Second one-day worldwide, Mirpur
Australia 187-8 (42 overs): Labuschagne 55*; Mustafizur 3-27
Bangladesh 195-5 (35 overs): Soumya 42, Shanto 41
Bangladesh gained by 5 wickets (DLS technique); lead sequence 2-0
Bangladesh claimed their first one-day worldwide sequence win towards Australia with a five-wicket victory within the second recreation in Mirpur.
The hosts, who gained their first 50-over match towards Australia in 21 years within the sequence opener, had misplaced all 4 of their earlier ODI sequence towards the six-time World Cup winners 3-0.
Their solely earlier match win was in a tri-series with England in 2005, however back-to-back victories means a primary ODI sequence success so as to add to their T20 triumph in 2021.
Chasing a revised 192 in 41 overs after the Australia innings was halted by rain, Bangladesh misplaced opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim for a duck within the first over.
Soumya Sarkar (42) and Najmul Hossain Shanto (41) placed on 86 for the second wicket however each fell in fast succession to go away the hosts 98-3.
Nevertheless, they acquired over the road with six overs to spare, with Tawhid Hridoy making an unbeaten 40 and captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz 22 not out.
Mehidy was hit by a bouncer from Nathan Ellis and wanted remedy however continued to bat regardless of a stretcher being known as for.
Australia – who’re with out key gamers together with Mitch Marsh, Travis Head, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood – had earlier posted 187-8 in 42 overs earlier than the rain arrived.
They have been diminished to 0-3 inside two overs – simply the fourth occasion in 4,975 males’s ODIs of a aspect shedding three wickets for no runs – earlier than stand-in captain Josh Inglis made 34.
Marnus Labuschagne added an unbeaten 55 and shared a seventh-wicket stand of 103 with Xavier Bartlett (52), however the latter and Adam Zampa fell simply earlier than the rain to scale back the goal Bangladesh required on the DLS technique.
The ultimate recreation within the three-match sequence takes place in Mirpur on Sunday from 06:00 BST.
The sequence might be vital for England and qualification for the 2027 World Cup.
England are eighth within the Worldwide Cricket Council one-day rankings, Bangladesh ninth and West Indies tenth.
Solely the highest 9 groups in September qualify straight for the World Cup, and England face the powerful problem of India of their subsequent one-day sequence in July.
