Australia women crush Bangladesh by nine wickets in T20 World Cup
Bangladesh Women's hopes of building momentum in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup suffered a major setback as Australia Women comprehensively beat them by nine wickets on Wednesday.
Bangladesh Women's hopes of building momentum in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup suffered a major setback as Australia Women comprehensively beat them by nine wickets on Wednesday.
Australia overcame a few late jitters to defeat Bangladesh by four wickets in the opening T20I of the three-match series in Chattogram, chasing down 132 with 10 balls to spare.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh believes his side can put their disappointing ODI campaign behind them and bounce back in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh captain Litton Das remains a doubt for the opening T20I against Australia as he continues to recover from a calf muscle injury, prompting the hosts to add experienced opener Soumya Sarkar to the squad.
Bangladesh have recalled experienced opener Soumya Sarkar to their squad ahead of the three-match T20I series against Australia, which gets underway in Chattogram on Wednesday.
Australia all-rounder Cameron Green has been withdrawn from the squad for the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh as the visitors shift focus to the shortest format following their 2-1 ODI series defeat.
Stand-in captain Najmul Hossain Shanto praised Bangladesh’s fighting spirit despite a one-wicket defeat to Australia in the third ODI in Mirpur on Sunday, saying the team showed the character needed to compete at the highest level.
Shoriful Islam produced a career-defining spell of fast bowling, but his heroics were not enough as Australia pulled off a dramatic one-wicket win over Bangladesh in the third ODI at Mirpur on Sunday.
Bangladesh's historic ODI series victory over Australia has been rewarded with a Tk 20 million bonus from the Bangladesh government.
Batsman Will Young was drafted into the New Zealand Test squad on Saturday in place of Kane Williamson, who called time on his international career mid-series against England.
Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne has admitted that the ongoing ODI series in Bangladesh has been far from ideal for the reigning world champions, as they prepare for the final match aiming to avoid a 3-0 whitewash.
Bangladesh all-rounder Soumya Sarkar has thrown his support behind Mustafizur Rahman's candid assessment of the team's standards, saying the fast bowler was "absolutely right" in calling for further improvement if Bangladesh are to become genuine World Cup contenders.