go for the drive but toe-ends his shot to cover.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bends his back and digs it in short, on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto swivels in the crease and drags the pull straight to mid-wicket.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, In the corridor of off, on a good length, Litton Das premeditates again as he shuffles across to the off side to execute the scoop. Gets an inside edge onto the pads on the off side for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Wide!
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Slanting in, on the sixth stump line, on a hard length, Litton Das gets on top of the bounce and punches it to cover-point.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, At 137.7 kph, angling across, on a short of a good length, on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto stays leg side of the ball and works it in front of short third for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! First six of the night!
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Quick single taken! Much fuller and it is around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto drills it back towards the bowler. Starc gets a hand on it in his follow through and takes the sting out of the ball. It rolls in front of mid off and the batters sneak in a single.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Litton Das is finally off the mark!
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, 9 balls without a run on the board for Litton Das. Offers width this time, fuller as well, Litton Das reaches out and caresses the drive but it goes straight to cover.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Missed out! It was there to be put away for Litton Das. Starc looks to go full again but dishes out a low full toss, angling across, Litton Das gives himself room and drives but hits it straight to the man at cover-point.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Litton Das has faced 7 balls but he is yet to open his account. Angling away from the right-hander, very full, on off, Litton Das squeezes it out to backward point.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hurls it in on a fullish length, on off and middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto pushes it to the right of mid on and calls Das through for a quick single.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, WIDE! Goes searching for that magical delivery but gets the line wrong. Slips it down leg for a wide.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, And again! Bangs it into the wicket, on off, Litton Das has no room to work with and can only push this one back to the bowler with a straight bat. Hazlewood starts with a maiden!
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Bashes it on that hard length, slanting in, on off, Litton Das plays it right under his eyes as he punches it on the bounce to backward point. Make that five dots in a row.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Puls the length back even more and keeps it over off, Litton Das hops back and pats along the ground to cover. Three dots to start with.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Delivers it in the channel on off, on a back of a length again, Litton Das pushes and the ball pings off his bat but can't get it past backward point.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Angling in, on a back of a length, over middle and leg, Litton Das rides the bounce and blocks it out on the leg side.
Who will bowl from the other end?
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Flayed away!
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller and swinging away, at the stumps, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets right behind the line of the ball and plays it back to the bowler.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.
Who walks in now?
Mitchell Starc to Tanzid Hasan, ! DRAGGED ON! Mitchell Starc with the early strike for Australia!
Mitchell Starc to Tanzid Hasan, No run.
Mitchell Starc to Tanzid Hasan, Right on the money! Steams in from over the wicket and dishes out a yorker, swinging away, around the base of the off stump, Tanzid Hasan gets his bat down and jams it out square where Glenn Maxwell dives to his left to make the stop.
The national anthems are done and dusted and we are all set for the action to commence. The two umpires make their way out to the middle as do Mitchell Marsh and his men. It will be Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das to open the innings for Bangladesh. Mitchell Starc will start with the new ball for Australia. Let's play...
Thankfully, we are starting on time, and we are moments away from the first ball in this clash, but before that, the match officials and the two sets of players will line up for the national anthems. It will be Bangladesh's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of Australia.
The captain of Australia, Mitchell Marsh says that they will bowl first. Adds that this is a decent wicket and reckons that it won't change much throughout the 40 overs. Says that having played 1 game here at this venue, it is nice to get used to the conditions and hopes that they can have a good night. Informs that they have made one change with Pat Cummins coming in for Ashton Agar.
Najmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh skipper says that he would have bowled first as well but is happy to bat. Shares that Mahedi Hasan comes in for Jaker Ali. Mentions that as a batting group, they need to do something special and step up.
Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Litton Das (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman.
Australia (Playing XI) - Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh(C), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(WK), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
TOSS - Australia have won the toss and they have elected to BOWL first.
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Welcome back.Â
â¦THE RUN CHASEâ¦
â¦THE RUN CHASEâ¦
Right then, Australia needs 141 for the victory and start their Super 8s campaign on a winning note. How soon can they do it or will Bangladesh spring in a surprise? We shall find out. Join us in a bit for the second essay. Oh No! It has started to drizzle in Antigua and the covers are on. Let's hope this is a passing shower and we can resume quickly. Stay tuned for all the updates!
Adam Zampa is in for a chat. He says that having played here last week, they knew what to expect. Adds that the wicket is slightly different than last time. Shares that the ball is coming out of his hand nicely and he has the full backing from the captain. Says that he is happy to restricted Bangladesh to 140 and feels that this is definitely a gettable total.
For Australia, Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa were the stand-out bowlers with five wickets among them. Starc, Stoinis, and Maxwell chipped in with one apiece. Australia will be the happier side going into the break. They bowled tight lines and kept chipping away with wickets at crucial stages of the game and did not allow Bangladesh to score easy runs. The bowlers have done their job and the onus will now be on their batting unit to chase this down.Â
An outstanding bowling display from Australia has restricted Bangladesh to 140 for 8 in their 20 overs. Having sent into bat first, Bangladesh lost Tanzid Hasan in the first over but their skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Litton Das added 58 for the second wicket. Das looked scratchy while Shanto made a sublime 41. Bangladesh kept losing wickets at regular intervals and failed to build partnerships in the middle. Only Towhid Hridoy with 40 off 28 hung around in the middle and stuck some lusty b
Pat Cummins to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Goes full and it is on off, Tanzim Hasan Sakib clears his front leg and swings through the line. Gets a thickish outside edge that flies down to deep third for just a single. Bangladesh finish with 140 on the board!
Pat Cummins to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 2 runs.
Pat Cummins to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run.
Pat Cummins to Taskin Ahmed, 2 runs.
Pat Cummins to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Slips it on a length, on middle, Tanzim Hasan Sakib drills it down to long on for a single.
Hat-trick for Patrick Cummins!Â
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, ! TAKEN! There it is, HAT-TRICK for Pat Cummins!
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, ! Gets it through! Not a bad over for Bangladesh by any means! 11 runs off it. Hazlewood bowls a low full toss, on off, Taskin Ahmed clears his front leg and drives it between cover and mid off for a boundary.
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, Good hustle between the wickets!
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, Lands it on a back of a length again, on middle and leg, Taskin Ahmed pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, Too straight, full and on the pads, Taskin Ahmed tickles it off his pads down to fine leg where Mitchell Starc slides to his left and keeps it down to two.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, Low full toss, outside off, Towhid Hridoy slices it down to deep third for a single.
Pat Cummins to Mahedi Hasan, ! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Pat Cummins with the double whammy!
Taskin Ahmed walks in next to the crease.
Mahedi Hasan is in at 8.
Pat Cummins to Mahmudullah, ! CHOPPED ON! Australia continue to chip away at the wickets and it is Pat Cummins this time!
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Sliding on the pads and the length stays full, Towhid Hridoy flicks it off his pads through mid-wicket for one more run.
Pat Cummins to Mahmudullah, At pace, full and on off, Mahmudullah pushes it in front of mid off and calls Towhid Hridoy through for a quick single. 4 runs off the first three balls. Can Towhid Hridoy make this a big over in the next 3 balls?
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Much fuller and takes the pace off again, on off, Towhid Hridoy knocks it down to long on and gets to the other end.
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Good placement! At 111.7 kph, on a back of a length, on off and middle, Towhid Hridoy waits for the ball to arrive and dabs it with soft hands in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, Lands it on a length, outside off, Towhid Hridoy presses forward and taps it wide of extra cover. Retains the strike with a single. A good over for Bangladesh despite losing Shakib Al Hasan. 14 runs off it.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, Bowls the off-cutter now, fuller in length, on off, Towhid Hridoy pushes it off the front foot to cover.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, ! And again but this is even better! Full and slanting in on the pads, Towhid Hridoy stays still in his crease and whips it off his pads towards deep backward square leg for half a dozen.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, Six!
Marcus Stoinis to Mahmudullah, Bowls it on a fullish length, on middle and leg, Mahmudullah clips it through square leg for a single to open his account.
Mahmudullah is in at 7.
Marcus Stoinis to Shakib Al Hasan, ! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Immediate impact for Marcus Stoinis on his return to the attack.
Marcus Stoinis (1-0-10-0) is back into the attack.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, Good running! Takes pace off and bowls it on a length, on middle, Towhid Hridoy waits on it and places it in front of deep square leg and comes charging back for the second run.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, Honing in at the stumps, on a good length, Towhid Hridoy stays back to clip it off his pads but the ball zips through again and catches the inside edge back onto the pads.
Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, In the air...but safe! Digs it in short and takes pace off as well, on middle, the ball holds in the surface. Shakib Al Hasan hops back and tries to slap it on the off side. Gets it off the splice of the bat but it lands safely in front of cover for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.
Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, Comes back into the attack and begins on a length, around leg, Shakib Al Hasan clears his front leg and tries to work it on the leg side but gets an inside edge back onto the pads and the ball goes nowhere.
Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, Attacks the stumps with a length delivery, Shakib Al Hasan makes room and drives it through covers for a single.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, ! BANG! Towhid Hridoy finishes the over with a boundary! Zampa bowls it full and quick, just outside off. Hridoy gets low and sweeps it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket region and beats the fielder to get four runs.Â
Adam Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, Googly, on middle and leg. Shakib Al Hasan goes back and chips it over covers for a single.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, No run.
Adam Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up on off. Shakib Al Hasan shuffles across and knocks it to long-on for one.
Adam Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, Floated on the pad. Shakib Al Hasan plays it late and glances it to fine leg for a couple.Â
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Good length delivery, around off. Towhid Hridoy prods and dabs it to backward point.
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Hard-length, around off. Shakib Al Hasan dabs it down to deep third for a single.
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Wide!
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Slower and fuller at the stumps. Shakib Al Hasan shuffles across and defends into the on-side.
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Slower length ball outside off. Hridoy guides it to deep third for one.
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Back of a length, on the leg peg. Shakib Al Hasan tucks it through backward square leg and gets off the mark with a single.
Shakib Al Hasan comes in at number 6. A change in bowling as Pat Cummins (1-0-12-0) comes back on to bowl.
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Short of a length, angling into the middle and leg stump line. Hridoy tucks it off the hip toward fine leg for a single.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! lbw b Adam Zampa.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flat and down the leg. Najmul Hossain Shanto rocks back for the pull but fails to connect.Â
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Googly, on off. Towhid Hridoy goes back and works it through mid-wicket for one.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Four!
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Flatter leg break, outside off. Towhid Hridoy cuts it to the man at backward point.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Wrong'un, just outside off. Towhid Hridoy cuts it close to the body and chops it to point.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Darted on the off stump line. Najmul Hossain Shanto brings out the reverse sweep but misses and is stuck on the pad. A loud appeal but the umpire is unmoved. The impact looked to be outside off there.
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, Tosses it on off. Hridoy drives it toward deep extra cover for two more.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, Flat and quick outside off. Towhid Hridoy cuts it to the deep backward point region for a brace.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flighted, full, around off. Shanto drives it aerially through the point region for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, Flatter outside off. Hridoy chops it to backward point for a single.
Mitchell Starc to Towhid Hridoy, Short of a length, on off. Towhid Hridoy gets on his toes and guides it to deep third for a single to get off the mark.Â
Mitchell Starc to Towhid Hridoy, Pitched full on off. Towhid Hridoy drives off the toe end to the short cover fielder.
Mitchell Starc to Towhid Hridoy, WIDE! Back of a length slanting down the leg. Towhid Hridoy lets it go. Wide signaled.Â
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full toss tailing into the stumps. Shanto knocks it to long-on for one.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 2 Leg byes.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pitched full on off. Shanto strokes it to short extra cover fielder.
Drinks break! The move to send Rishad Hossain up the order did not quite work out there for Bangladesh. This has been a sedate start from them but they have firepower left in the shed to accelerate in the second half of their batting effort. As for Australia, they have been disciplined with their lines and lengths and have not given much away. They will look to continue in the same fashion and chip away at the wickets as Bangladesh aim to up the ante. Towhid Hridoy is the new batter in. Als
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto cuts with no feet movement and fails to connect.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Rishad Hossain, ! c Adam Zampa b Glenn Maxwell.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up on the middle and leg. Shanto nudges it toward square leg and settles for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Put Away! Tad short, outside off. Shanto goes back and punches it through the extra cover region for a cracking boundary.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Rishad Hossain, Drifted on the pad. Rishad Hossain nudges it to square leg for one.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up on off. Shanto drops it into covers for a single.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shortish, wrong'un on off-stump line. Najmul Hossain Shanto goes back and pulls it through square leg for a single.
Adam Zampa to Rishad Hossain, Leg break, outside off. Rishad Hossain steers it through point for a single.
Adam Zampa to Rishad Hossain, Fires it full and at the stumps. Rishad Hossain gets low to slog it across the line but misses and wears on the pad. A loud appeal but the umpire is unmoved.Â
Rishad Hossain comes out to bat now.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, ! b Adam Zampa.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Flighted, full, around off. Das mistimes the drive into covers.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bowls it full, around off. Shanto pushes it to long-off for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pitched full outside off. Shanto lifts it to the man at sweeper cover for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a good length, just outside off. Shanto plays it late and guides it fine toward deep third region for a brace.Â
Marcus Stoinis to Litton Das, Back of a length, angling into middle and leg. Das pulls it through backward square leg for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hard length delivery on off. Shanto dabs it to point for one.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Edgy but Shanto will take it! Short of a length again, just outside off. Shanto looks to guide it away to third man but the extra bounce takes it over the keeper and to third man for a streaky boundary. 50-run stand is up between Shanto and Litton Das.Â
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short of a length outside off. Shanto slashes hard but does not connect.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, WIDE! Marcus Stoinis bowls it full and outside the tramline. Shanto leaves it alone. The umpire signals it a wide.Â
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, LEG BYE! Tossed up on the leg peg. Shanto turns it toward the backward square leg off his pad for an extra.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Flatter leg break, around off. Das hangs back and guides it to short third for a single.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Floated down the leg. Das nudges it straight to the man at short fine leg.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flighted on middle. Shanto prods and works it through mid-wicket for a single.
Halt!
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! BANG! Tad short on off. Shanto rocks back and pulls it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket region. He biscets the two fielders in the deep and collects a boundary.Â
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Zampa starts with a tossed-up delivery on the leg peg. Das nudges it through mid-wicket for one.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full-length delivery, slanting across the batter. Shanto throws his bat for a drive but is beaten on the outside edge.
Pat Cummins to Litton Das, On a length, on off. Das prods and gets an inside edge onto the pads. The batters sneak and quick single.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length outside off. Shanto advances and slaps it to mid-off for one.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FIVE WIDES! Cummins bangs it too short and around off. This goes over the batter as Shanto sways out of the line and lets it go. Wade jumps but can only get a finger to it. It runs away to the fence for five extras.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Four!
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length on off. Shanto stays back and punches into covers.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Wide!
Pat Cummins comes into the attack.Â
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Serves it on a length, around off, Litton Das creams the drive but fails to get it past cover.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, ! Oh, that was not far away! Starc gets a steep bounce off a hard length, on off, Litton Das looks to play it late but gets a thickish outside edge that flies towards short third. David Warner flings himself to his left but fails to get any hand on it and it races away for a boundary.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Looks to go full but it comes out as a low full toss, on off, Litton Das uses his feet and drives it between cover and mid off for a couple of runs.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, ! Litton Das finally gets one away! Starc bangs it into the deck, on off, Litton Das gets this one at a good height for the pull shot. The ball holds in the surface slightly and Das gets this one off the bottom half of the bat. However, it is enough to clear mid-wicket for a boundary.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Das is struggling big time here. 2 runs off just 14 balls.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Dishes it out at the stumps, full in length, Litton Das closes the bat face early to work it on the leg side but gets a soft leading edge that rolls to mid off.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller in length and going across the left-hander, Najmul Hossain Shanto lunges to go for the drive but toe-ends his shot to cover.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bends his back and digs it in short, on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto swivels in the crease and drags the pull straight to mid-wicket.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, In the corridor of off, on a good length, Litton Das premeditates again as he shuffles across to the off side to execute the scoop. Gets an inside edge onto the pads on the off side for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Wide!
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Slanting in, on the sixth stump line, on a hard length, Litton Das gets on top of the bounce and punches it to cover-point.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, At 137.7 kph, angling across, on a short of a good length, on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto stays leg side of the ball and works it in front of short third for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! First six of the night!
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Quick single taken! Much fuller and it is around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto drills it back towards the bowler. Starc gets a hand on it in his follow through and takes the sting out of the ball. It rolls in front of mid off and the batters sneak in a single.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Litton Das is finally off the mark!
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, 9 balls without a run on the board for Litton Das. Offers width this time, fuller as well, Litton Das reaches out and caresses the drive but it goes straight to cover.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Missed out! It was there to be put away for Litton Das. Starc looks to go full again but dishes out a low full toss, angling across, Litton Das gives himself room and drives but hits it straight to the man at cover-point.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Litton Das has faced 7 balls but he is yet to open his account. Angling away from the right-hander, very full, on off, Litton Das squeezes it out to backward point.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hurls it in on a fullish length, on off and middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto pushes it to the right of mid on and calls Das through for a quick single.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, WIDE! Goes searching for that magical delivery but gets the line wrong. Slips it down leg for a wide.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, And again! Bangs it into the wicket, on off, Litton Das has no room to work with and can only push this one back to the bowler with a straight bat. Hazlewood starts with a maiden!
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Bashes it on that hard length, slanting in, on off, Litton Das plays it right under his eyes as he punches it on the bounce to backward point. Make that five dots in a row.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Puls the length back even more and keeps it over off, Litton Das hops back and pats along the ground to cover. Three dots to start with.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Delivers it in the channel on off, on a back of a length again, Litton Das pushes and the ball pings off his bat but can't get it past backward point.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Angling in, on a back of a length, over middle and leg, Litton Das rides the bounce and blocks it out on the leg side.
Who will bowl from the other end?
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Flayed away!
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller and swinging away, at the stumps, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets right behind the line of the ball and plays it back to the bowler.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.
Who walks in now?
Mitchell Starc to Tanzid Hasan, ! DRAGGED ON! Mitchell Starc with the early strike for Australia!
Mitchell Starc to Tanzid Hasan, No run.
Mitchell Starc to Tanzid Hasan, Right on the money! Steams in from over the wicket and dishes out a yorker, swinging away, around the base of the off stump, Tanzid Hasan gets his bat down and jams it out square where Glenn Maxwell dives to his left to make the stop.
The national anthems are done and dusted and we are all set for the action to commence. The two umpires make their way out to the middle as do Mitchell Marsh and his men. It will be Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das to open the innings for Bangladesh. Mitchell Starc will start with the new ball for Australia. Let's play...
Thankfully, we are starting on time, and we are moments away from the first ball in this clash, but before that, the match officials and the two sets of players will line up for the national anthems. It will be Bangladesh's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of Australia.
The captain of Australia, Mitchell Marsh says that they will bowl first. Adds that this is a decent wicket and reckons that it won't change much throughout the 40 overs. Says that having played 1 game here at this venue, it is nice to get used to the conditions and hopes that they can have a good night. Informs that they have made one change with Pat Cummins coming in for Ashton Agar.
Najmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh skipper says that he would have bowled first as well but is happy to bat. Shares that Mahedi Hasan comes in for Jaker Ali. Mentions that as a batting group, they need to do something special and step up.
Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Litton Das (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman.
Australia (Playing XI) - Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh(C), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(WK), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
TOSS - Australia have won the toss and they have elected to BOWL first.
Welcome back.Â
â¦THE RUN CHASEâ¦
â¦THE RUN CHASEâ¦
Right then, Australia needs 141 for the victory and start their Super 8s campaign on a winning note. How soon can they do it or will Bangladesh spring in a surprise? We shall find out. Join us in a bit for the second essay. Oh No! It has started to drizzle in Antigua and the covers are on. Let's hope this is a passing shower and we can resume quickly. Stay tuned for all the updates!
Adam Zampa is in for a chat. He says that having played here last week, they knew what to expect. Adds that the wicket is slightly different than last time. Shares that the ball is coming out of his hand nicely and he has the full backing from the captain. Says that he is happy to restricted Bangladesh to 140 and feels that this is definitely a gettable total.
For Australia, Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa were the stand-out bowlers with five wickets among them. Starc, Stoinis, and Maxwell chipped in with one apiece. Australia will be the happier side going into the break. They bowled tight lines and kept chipping away with wickets at crucial stages of the game and did not allow Bangladesh to score easy runs. The bowlers have done their job and the onus will now be on their batting unit to chase this down.Â
An outstanding bowling display from Australia has restricted Bangladesh to 140 for 8 in their 20 overs. Having sent into bat first, Bangladesh lost Tanzid Hasan in the first over but their skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Litton Das added 58 for the second wicket. Das looked scratchy while Shanto made a sublime 41. Bangladesh kept losing wickets at regular intervals and failed to build partnerships in the middle. Only Towhid Hridoy with 40 off 28 hung around in the middle and stuck some lusty b
Pat Cummins to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Goes full and it is on off, Tanzim Hasan Sakib clears his front leg and swings through the line. Gets a thickish outside edge that flies down to deep third for just a single. Bangladesh finish with 140 on the board!
Pat Cummins to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 2 runs.
Pat Cummins to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run.
Pat Cummins to Taskin Ahmed, 2 runs.
Pat Cummins to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Slips it on a length, on middle, Tanzim Hasan Sakib drills it down to long on for a single.
Hat-trick for Patrick Cummins!Â
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, ! TAKEN! There it is, HAT-TRICK for Pat Cummins!
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, ! Gets it through! Not a bad over for Bangladesh by any means! 11 runs off it. Hazlewood bowls a low full toss, on off, Taskin Ahmed clears his front leg and drives it between cover and mid off for a boundary.
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, Good hustle between the wickets!
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, Lands it on a back of a length again, on middle and leg, Taskin Ahmed pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Taskin Ahmed, Too straight, full and on the pads, Taskin Ahmed tickles it off his pads down to fine leg where Mitchell Starc slides to his left and keeps it down to two.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, Low full toss, outside off, Towhid Hridoy slices it down to deep third for a single.
Pat Cummins to Mahedi Hasan, ! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Pat Cummins with the double whammy!
Taskin Ahmed walks in next to the crease.
Mahedi Hasan is in at 8.
Pat Cummins to Mahmudullah, ! CHOPPED ON! Australia continue to chip away at the wickets and it is Pat Cummins this time!
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Sliding on the pads and the length stays full, Towhid Hridoy flicks it off his pads through mid-wicket for one more run.
Pat Cummins to Mahmudullah, At pace, full and on off, Mahmudullah pushes it in front of mid off and calls Towhid Hridoy through for a quick single. 4 runs off the first three balls. Can Towhid Hridoy make this a big over in the next 3 balls?
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Much fuller and takes the pace off again, on off, Towhid Hridoy knocks it down to long on and gets to the other end.
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Good placement! At 111.7 kph, on a back of a length, on off and middle, Towhid Hridoy waits for the ball to arrive and dabs it with soft hands in front of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, Lands it on a length, outside off, Towhid Hridoy presses forward and taps it wide of extra cover. Retains the strike with a single. A good over for Bangladesh despite losing Shakib Al Hasan. 14 runs off it.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, Bowls the off-cutter now, fuller in length, on off, Towhid Hridoy pushes it off the front foot to cover.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, ! And again but this is even better! Full and slanting in on the pads, Towhid Hridoy stays still in his crease and whips it off his pads towards deep backward square leg for half a dozen.
Marcus Stoinis to Towhid Hridoy, Six!
Marcus Stoinis to Mahmudullah, Bowls it on a fullish length, on middle and leg, Mahmudullah clips it through square leg for a single to open his account.
Mahmudullah is in at 7.
Marcus Stoinis to Shakib Al Hasan, ! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Immediate impact for Marcus Stoinis on his return to the attack.
Marcus Stoinis (1-0-10-0) is back into the attack.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, Good running! Takes pace off and bowls it on a length, on middle, Towhid Hridoy waits on it and places it in front of deep square leg and comes charging back for the second run.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, Honing in at the stumps, on a good length, Towhid Hridoy stays back to clip it off his pads but the ball zips through again and catches the inside edge back onto the pads.
Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, In the air...but safe! Digs it in short and takes pace off as well, on middle, the ball holds in the surface. Shakib Al Hasan hops back and tries to slap it on the off side. Gets it off the splice of the bat but it lands safely in front of cover for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.
Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, Comes back into the attack and begins on a length, around leg, Shakib Al Hasan clears his front leg and tries to work it on the leg side but gets an inside edge back onto the pads and the ball goes nowhere.
Josh Hazlewood to Shakib Al Hasan, Attacks the stumps with a length delivery, Shakib Al Hasan makes room and drives it through covers for a single.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, ! BANG! Towhid Hridoy finishes the over with a boundary! Zampa bowls it full and quick, just outside off. Hridoy gets low and sweeps it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket region and beats the fielder to get four runs.Â
Adam Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, Googly, on middle and leg. Shakib Al Hasan goes back and chips it over covers for a single.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, No run.
Adam Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up on off. Shakib Al Hasan shuffles across and knocks it to long-on for one.
Adam Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, Floated on the pad. Shakib Al Hasan plays it late and glances it to fine leg for a couple.Â
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Good length delivery, around off. Towhid Hridoy prods and dabs it to backward point.
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Hard-length, around off. Shakib Al Hasan dabs it down to deep third for a single.
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Wide!
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Slower and fuller at the stumps. Shakib Al Hasan shuffles across and defends into the on-side.
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Slower length ball outside off. Hridoy guides it to deep third for one.
Pat Cummins to Shakib Al Hasan, Back of a length, on the leg peg. Shakib Al Hasan tucks it through backward square leg and gets off the mark with a single.
Shakib Al Hasan comes in at number 6. A change in bowling as Pat Cummins (1-0-12-0) comes back on to bowl.
Pat Cummins to Towhid Hridoy, Short of a length, angling into the middle and leg stump line. Hridoy tucks it off the hip toward fine leg for a single.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! lbw b Adam Zampa.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flat and down the leg. Najmul Hossain Shanto rocks back for the pull but fails to connect.Â
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Googly, on off. Towhid Hridoy goes back and works it through mid-wicket for one.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Four!
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Flatter leg break, outside off. Towhid Hridoy cuts it to the man at backward point.
Adam Zampa to Towhid Hridoy, Wrong'un, just outside off. Towhid Hridoy cuts it close to the body and chops it to point.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Darted on the off stump line. Najmul Hossain Shanto brings out the reverse sweep but misses and is stuck on the pad. A loud appeal but the umpire is unmoved. The impact looked to be outside off there.
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, Tosses it on off. Hridoy drives it toward deep extra cover for two more.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, Flat and quick outside off. Towhid Hridoy cuts it to the deep backward point region for a brace.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flighted, full, around off. Shanto drives it aerially through the point region for a run.
Glenn Maxwell to Towhid Hridoy, Flatter outside off. Hridoy chops it to backward point for a single.
Mitchell Starc to Towhid Hridoy, Short of a length, on off. Towhid Hridoy gets on his toes and guides it to deep third for a single to get off the mark.Â
Mitchell Starc to Towhid Hridoy, Pitched full on off. Towhid Hridoy drives off the toe end to the short cover fielder.
Mitchell Starc to Towhid Hridoy, WIDE! Back of a length slanting down the leg. Towhid Hridoy lets it go. Wide signaled.Â
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full toss tailing into the stumps. Shanto knocks it to long-on for one.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 2 Leg byes.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pitched full on off. Shanto strokes it to short extra cover fielder.
Drinks break! The move to send Rishad Hossain up the order did not quite work out there for Bangladesh. This has been a sedate start from them but they have firepower left in the shed to accelerate in the second half of their batting effort. As for Australia, they have been disciplined with their lines and lengths and have not given much away. They will look to continue in the same fashion and chip away at the wickets as Bangladesh aim to up the ante. Towhid Hridoy is the new batter in. Als
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto cuts with no feet movement and fails to connect.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Rishad Hossain, ! c Adam Zampa b Glenn Maxwell.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up on the middle and leg. Shanto nudges it toward square leg and settles for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Put Away! Tad short, outside off. Shanto goes back and punches it through the extra cover region for a cracking boundary.Â
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.
Glenn Maxwell to Rishad Hossain, Drifted on the pad. Rishad Hossain nudges it to square leg for one.
Glenn Maxwell to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up on off. Shanto drops it into covers for a single.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shortish, wrong'un on off-stump line. Najmul Hossain Shanto goes back and pulls it through square leg for a single.
Adam Zampa to Rishad Hossain, Leg break, outside off. Rishad Hossain steers it through point for a single.
Adam Zampa to Rishad Hossain, Fires it full and at the stumps. Rishad Hossain gets low to slog it across the line but misses and wears on the pad. A loud appeal but the umpire is unmoved.Â
Rishad Hossain comes out to bat now.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, ! b Adam Zampa.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Flighted, full, around off. Das mistimes the drive into covers.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bowls it full, around off. Shanto pushes it to long-off for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pitched full outside off. Shanto lifts it to the man at sweeper cover for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a good length, just outside off. Shanto plays it late and guides it fine toward deep third region for a brace.Â
Marcus Stoinis to Litton Das, Back of a length, angling into middle and leg. Das pulls it through backward square leg for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hard length delivery on off. Shanto dabs it to point for one.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Edgy but Shanto will take it! Short of a length again, just outside off. Shanto looks to guide it away to third man but the extra bounce takes it over the keeper and to third man for a streaky boundary. 50-run stand is up between Shanto and Litton Das.Â
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short of a length outside off. Shanto slashes hard but does not connect.
Marcus Stoinis to Najmul Hossain Shanto, WIDE! Marcus Stoinis bowls it full and outside the tramline. Shanto leaves it alone. The umpire signals it a wide.Â
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, LEG BYE! Tossed up on the leg peg. Shanto turns it toward the backward square leg off his pad for an extra.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Flatter leg break, around off. Das hangs back and guides it to short third for a single.
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Floated down the leg. Das nudges it straight to the man at short fine leg.
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flighted on middle. Shanto prods and works it through mid-wicket for a single.
Halt!
Adam Zampa to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! BANG! Tad short on off. Shanto rocks back and pulls it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket region. He biscets the two fielders in the deep and collects a boundary.Â
Adam Zampa to Litton Das, Zampa starts with a tossed-up delivery on the leg peg. Das nudges it through mid-wicket for one.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full-length delivery, slanting across the batter. Shanto throws his bat for a drive but is beaten on the outside edge.
Pat Cummins to Litton Das, On a length, on off. Das prods and gets an inside edge onto the pads. The batters sneak and quick single.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length outside off. Shanto advances and slaps it to mid-off for one.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FIVE WIDES! Cummins bangs it too short and around off. This goes over the batter as Shanto sways out of the line and lets it go. Wade jumps but can only get a finger to it. It runs away to the fence for five extras.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Four!
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length on off. Shanto stays back and punches into covers.
Pat Cummins to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Wide!
Pat Cummins comes into the attack.Â
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Serves it on a length, around off, Litton Das creams the drive but fails to get it past cover.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, ! Oh, that was not far away! Starc gets a steep bounce off a hard length, on off, Litton Das looks to play it late but gets a thickish outside edge that flies towards short third. David Warner flings himself to his left but fails to get any hand on it and it races away for a boundary.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Looks to go full but it comes out as a low full toss, on off, Litton Das uses his feet and drives it between cover and mid off for a couple of runs.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, ! Litton Das finally gets one away! Starc bangs it into the deck, on off, Litton Das gets this one at a good height for the pull shot. The ball holds in the surface slightly and Das gets this one off the bottom half of the bat. However, it is enough to clear mid-wicket for a boundary.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Das is struggling big time here. 2 runs off just 14 balls.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Dishes it out at the stumps, full in length, Litton Das closes the bat face early to work it on the leg side but gets a soft leading edge that rolls to mid off.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller in length and going across the left-hander, Najmul Hossain Shanto lunges to go for the drive but toe-ends his shot to cover.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bends his back and digs it in short, on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto swivels in the crease and drags the pull straight to mid-wicket.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, In the corridor of off, on a good length, Litton Das premeditates again as he shuffles across to the off side to execute the scoop. Gets an inside edge onto the pads on the off side for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Wide!
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Slanting in, on the sixth stump line, on a hard length, Litton Das gets on top of the bounce and punches it to cover-point.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, At 137.7 kph, angling across, on a short of a good length, on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto stays leg side of the ball and works it in front of short third for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! First six of the night!
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Quick single taken! Much fuller and it is around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto drills it back towards the bowler. Starc gets a hand on it in his follow through and takes the sting out of the ball. It rolls in front of mid off and the batters sneak in a single.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Litton Das is finally off the mark!
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, 9 balls without a run on the board for Litton Das. Offers width this time, fuller as well, Litton Das reaches out and caresses the drive but it goes straight to cover.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Missed out! It was there to be put away for Litton Das. Starc looks to go full again but dishes out a low full toss, angling across, Litton Das gives himself room and drives but hits it straight to the man at cover-point.
Mitchell Starc to Litton Das, Litton Das has faced 7 balls but he is yet to open his account. Angling away from the right-hander, very full, on off, Litton Das squeezes it out to backward point.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hurls it in on a fullish length, on off and middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto pushes it to the right of mid on and calls Das through for a quick single.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, WIDE! Goes searching for that magical delivery but gets the line wrong. Slips it down leg for a wide.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, And again! Bangs it into the wicket, on off, Litton Das has no room to work with and can only push this one back to the bowler with a straight bat. Hazlewood starts with a maiden!
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Bashes it on that hard length, slanting in, on off, Litton Das plays it right under his eyes as he punches it on the bounce to backward point. Make that five dots in a row.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, No run.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Puls the length back even more and keeps it over off, Litton Das hops back and pats along the ground to cover. Three dots to start with.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Delivers it in the channel on off, on a back of a length again, Litton Das pushes and the ball pings off his bat but can't get it past backward point.
Josh Hazlewood to Litton Das, Angling in, on a back of a length, over middle and leg, Litton Das rides the bounce and blocks it out on the leg side.
Who will bowl from the other end?
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Flayed away!
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller and swinging away, at the stumps, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets right behind the line of the ball and plays it back to the bowler.
Mitchell Starc to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.
Who walks in now?
Mitchell Starc to Tanzid Hasan, ! DRAGGED ON! Mitchell Starc with the early strike for Australia!
Mitchell Starc to Tanzid Hasan, No run.
Mitchell Starc to Tanzid Hasan, Right on the money! Steams in from over the wicket and dishes out a yorker, swinging away, around the base of the off stump, Tanzid Hasan gets his bat down and jams it out square where Glenn Maxwell dives to his left to make the stop.
The national anthems are done and dusted and we are all set for the action to commence. The two umpires make their way out to the middle as do Mitchell Marsh and his men. It will be Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das to open the innings for Bangladesh. Mitchell Starc will start with the new ball for Australia. Let's play...
Thankfully, we are starting on time, and we are moments away from the first ball in this clash, but before that, the match officials and the two sets of players will line up for the national anthems. It will be Bangladesh's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of Australia.
The captain of Australia, Mitchell Marsh says that they will bowl first. Adds that this is a decent wicket and reckons that it won't change much throughout the 40 overs. Says that having played 1 game here at this venue, it is nice to get used to the conditions and hopes that they can have a good night. Informs that they have made one change with Pat Cummins coming in for Ashton Agar.
Najmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh skipper says that he would have bowled first as well but is happy to bat. Shares that Mahedi Hasan comes in for Jaker Ali. Mentions that as a batting group, they need to do something special and step up.
Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Litton Das (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman.
Australia (Playing XI) - Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh(C), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(WK), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
TOSS - Australia have won the toss and they have elected to BOWL first.