Bangladesh vs Australia, AUS in BAN, 3 T20Is, 2026 Jun 17 Full score card

FOUR! He's done it, has Xavier Bartlett, and Australia win by 4 wickets. Short of a length and around off, sits up nicely for the batter. Bartlett presses back on his toes and punches it with a vertical bat. The ball goes through extra cover and rolls away into the fence, beating the chasing fielder.

Xavier Bartlett walks out to bat.

OUT! CAUGHT! Matt Renshaw fails to finish things off for his side and his sluggish knock finally comes to an end. Abdul Saqlain serves it just back of a length and slants the ball into the pads. Renshaw gets cramped for room and just wrists it across into the leg side. He fails to keep it down and Saif Hassan at short mid-wicket springs to his left, taking a sharp low catch. Australia still need 3 for the win.

Nagging length, on off and middle, Davies blocks it off. Just 3 more needed for the win.

Good length on middle and leg, Renshaw rocks back and punches it with a closed bat face down to long on and turns the strike over.

Nice and full at the stumps, Davies goes down to slog sweep but gets an inside edge towards backward square leg for another run.

A round-armer, flatter and on middle. REnshaw rocks back and punches it through mid on for one more.

Fullish length around middle, holds up a bit. Davies chips the drive a bit and gets it down to long on for a single.

Good running. Round arm delivery, darted down leg. Matt Renshaw looks to play the lap sweep but gloves it down to deep fine leg and picks up three runs.

Saif Hassan to bowl now.

FOUR! Joel Davies takes a bit of a risk and it does pay off for him. Tossed up on the stumps, Davies brings out the reverse sweep and manages to get it up and over the leaping fielder at backward point for a crucial boundary.

Flighted ball just outside off, Davies squirts it away to backward point.

Tossed up, fuller and on leg. Matt Renshaw leans on and smothers the ball down to long on for a single.

Dragged length on middle, angling across. Joel Davies shuffles across to get inside the line and helps it around the corner on the leg side for one. There's half an appeal for LBW, but it is turned down.

Out goes Nikhil Chaudhary, in comes Joel Davies.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The keeper seemed too excited with the caught behind appeal, and he's missed the stumping opportunity here. The umpire turns down the initial appeal but Parvez Hossain Emon seems certain and a review is taken. Nagging length, just sliding it down leg. Nikhil Chaudhary sits down and looks to play a fine paddle but misses and the keeper gobbles it up nicely to his left. The third umpire is called in and checks UltraEdge first, which confirms that the ball did brush the gloves. The umpire then also checks the legality of the catch and it is all fine.

A slider, angled well across off and stays low as well. Renshaw pushes it out through cover and picks up a single.

Parvez Hossain Emon is struggling with some cramps. The physio is stretching his hamstrings out in the middle. Goog to go again.

Renshaw simply cannot get one ball out of the middle of the bat right now. Good length in the channel, Matt looks to play on the up but gets an outside edge down to deep third for a single. 17 needed now off 24 balls.

On the pads this time, worked away towards mid-wicket.

Excellent hustle from the batters. Fuller now, on middle and leg, Nikhil Chaudhary bunts it to the left of covers and sets off for the single. Renshaw isn't too keen but both batters hustle through as the fielder fires in a wide throw at the keeper's end.

Just back of a length, grips and comes back in. Renshaw looks to flick it away but gets squared up a bit and gets an outside edeg through the gully region for a run.

That's a beauty! Good-length delivery, the quick off-cutter and this one comes back in sharply. Renshaw has a poke at it but gets beaten past the outside edge. He's having a torrid time out there, 9 off 19 so far.

Slower one, fuller and angled in from wide outside off. Matt Renshaw waits on it and eases it to backward point.

On a length and on middle, Matt Renshaw gets squared up as the ball goes off the leading edge through point for one more.

Hard length and on off, pace on, Nikhil Chaudhary guides it away but this time finds short third. Just one.

FOUR! Deft touch! Back of a length and around off, takes pace off. Nikhil Chaudhary lets the ball come to him, opens the bat face and uses the pace to steer it past short third for another boundary.

Pitched up and around off, Matt Renshaw drives it square through point for a run.

Fuller one and on middle, Nikhil Chaudhary steps across and drills it to long on for a single.

FOUR! Up and over! Good length and just around off, Nikhil Chaudhary extends his arms to reach out and carves it over extra covers for a boundary.

Abdul Saqlain (2-0-16-1) is back into the attack.

Slows it up, full and on off, Matt Renshaw fends it to the off side.

Appeal for caught behind, but turned down! Arm ball, short and angling down the leg side, Matt Renshaw fails to glance it away as the ball brushes his thigh pad on its way to the keeper. Parvez Hossain Emon thinks the batter got an edge but Bangladesh do not take the review.

Floated, full and on off, Matt Renshaw looks to push it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Flatter, short and on off, stabs it off the bottom edge down the pitch.

Flighted, full and on middle, Nikhil Chaudhary eases it o long on for a single. 100 up for Australia!

Tossed up, full and on middle, Nikhil Chaudhary goes down on one knee and reverse sweeps it through point. Rishad Hossain in the deep runs to his left and stops it with his foot. Two taken.

Slower one, full and on off, Nikhil Chaudhary taps it towards point for one more. 35 needed in 42 balls now!

On a length and around leg, Matt Renshaw clips it through square leg for one.

Hard length, on middle, Nikhil Chaudhary pats it down onto his boot as the ball rolls to point. The batters scamper across for one.

Back of a length and on off, Matt Renshaw runs it down to third man for a run.

Good length and on off, gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.

Fuller one and on off, Nikhil Chaudhary pushes it through covers for a single.

Goes short and on off, Matt Renshaw nudges  it off the back foot through mid-wicket for a brace.

Flatter, full and on leg, Nikhil Chaudhary clips it through square leg for one.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Nikhil Chaudhary knocks it back to the bowler.

Bangladesh just about stay in it with another wicket. The debutant Nikhil Chaudhary walks out to bat next.

OUT! TAKEN! Mahedi Hasan has the last laugh here. He drags his length back and around middle. Tim David rocks back to swat it down the ground but his bat turns in his hands. He ends up slicing it up in the air towards long on, where Tanzid Hasan runs forward and takes a good running catch. Australia are 89/4, chasing 132 runs.

SIX! Clean strike! Flighted, full and on middle, in the slot as well. Tim David clears his front leg away and tonks it over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Matt Renshaw drills it to long on for a single.

Flatter, full and on leg, Matt Renshaw clips it through mid-wicket for one.

Drops it short and on off, Tim David punches it through covers for another run.

Tossed up, full and around off, Matt Renshaw gets down and across and paddles it through backward square leg for a run.

Floated, full and on leg, Matt Renshaw clips it to short fine.

Flighted, full and outside off, Tim David reaches out and bunts it to long off for a single.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Tim David goes deep inside his crease and blocks it out.

A string of dots to finish the over, 10 runs and a wicket off it. Back of a length, at the batter, Matt Renshaw nudges it down into the leg side. Australia need 54 runs off 60 balls.

Good length in the channel, the extra bounce take aback Renshaw, who hangs back and dabs it late behind point.

Pitched up fuller on off, angled in. Matt Renshaw leans forward and blocks it off the inside edge.

DRINKS! Australia are cruising along in the chase at the moment and at the current rate, they will get the job done with a lot of balls to spare. Bangladesh can only make a game out of this if they keep picking up wickets, like they did in the last ODI and almost pulled off an epic win. Also, Matt Renshaw is the next man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! The debutant has his revenge and Bangladesh see the back of the in-form Cooper Connolly. Abdul Saqlain bowls it into the pitch, a heavy ball and angles it into the left-hander. Connolly hangs back and looks to swing it across the line but gets it high on the bat. The ball goes high up in the air and towards cow corner. Shoriful Islam runs to his left from long on and takes a fine running catch. Australia are now 78/3.

FOUR! Pace off again, back of a length and angling in. Connolly backs away and swats it down the ground, to the right of long on and picks up a boundary.

SIX! What a shot! Slower one, back of a length and outside off. Cooper Connolly stands tall and just lays into it, lifting it handsomely over wide long off for a biggie.

Dragged shorter on middle and leg, wristed away in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Short and around off, Tim David punches it through covers for a single.

Dragged back, on off, Cooper Connolly forces to long off for one.

SIX! Oh, a valiant effort but goes in vain. Tossed up, full and on middle. Cooper Connolly clears the front leg and swings through the line of the ball but gets a lot of height on it. The ball sails down to long on, where Soumya Sarkar takes it brilliantly over his shoulders but seems to be falling over, so he flicks it back in. Replays show that before Sarkar flicked the ball back in, his foot was on the rope and it will be a six.

That's well bowled! Rishad holds the length back a bit and slides it across from the front of the hand. Connolly looks to cut but is beaten on the inside edge and the ball misses the off stump by a whisker as well.

Fullish length wide outside off, quicker too. David stays back and slaps it away in front of point for a single.

Full and on off, hit away straight back to the bowler. Just 6 off the over, despite the boundary, tidy start from Abdul Saqlain.

Oh, another swing and a miss! Slower one, on a fullish length and just outside off. Connolly opens the hips to slog it away but fails to connect.

FOUR! Up and over! Hard length in the channel, Connolly stays leg side of the ball, stands tall and slams it over mid off for a boundary.

Good change-up from Saqlain. Full and slow, at 113.1 kph, outside off. Cooper Connolly frees his arms to swing across the line but he is undone by the lack of pace and bounce.

Back of a length, jammed back into the batter. David looks to walk down the track but has to adjust and block, and gets an outside edge down to deep third for one more.

Slightly uppish but through the gap. Good length, on the fifth stump line, Connolly presses back on his toes and eases it to the left of the point fielder for a single.

Abdul Saqlain comes into the attack now.

Fuller one, darted in just outside off. David stays low and angles it late towards short thiord. Just 5 runs off the over.

Gets away with that one, does Rishad. Dragged well short and outside off. Tim David backs away and slams it down, straight to the short cover fielder.

A touch fuller on off and middle, punched away uppishly but through the vacant mid off region for a run.

Another one on the shorter side, sits up nicely for Connolly. He waits well and punches it well to the right of long off for a couple of handy runs.

Fractionally short around off, David hangs back and scythes it down to deep cover for one more.

Nagging length, on off and middle, Connolly punches it off the back foot down to long off and picks up a single.

Rishad Hossain comes into the attack now.

Back to over the wicket now. Quick and flat outside off, cut away hard but straight to point. Australia are 47/2 after the Powerplay, needing 85 more off 84 balls.

SIX! That's begging to be hit. Mahedi comes around the wicket and floats the ball right into the swinging arc around middle. Tim David clears the front leg and smokes it for a 98-meter six beyond the mid-wicket fence.

Length ball on off, sits up a bit. David shovels it between cover and mid off and picks up a couple of runs.

A bit of a slider, full and into the pads, Tim David whips it across to short mid-wicket.

Flatter, darted into the batter again, Cooper Connolly rocks back and punhces it past the bowler, down to long off for a single.

Floated up, into the pads, Connolly makes room and drives it back to the bowler.

Hard length and on middle, Tim David pats it towards mid on.

Tim David comes up the order, in at number 4.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Mustafizur Rahman gets rid of the Aussie skipper. He bangs this into the pitch, just around off, angling it away. Mitchell Marsh looks to cut it away but this is too close to his body for that shot. It takes the outside edge and flies to short third, where Shoriful Islam takes a good reverse cup catch near his head. Both the openers are back in the hut now.

Fuller and on middle, angling in, Cooper Connolly heaves it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for another run.

Good length and on middle, Cooper Connolly pushes it to short cover.

Fuller and outside off, Mitchell Marsh slices it towards deep point for a run.

On a length and on middle, Cooper Connolly pats it down the pitch, between mid on and mid off for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman switches ends now.

Slower through the air, full and on middle, Mitchell Marsh makes room and pushes it to cover.

Another short delivery, on middle, Cooper Connolly stabs it down to long off for one.

Flatter and shorter, on middle, Mitchell Marsh forces it to long on for a run.

FOUR! Gets it through! Shorter in length again, on middle. Mitchell Marsh backs away and exposes all his stumps. He punches it with sweet timing through covers for a boundary.

Drops it short and on middle, Mitchell Marsh pats it to short mid-wicket.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Cooper Connolly looks to push it away but gets an inside edge towards mid on for a single. The fielder hits the stumps at the bowler's end but Cooper is well in.

Time for some spin as Mahedi Hasan comes in to replace Mustafizur Rahman.

Fuller one and on off, Cooper Connolly drills it wide of mid off for one. 15 runs and one wicket off the over!

SIX! BANG! Cooper Connolly has picked up from where he left off in the ODI series. Shoriful Islam bangs this into the pitch, just outside off. Connolly gets on top of the bounce and swats it powerfully over the long on fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Another one! Short of a length and on middle, Cooper Connolly picks up the length early and pulls it away between mid on and mid-wicket for another boundary.

FOUR! Gets off the mark in style! A half-volley and around off. Cooper Connolly leans onto his drive nicely this time and creams it through covers for a boundary.

Fuller and around off, shaping away, Cooper Connolly drives it to cover.

Just what Bangladesh would have wanted, an early wicket. In comes Cooper Connolly at number 3 for Australia.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Shoriful Islam strikes. He rolls his fingers to take pace off and delivers this at 122.8 kph, lands this on a good length and on middle. Josh Inglis changes his stance for the reverse scoop but goes through the shot a bit early due to the lack of pace. The ball goes through and hits the top of the middle stump. Australia are 13/1, chasing 132 runs.

FOUR! Sheer power! Short of a length and on middle, Mitchell Marsh makes a bit of room and muscles it past the bowler and to the long on fence for another boundary.

Fuller delivery, on middle, shaping in, Mitchell Marsh clips it to short mid-wicket.

Back of a length and around off, Josh Inglis cuts it late through backward point for a run.

FOUR! That's just a gift! Mustafizur Rahman serves a juicy full toss, around off. Josh Inglis moves to the leg side and makes the most of it, thumping it over mid off for a boundary.

Touch fuller and around off, Josh Inglis backs away and tries to drive it a bit too hard and ends up stabbing it off the toe-end towards short cover.

Mustafizur Rahman begins with a short-of-a-length delivery, outside off, Mitchell Marsh cuts it to deep point for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to operate from the other end.

Pulls his length back a bit, on middle, shaping in, Mitchell Marsh uses his feet to push it away but gets an inside edge through mid-wicket for a run. 3 runs off the first over!

Pitched up and around off, Mitchell Marsh drives it away but straight to cover.

Much fuller and on middle, Mitchell Marsh knocks it towards mid on.

Hard-length delivery, on leg, nips back in too, Josh Inglis backs away to play at it but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards point. A leg bye taken. There is also a shout for LBW, but turned down.

Australia are up and running in the chase! This is a fuller delivery, on middle, shaping in, Mitchell Marsh flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Play and a miss! Shoriful Islam starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, just outside off, gets some extra bounce. Mitchell Marsh has a slash at it but fails to connect.

OUT! LBW! A fine review from Australia and Joel Davies wraps things up with a three-fer. Bangladesh have been bowled out for 131. An arm ball, full and on middle, angles away. Mustafizur Rahman tries to block it with a straight bat but plays down the wrong line. The ball goes past the outside edge behind, where Josh Inglis grabs it and appeals for it, but it is turned down. After a chat with his keeper and bowler, Mitchell Marsh takes the review, UltraEdge confirms no bat involved, but the replay shows that the ball hits the back pad before going to the keeper. The third umpire sees the Ball Tracking, which shows three reds, with the ball crashing into the off pole. Not the dismissal, the Aussies appealed for, but they will take it.

Gives this one some more air, full and around off, Mahedi Hasan goes for the reverse but it goes off his gloves towards short third for one.

WIDE! Flatter, short but way outside off, Mahedi Hasan leaves it alone. Wided.

Slows it up, full and well outside off, Mahedi Hasan makes room and reaches out for it but toe-ends it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries! Tossed up, full and around off, Mahedi Hasan gets down and across. He rolls his wrists to play the sweep behind square on the leg side and the ball races to the fence for four mroe runs.

FOUR! Two in two! Flighted, full and on middle, Mahedi Hasan uses his feet to go inside out and lofts it beautifully over extra covers for another boundary. Mahedi is playing a good hand here.

FOUR! Nicely done! Floated, full and just outside off, Mahedi Hasan changes his stance for the reverse sweep and nails it over point for a boundary.

Overpitched and on middle, Mahedi Hasan drills it to long on for one more.

Right in the blockhole, outside off, Mustafizur Rahman jams it out through backward point for one.

SIX! Just over! Nathan Ellis goes much fuller and on middle, Mustafizur Rahman clears his front leg and lofts it down the ground. Xavier Bartlett at long on thinks he is in the game. He leaps and tries to grab it with his outstretched left hand but the ball goes over for a biggie.

Short of a length and on leg, takes pace off, Mustafizur Rahman backs away and tries to cut but misses.

Fuller one and on middle, Mustafizur Rahman fends it to the left of the bowler.

Back of a length and on middle, keeps a bit low, Mahedi Hasan pulls it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman is the last batter in for Bangladesh.

OUT! IN THE AIR...GONE! Adam Zampa has three now. He comes around the wicket, serves another googly, around off, turns it away. Shoriful Islam has a big slog across the line but only manages to get a top edge. It flies in the air towards long off, where Tim David moves a bit to his right and pouches it safely. Bangladesh are nine down now.

Wrong'un, full and on off, turns away sharply, Shoriful Islam gets squared up trying to play at that and the ball spins past the outside edge.

Tossed up, full and on off, Mahedi Hasan drives it through covers for another run.

Flatter, full and on leg, Shoriful Islam drills it to long on for a run.

Short again and on off, Shoriful Islam guides it away to point.

Shorter in length and on middle, Mahedi Hasan heaves it away wide of deep mid-wicket. Matt Renshaw moves to his left quickly and dives to make a fine stop. He throws it back to keep it to just a single.

Dragged back and around off, Shoriful Islam guides it to point.

SIX! Oh..wow! Nikhil Chaudhary flights this up, full and on middle. Shoriful Islam clears his front leg away and launches it cleanly over the long on fence for a biggie. 100 up for Bangladesh.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Shoriful Islam fends it to the left of the bowler.

Shoriful Islam is the next batter in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust, and Nikhil Chaudhary gets his maiden T20I wicket as well. This is floated, full and on off again, Rishad Hossain looks to take it on and go big down the ground but does not connect well enough. It goes high in the air towards long off, where Xavier Bartlett settles under it and takes a nice reverse cup catch. Bangladesh are 99/8 now.

Tossed up, full and around off, Mahedi Hasan slices it over cover-point for a single.

FOUR! Powered away! Flatter, full and just outside off. Mahedi Hasan gets his hands through the shot and smacks it through extra covers for a boundary.

The slider now, in and around off, Mahedi rocks back and punches it past cover for a single.

Tossed up again, Rishad comes down the track to go big, but mistimes it badly over the bowler's head and picks up a single towards mid on.

Floated up this time, on the stumps, Rishad Hossain tentatively pushes at it and nearly chips it back to the bowler.

Zampa drags the length short, bowling it over middle and leg. Hasan swivels back and pulls it down to long leg for one.

A bit short and on off, Rishad Hossain works it off the inner half of the bat towards square leg for a run.

The Aussie spinners are controlling this game at the moment.

Floated, full and on off, Mahedi Hasan drives it to long off for a single.

Full and flat, outside off, dabbed away towards backward point for a single.

A tad shorter on middle, Hasan hangs back and tucks it across into the leg side.

Darted in full on off, Rishad Hossain looks to sweep but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls to short third and they pick up a single.

Floated up around off, pushed away through the gap at covers for a single.

Was there an edge on it? Yes, indeed. Fired in quicker and just outside off. Mahedi Hasan backs away to cut but gets a big outside edge that goes quickly to the keeper. Josh Inglis fails to hang on to the difficult chance.

Starts with a full ball on off, this is driven to extra cover.

Nikhil Chaudhary comes into the attack on his debut.

Oh, this one stays low. Another one that is darted in with the arm. Rishad Hossain backs away and nearly gets beaten, but does well to jam it out.

Bowled flatter and angled in with the arm, Rishad Hossain rocks onto the back foot and keeps it out.

On a length, in and around off, pushes away into the off side.

Into the tail now. Rishad Hossain comes out to the middle.

OUT! CAUGHT! The debutants for Australia combine to get rid of the debutant from Bangladesh. The Aussie spinners keep offering flight and the Bangladeshi batters keep playing their shots and getting out as well. Tossed up by Joel Davies, full and a bit outside off. Abdul Saqlain reaches for it and lofts it over mid off, but it comes off the toe end. The ball goes straight down the throat of Nikhil Chaudhary over there, and he makes no mistake.

Nice and full again, outside off, Mahedi comes forward and drives it down to long off for a single.

Full and on off, angled in, Mahedi Hasan watchfully defends.

Quick and flat around leg, jammed back down towards the bowler.

SIX! A first six for Abdul Saqlain in T20I cricket. Tossed up full and in the slot, Saqlain clears the front leg and hits through the line, nailing it over long on for a biggie.

Good length on off, punched away to the right of extra cover. Should have been an easy single.

Fuller in length, at the stumps, driven down to long on for a single.

Out goes Shamim Hossain, in comes Mahedi Hasan.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Wickets keep tumbling for Bangladesh and Matt Renshaw has done it again. A lovely bit of flight offered by Renshaw, gets the ball to dip on off and then turn away as well. Shamim Hossain backs away early and then has to lunge to go inside-out over cover, but gets an outside edge. The ball shoots up sharply and Josh Inglis uses the arms and the biceps to cling to the catch. Bangladesh reeling at 78/6 now.

Slower and into the pitch, Saqlain waits back and punches it doiwn to long on for a single.

Back to around the wicket, flat and well wide outside off. Saqlain reaches out and taps it to sweeper cover for one more. Just 2 runs and a wicket off Joel Davies' first over in T20Is.

Fuller this time, on middle and leg, Shamim Hossain sits down and sweeps it along the turf to deep square leg for a single.

Dragged length, turning into the stumps, Hossain hops back and tucks it into the leg side.

Full and outside off, bowled from over the stumps. Shamim Hossain punches it to cover.

Bangladesh lose half their side now. Shamim Hossain walks out to bat.

OUT! CAUGHT! Joel Davies strikes just two balls into his T20I career, and the skipper, Mitchell Marsh, is absolutely delighted. Davies offers some flight and floats the ball around leg stump. Parvez Hossain Emon goes down on one knee and brings out the big slog sweep but gets more height than distance. The ball sails down to deep mid-wicket, where Cooper Connolly takes another classic Aussie reverse-cup catch.

Joel starts off with a full ball around the pads. Parvez Hossain Emon clips it across to mid-wicket.

DRINKS! Midway through the first innings, and this is starting to develop into a bit of a cat-and-mouse contest. Bangladesh have tried to attack from the off, but have lost crucial wickets in the process, whereas the Aussies have bowled decently well. Adam Zampa has been the key so far and if Australia pick up a couple of quick wickets after the break, they could be in the driver's seat. It will be interesting to see if the hosts continue to play their shots or look to build a stand and take things deep. Let's find out. Also, Joel Davies, the debutant, to bowl after the break.

Pitched up and on off, Parvez Hossain Emon taps it to short cover for one more.

EDGED AND FOUR! Nathan Ellis cleverly bowls the back-of-the-hand slower one, full and on off, moves away. Parvez Hossain Emon gets drawn into the drive way too early and gets a thick outside edge behind. Josh Inglis, the keeper, dives to his left, but the ball evades him and races to the fence behind for a boundary.

Hits the deck hard and on the sixth stump line, Abdul Saqlain stays back and pushes it towards cover for a run.

Short of a length and on off, Parvez Hossain Emon rides the bounce and steers it towards point for a single.

Slower one, hard length and on off, Parvez Hossain Emon dabs it down to backward point.

Back of a length and around off, angling away, Parvez Hossain Emon pushes at it with hard hands and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Nathan Ellis (1-0-6-0) is back on.

Slows it up, full and on leg, Parvez Hossain Emon clips it through mid-wicket for one.

WIDE! A googly, short and way outside off, turns further away, Parvez Hossain Emon leaves it alone. Wided.

Flatter, full and on off, Abdul Saqlain drives it to long off for one.

WIDE! Fires this one full but down the leg side, Abdul Saqlain fails to paddle it away. Wided.

Short again and around off, Abdul Saqlain steers it to point.

A bit short and on middle, Abdul Saqlain pats it back to the bowler.

Bangladesh keep losing wickets at regular intervals, and that now brings the debutant Abdul Saqlain to the crease.

OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! A superb catch from the debutant and Adam Zampa has his second. This is another googly, full and outside off, turns away, Soumya Sarkar backs away a long way, gets down on one knee and tries to loft it over extra cover, but he ends up slicing across the ball.  The ball flies much squarer and towards deep point, where Nikhil Chaudhary runs forward and dives to grab it with both hands just above the ground. Sarkar is disappointed with himself but has to walk back now.

Flighted, full and on leg, Parvez Hossain Emon tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Pushed through quicker, full and on middle, Soumya Sarkar makes a bit of room and drives it wide of sweeper cover for a brace.

A loopy full toss, just outside off, Parvez Hossain Emon lobs it off the toe-end of his bat wide of long off for just one.

Flighted, full and on middle, angles in a bit, Soumya Sarkar eases it to long off for another run.

Tossed up, full and on off, Parvez Hossain Emon lunges out and drives it to long off for a run.

Flatter, full and on middle, Parvez Hossain Emon jams it out to short cover.

Floated, full and on middle, Soumya Sarkar drills it to long on for a single.

Parvez Hossain Emon is the new batter in for Bangladesh.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Adam Zampa gets the big fish in his first over. He dishes out a wrong'un, full and on middle, turns in a bit and skids through off the surface. Towhid Hridoy gets down on one knee for the big slog sweep again but this is too full for that shot. The ball goes under his bat and rattles into the stumps behind. Bangladesh are 57/3 now.

Flighted, full and on leg, Soumya Sarkar works it through square leg for one.

Drags his length back and just outside off, Soumya Sarkar stays back and pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Towhid Hridoy eases it down to long on for a run.

Drops it short and on middle, Towhid Hridoy moves back and nudges it to mid-wicket.

Floated, full and around leg, Soumya Sarkar chips it through mid-wicket for a single.

A pretty even-steven Powerplay. Here's Adam Zampa to have a bowl now, replacing Matt Renshaw.

Right in the blockhole, on middle and leg, Soumya Sarkar tucks it in front of mid-wicket for one more. Bangladesh are 52/2 at the end of the Powerplay!

Pitched up and on off, Towhid Hridoy steps across and knocks it to mid on for a run.

A low full toss, outside off, Soumya Sarkar reaches out for it and toe-ends it towards mid off for a single. 50 up for Bangladesh!

A slower one, full and on off, Soumya Sarkar once again opens the face of his bat and guides it but straight to short third.

Good-length delivery, on off, Soumya Sarkar opens the bat face and steers it to backward point. He wants the run but is sent back.

FOUR! Streaky! Fuller delivery and around off, angling away. Soumya Sarkar backs away and has a hoick across the line. Gets an inside edge that goes past the stumps and races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

SIX! Wow, what a hit first up! Full and floated across the right-hander. Towhid Hridoy leans across to the off side and batters it hard over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Both the openers are back in the hut now. Skipper Towhid Hridoy comes out to the middle.

OUT! CAUGHT! The man with the golden arm has done it, and it is another loose shot from a Bangladeshi opener. Nicely flighted by Matt Renshaw, on a length and angled across off. Saif Hassan goes down on one knee and looks for the slog sweep against the angle. He ends up slicing it high towards the extra cover region, where Mitchell Marsh settles under it and pouches it safely. Bangladesh are 39/2 now.

Full and straight, driven on the up and towards mid on for a single.

A bit more round arm, full and angled into the pads. Soumya Sarkar looks to clear the front leg and heave but gets a big inside edge onto the pads.

Dragged length, angled across off. Saif comes down the pitch and nudges it into the leg side for an easy single.

FOUR! Classy! Floated up, full and outside off. Saif Hassan lunges across and gets a big stride forward, sweeping it flat and over the leaping fielder at square leg for a boundary.

Time for some spin now with Matt Renshaw.

Full and straight, sliding on, Hassan clips it wide of mid on for a single.

Buzzers! Slower short ball over middle, stays up a bit. Saif Hassan angles the pull down to deep square leg for one. Tim David fires in a regulation throw towards the keeper, but Josh Inglis opts to move back and collect it behind the stumps. The ball ricochets off the stumps and the batters get one additional run as well.

Again, the ball stays a bit low. Dug in a bit shorter on middle and leg, Soumya Sarkar sets up to pull but has to adjust and ends up angling the pull behind square leg for a single.

That's skid through. Fullish length in the channel, Sarkar doesn't pick the length at all and tries to cut too close to the body, but he's well beaten.

Fuller and pace on, speared into the pads. Saif Hassan gets across and inside the line, tucking it past square leg for one more.

Ellis starts with a slower one, on a good length and on off. Sarkar waits back well and punches it square through point for a single.

First change as Nathan Ellis replaces Xavier Bartlett.

Hammered into the pitch and darted into the bodyline at 139.5 kph. The ball doesn't rise much and comes in at an awkward height. Soumya Sarkar tries to fend it away but the ball hits the thigh pad and rolls behind square leg for a leg bye.

Early blow for Bangladesh. Soumya Sarkar walks out to bat at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT! Loose, too loose from Tanzid Hasan and the look on his face tells it all. Spencer Johnson stays around the wicket and slides a full ball across the left-hander, and this one just holds in the deck a bit. Hasan goes for the expansive drive but toe-ends it uppishly and straight to cover. Xavier Bartlett crocuhes a bit and takes it with a reverse-cup around his chest. Johnson is delighted and Australia have their first breakthrough.

Johnson comes around the wicket and serves another one on the pads. Tanzid Hasan clips it wide of short fine leg and picks up a couple of runs in the deep.

Back of a length, over off, offering no room. Hasan presses back and nudges it in front of mid-wicket.

WIDE! Johnson needs to get his line correct here. Hammered in on a shortish length and darted well down the leg side.

FOUR LEG BYES! Down the wrong line and Bangladesh get the runs. Good length, angled down leg, Tanzid fails to whip it away and the ball thuds the thigh pad, before rolling into the empty fence at fine leg.

Shorter of a good length, angled across off. Saif sets to pull but ends up just jabbing it across through square leg for a run.

Oh, Saif is playing some cheeky shots here. Full and at the stumps, Hassan walks across to the off side to scoop, but miscues it aerially towards the vacant backward square leg region. Just a single, then.

FOUR! Thwacked! Hard length, angling in from around off. Saif Hassan shimmies down the track, makes a bit of room and hammers it through covers for another boundary. Bangladesh are off to a flying start.

Pace off from Bartlett, lands it full and around off. Hasan forces the drive wide of mid off and scampers through for the single. Good stop from Nathan Ellis moving to his right.

Much better from Bartlett. Full of a good length, on off and middle and this one stays low. Tanzid is a bit taken aback but manages to block it off.

Gives the charge now, does Tanzid Hasan. Shorter in length, outside off, Hasan advances and slashes it up and over the point region for a couple of runs.

FOUR! A loosener to begin with and Tanzid Hasan pounces on it. Too full and too wide outside off, Tanzid gets across and drills the drive through the gap at covers for a boundary.

A probing first over from Spencer Johnson. It will be Xavier Bartlett to share the attack.

FOUR! Oh, that's an eventful shot. Full-pitched delivery darted across off, Saif gets a big stride out to the off side and picks it up, hoicking it high towards deep square leg for the first boundary of the game. Bangladesh are 6/0 after one.

Off the mark right away, is Tanzid. Back of a length, shaping away from off, Tanzid Hasan lets the ball come on, presses back and taps it to the right of cover for an easy single.

Immaculate length again, around the top of off and jags back in sharply. Hassan plays a late dab in front of point and gets off the mark with a quick single. Bangladesh are finally underway.

That's rushed the batter as well. Good-length delivery over off and middle, Saif Hassan gets pegged back as he nudges it down towards square leg.

Fuller this time, nearly at 142 clicks, and angled across off. Hassan looks to drive but is hurried and squirts it off the outside edge to the fielder at a fly slip.

That's a beauty from Johnson up top! On a good length, lands it just outside off, and gets the ball to shape back in late. Saif Hassan gets squared up as the ball holds its line and beats the outside edge.

All in readiness! It has got a bit dark out there, with overcast conditions which can help the seamers, but hopefully the rain stays away. The two umpires walk out to the middle now. We can see the Australian players in a huddle before they spread out and take their respective field positions. Saif Hassan and Tanzid Hasan are the two openers for Bangladesh. Spencer Johnson has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

The players are now out in the middle and lining up for the national anthems. It will be Australia's anthem first, followed by Bangladesh's, as both teams soak in the atmosphere. Once the anthems are done, we will be all set for the action to get underway.

PITCH REPORT - Brad Hogg is pitchside. He says this ground holds special memories for Australia, with the highest score by an Australian here belonging to Jason Gillespie, who famously made a double century in a Test and never played for his country again. As for the pitch, he notes there is a little more grass on it this time, which should offer some seam movement and carry. There are also a few soft spots and cracks that could produce occasional variable bounce. He feels the ball will still come onto the bat nicely, rewarding straight play, while shots square of the wicket could be risky due to the uneven bounce. The straight boundaries measure 78 metres and 76 metres respectively, with the square boundaries around the 70-metre mark. He expects spinners to use the longer side cleverly and reckons a first-innings score of around 175 should make for an even contest.

Australia (Playing XI) - Mitchell Marsh (C), Josh Inglis (WK), Cooper Connolly, Matt Renshaw, Tim David, Nikhil Chaudhary (On debut), Joel Davies (On debut), Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, and Spencer Johnson.

Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Saif Hassan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy (C), Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Abdul Saqlain (On debut), and Shoriful Islam.

The skipper of Australia - Mitchell Marsh starts by joking about the conditions and says that it is like Brisbane on Day 1 of a Test match. Adds that the wicket looks nice and they will have to see how it goes. Informs that they have a couple of debutants, one of them being Nikhil Chaudhary, and they have a good mix of all-rounders in the team.

The captain of Bangladesh - Towhid Hridoy says that the wicket looks good and hopefully they can put up a good score on the board. Adds that he is feeling good leading his country for the first time but his nerves are fine. Mentions that the last few series they have been playing good cricket and just want to continue that here as well. Informs that they are playing three seamers and two spinners.

TOSS - The two captains are out in the middle. It is Towhid Hridoy as the stand-in captain for Bangladesh, and Mitchell Marsh for Australia. The flip of the coin lands in Hridoy's favour, and Bangladesh will BAT first.

Debut alert - We are just a few minutes away from the toss, but according to a few sources, it seems like Abdul Saqlain has been handed his maiden T20I cap for Bangladesh.

Bangladesh look for another upset - Following a historic 2-1 ODI series victory, Bangladesh looks to carry their winning momentum into the shortest format. The hosts are brimming with confidence and welcome back key pacers Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana to their T20I setup as they look to repeat what they did in 2021, when they beat the Aussies 4-1 in a home T20I series. On the other side, Australia looks to bounce back and salvage pride after a challenging ODI leg. The visitors are bolstered by the return of Mitchell Marsh, who steps up to lead a strong lineup featuring T20 specialists like Travis Head, Tim David, and Adam Zampa. While the Aussies enter as favorites, the spin-friendly and true-bounce tracks in Chattogram might level the playing field once again. Stay tuned for the toss and team news.

From Dhaka to Chattogram - Hello, and a warm welcome to one and all. We are in Chattogram for the 1st T20I between Bangladesh and Australia. Things are about to get heated under the overcast skies of Chattogram as the Aussies look to avenge that unprecedented 2-1 loss in the ODI series early on, whereas the hosts look to make more history. Should be an exciting clash.

... MATCH DAY ...

Spring in the steps - For years, the clash between Bangladesh and Australia usually followed a predictably yawning routine. Bangladesh would show flashes of brilliance, Australia would dominate by finding another gear, and experience would inevitably win out. But what just went down in Dhaka wasn't a fluke or a lucky escape. Bangladesh didn't just win, but they owned their opponents at home. By locking in a historic 2-1 series victory, the Tigers did something no Bangladeshi team before them had ever achieved in ODI history. They stared down a powerhouse of world cricket, aka the mighty Aussies, took the punches, and landed the definitive counterpunch. Onto the shortest format - Now, buoyed by their historic success in the ODIs, the hosts are brimming with confidence to do the same in the shortest white-ball format. Australia, on the other hand, are determined to bounce back, dust themselves off, and take the honours this time around. From Dhaka, the caravan moves to the port city of Chattogram for an exciting 3-match T20I series. Like the ODIs, the history of T20Is between these two teams is neither detailed nor vast. In fact, there has been only one previous bilateral T20I series between these two nations, back in 2021, when the Aussies toured and were handed a humbling 4-1 defeat on turning tracks. Barring that standalone series, these two nations have only met on the big stage during T20 World Cups, where the Kangaroos have traditionally held the upper hand. Even with the 2021 shocker factored in, the overall head-to-head numbers still read 7-4 in favour of the Australians. The concussion blow and Litton’s reigns - Bangladesh enter the T20I leg with a forced captaincy change due to a major injury setback. Regular skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz has been rested to recover from a concussion. During the second ODI in Dhaka, Miraz took a painful blow to the side of his helmet from a sharp Riley Meredith bouncer. Despite getting badly shaken, he courageously batted on to hit the winning runs. However, subsequent hospital observations and medical advice ruled him out of the T20I series to manage his health. In his absence, wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das takes over the captaincy. He will be assisted by the explosive middle-order batter Towhid Hridoy, who has been elevated to vice-captain. The speed revolution - Bangladesh are moving away from their traditional spin-reliant home formula and are unleashing a highly potent, multi-dimensional pace battery. The headline news is the return of 23-year-old speed merchant Nahid Rana. Rana, who consistently exceeds the 150 km/h mark, rattled the Australian batting line-up during the first ODI with a hostile spell of 4-41. Having rested from T20Is for nearly a year due to workload management, Rana is fully fit and primed to bring raw pace. He is joined by the experienced Taskin Ahmed and left-arm specialist Mustafizur Rahman, who have more than 250 ODI wickets between them, and have both been recalled in place of the injured Tanzim Hasan Sakib and the dropped Ripon Mondol. Additionally, the selectors have handed a maiden T20I call-up to right-arm medium-fast bowler Abdul Saqlain. Saqlain’s cricketing journey is a genuine fairy tale. Having never represented Bangladesh at any youth levels, he burst into the limelight during the 2025 Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament, helping Bangladesh A finish as runners-up. Bison returns amid missing superstars - The touring Australians are desperate to shake off their ODI disappointment, and their T20I campaign receives a massive boost with the return of their regular skipper, Mitchell Marsh. He has fully recovered from an ankle injury and has joined the squad. His presence will be of utmost importance for the Aussies as he didn’t only have a stellar IPL season this year, but since the last 2 years, The Bison has been Australia’s leading run scorer by miles. However, Marsh will have to marshal a severely depleted squad. The selectors have rested several of their biggest superstars, meaning that Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Glenn Maxwell, and Steve Smith are all absent from this tour. Australia's planning has been further disrupted by critical late withdrawals. Explosive opening batter Travis Head was granted personal leave for both the ODI and T20I legs of this tour, leaving a massive power-hitting void at the top of the order. Additionally, premier all-rounder Cameron Green, who featured in all three ODIs, was withdrawn from the T20I squad. The fresh faces - Despite these heavy losses, Australia’s squad features some of the most exciting young prospects in domestic cricket. To replace Travis Head, the selectors have brought in Delhi-born spin-all-rounder Nikhil Chaudhary. Chaudhary impressed with his aggressive batting and handy off-spin for the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League. The visitors are also likely to hand a debut to Sydney Sixers all-rounder Joel Davies, who earned his maiden call-up as he was the MVP of the last season. Australia will rely heavily on the blistering form of Cooper Connolly, who slammed a match-winning 149 off 134 balls in the third ODI, alongside established short-format finishers like Tim David whereas Aaron Hardie makes his T20I comeback after almost a year, following a decent domestic season and improved BBL credentials. Team form (Last 5 completed T20Is, recent first) - BAN - LWWWL | AUS - WLLWL. What to expect? For Australia, the key to winning will be how quickly their makeshift batting unit can negotiate a fairly settled Bangladeshi bowling unit. If Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis can establish a strong platform during the Powerplay, finishers like Tim David and Cooper Connolly can exploit the shorter boundaries of the venue. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will look to exploit Australia’s relatively inexperienced bowling lineup. Defensively, Bangladesh’s death-bowling options appear much more robust, with Shoriful Islam coming off a career-best 6-48 in the final ODI and Mustafizur Rahman boasting a brilliant T20 economy rate. While Australia possess the raw power to run away with the game, Bangladesh’s settled team chemistry, dominant home run, and superior adaptation to subcontinental conditions make them slightly dominant.