Bangladesh vs Australia, Australia in Bangladesh, 5 T20I Series, 2021 Aug 9 Full score card

A touch short and outside off, slower in pace again, Mustafizur Rahman fails to connect and they decide to collect a bye. Wade misses at his end and Ellis fails to gather the ball cleanly. Bangladesh end on 122/8!

Three wides! This slower one has gone wrong. It's too wide outside off, Rahman flashes and misses. They attempt to steal a run as Wade decides to have a shy at the bowler's end but is too wide. The batsmen get one more run.

Who will be the next man in? Mustafizur Rahman is the new man in.

OUT! Run out! Diamond duck for Mohammad Saifuddin! Slower length delivery outside off, Mosaddek goes hard at it but is early into the shot. It takes the bottom edge and rolls behind in front of the keeper. They attempt to steal a bye but Matthew Wade is quick to remove his right glove and scores a direct hit at the striker's end to find Mohammad Saifuddin short.

FOUR! Another back of the hand delivery, full and on middle, Mosaddek attacks it, gets the timing and connection right as he hammers it over the bowler's head for a much-needed boundary.

Who will walk out to bat? Mohammad Saifuddin it is.

OUT! Connection made but only to find the fielder. A length delivery around off, at 110.4 kph,  Afif walks across the stumps with his attempted paddle scoop but again there is no proper connection. The lack of pace has undone him and he ends up chipping it to Mitchell Marsh at short fine leg.

Even slower this time, at 106 kph. A touch short and around middle and off, Afif is down the track in a flash, swings his blade but again, there is no connection.

Swing and a miss! A length delivery on off, angling away at 111 kph, Afif is way too early with his attempted slog and misses.

Slower short ball around off, Afif attempts the reverse-batted shot, the connection is not meaty but it's enough to send it towards short third man. A tumbling stop inside the ring and a single is taken. Another tidy over for Australia, only 4 from it.

Attempts a reverse-batted shot this time. The delivery once again is carrying no pace and Mosaddek is unable to connect. Afif calls his partner for a quick bye.

Three dots. Pressure building. A cutter, on a shortish length and outside off, Mosaddek loses his posture as he blindly attempts to swing it. Misses.

Slower one, on a good length around off, Hossain stays leg side and pushes it through the line. Finds point.

Play and a miss! Christain returns to over the wicket line and delivers a length ball around off, Mosaddek gives himself room for a big shot over covers but no connection is made.

Slower one, on a length around middle and leg, Afif tickles it behind square leg and runs the first run hard. Wants the second as well, takes off but then sees the short fine leg fielder getting to the ball quickly. Immediately aborts the plan.

WIDE! Christian returns and speeds in from 'round the wicket! It's angling down the leg side, on a good length, Afif tries to flick but misses.

Dan Christian comes back to bowl his last over.

Slower delivery, short and outside off, Hossain cuts from the back foot but finds point. Fantastic over by Nathan Ellis, 4 runs and a wicket from it.

No pace offered to the new batsman. On a length and close to off, Mosaddek tries his best to put the bat on ball but fails.

Who will come out to bat? Mosaddek Hossain it is.

OUT! Drags it on! Pace on the ball this time, it's on the shorter side outside off and Nurul camps back to pull it over the leg side. The ball though hurries onto his bat, gathers the inside edge and cannons onto the stumps. Nurul departs, he never got going in this inninngs.

On a length around middle, Afif plays it down with soft hands to mid-wicket and scampers across for a run. Nathan Ellis collects the ball to his left and has a shy at the striker's end but misses.

Ellis once again delivers a slower short ball around off, Nurul stands back and pulls it behind square leg. There is a fielder present in the deep and they take a run.

Slower one, short and wide outside off, Nurul steers it through point for a couple of runs.

Change. Nathan Ellis comes back into the attack to bowl his third over. Just 5 runs from his 2 overs so far.

Tossed up delivery close to off, a leg spinner, Afif tries to guide it late but doesn't get the connection right. The ball rolls off his gloves, behind the keeper, and the short third man fielder quickly reaches the ball. A top over by Zampa, just one from it. He finishes with figures of 4-0-24-1!

Flat and short outside off, Afif reaches out and plays it down to point.

Short again, around off, Nurul goes back and hits it down towards short fine leg where the fielder dives and saves a certain boundary. Only one run is taken.

Flatter and shorter on middle, this one hurries off the pitch, Nurul goes deep inside the crease to pull but fails to connect properly.

Fuller in length and around leg, Hasan sweeps it off the inner half to short fine leg. Looks for a run but Afif sends him back.

Floated one, full and around off, Nurul lunges and defends it back to Zampa.

Change. Adam Zampa comes back into the attack.

Quicker and on middle, Afif pushes it away off his pads to mid-wicket. Agar is done with the ball, 4-0-28-1!

Tossed up ball around off, Nurul paddles it down to fine leg and collects a single.

Short and outside off, Nurul slaps it with the spin but finds the cover fielder.

Flatter and fuller on leg, it's helped to square leg for one.

Walks forward to a full ball and eases it through mid-wicket for a single.

Shortish and on around leg, cramping the batsman for room who had stepped back. Somehow Nurul keeps it out to mid-wicket.

Ashton Agar will bowl his last over.

SIX! Boom! What a cracking shot! Fuller in length and around off, Afif Hossain hurries down to the pitch of the ball and rockets his inside-out shot over extra cover for a biggie. 100 up for Bangladesh!

Who will come out to bat next? Afif Hossain walks out to bat.

OUT! Handsome shot, not handsome enough and now it's looking ugly. Sarkar holes out. Fuller in length and outside off, Sarkar plays a lofted shot and it appeared to be a good connection from him. But he has not got the desired elevation and Ashton Turner grabs the catch safely at long off. Possibly, Sarkar checked his shot and didn't go full throttle.

FOUR! Wonderfully played, bisects the two fielders at short third man and backward point. Width on offer outside off, Sarkar delays his shot and uses the pace of the bowler to guide it through the gap. A boundary results.

Around off on a length, angling in, Sarkar plays late and taps it down to point.

Full in length and around off, Sarkar runs down the track and pushes it back to the bowler. Christian collects and has a shy at the striker's end but misses as the batter returns.

Fullish and outside off, it's driven through extra cover for a single.

Change! Dan Christian comes back into the attack. 1 for 3 from his 2 overs so far.

SIX! Clean connection made and it has gone the distance. Spoils a good over of Agar. Tossed up delivery, much fuller and around off, Sarkar hammers it by going down on one knee and smokes it over mid-wicket.

Spinning down the leg side from around off, Sarkar tickles it off the inner half but finds short fine leg.

Fuller and on off, it's eased down to long off for a single.

OUT! Yet another soft dismissal in the Bangla innings. Agar slows it up and lands it a touch short outside off. It holds up a bit as it reaches the batsman, Mahmudullah shuffles across to play it on the leg side but closes the face of the bat early. The ball arrives late, takes the leading edge and loops up towards the bowler. Agar takes the simplest of catches to bag his first wicket. Nurul Hasan has walked out to join Sarkar.

Mishit! Flatter and fuller on off, Sarkar advances down the track for a big heave over mid-wicket but only manages to drag it through square leg. Another run taken.

Floated one, full and outside off, Mahmudullah presses forward to defend but it takes the inside edge, beats the stumps and rolls to fine leg. The batsmen take a run.

Change. Ashton Agar comes back to bowl.

Drags his length short, around off, Mahmudullah camps back and works it through mid-wicket for one.

Fullish and around off, Mahmudullah knocks it down to wide long on and another couple of runs in the over.

Fires a fuller one on leg, Sarkar sweeps it down to long leg for a single.

Fullish and on the pads, Mahmudullah clips it behind square leg and rotates the strike.

Flatter one, a touch short on middle, Mahmudullah moves back and turns it with gentle hands through mid-wicket. Two runs taken.

Too full and around leg, Mahmudullah flicks but finds the square leg fielder.

Change. Mitchell Swepson comes into the attack now. 0/7 in his 1 over so far.

Use of the wrists this time as Mahmudullah helps it in front of square leg for a single. 10 from the over and Zampa has gone for 23 in his 3 overs.

Full and floated, around off, Mahmudullah lunges and pushes it with soft hands to covers. The intention is to pick a single but it has gone quickly to the fielder.

SIX! Mahmudullah showing good intent! Tossed up ball landing full and around middle, the Bangla skipper goes down on one knee and slog sweeps it clinically over mid-wicket for a maximum.

Neatly played! Too full and around off, Mahmudullah goes down and across before paddling it towards fine leg for two.

The line is quite straight and Sarkar works it through square leg for a run.

Beaten! A googly around off, Sarkar fails to read it as he tries to flick but it spins away to beat his blade.

Strides forward to a full ball and knocks it down to long on for a single.

A muted appeal for an lbw! Flatter delivery, a touch short and turning in, Sarkar fails to work it around and is hit high on the pads. The appeal dies down soon.

Agar fires it on middle and leg, Mahmudullah gets deep inside the crease and tickles it through backward square leg. The fielder chases it down near the fence and the batsmen get three runs.

Lovely delivery, slower through the air, grips and turns away with extra bounce, Mahmudullah pushes from the back foot and misses.

Quicker and on middle, flicked on the leg side but not in the gap.

Flatter and a touch shorter on off, Sarkar punches it down to long on for a run.

Mahmudullah is the new batsman. Ashton Agar is back on as well.

OUT! Shakib has been trapped in front of the wicket! This is the first time the Bangla superstar has got out lbw in this format. Fuller in length and on middle, Shakib tries to work it across the line but misses and is pinged on the pads. The appeal is made and the umpire nods before raising his finger. Bangladesh have lost three wickets now at the halfway mark.

Flighted ball, outside off. Soumya Sarkar works it down to long off for a single.

Tossed up, around off. Shakib Al Hasan pushes it off the front foot towards covers for a run.

Flatter and quicker, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan rocks back to cut but misses.

Flighted ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan defends it off the front foot.

Tossed up, around off. Shakib Al Hasan prods forward and defends it back to the bowler.

WIDE! Googly this time from Adam Zampa. Flighted ball, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan leaves it alone and the umpire calls it a wide.

Adam Zampa is back on.

Yorker around off. Soumya Sarkar digs it out watchfully back to the bowler. Just 1 run from the over along with a wicket.

Back of a length delivery on off, Sarkar punches from the back foot but fails to pierce the gap on the off side.

Slower in pace again, around off, Sarkar tries to tap and run but the ball goes quickly to point and Shakib sends him back.

Slower one, on a length and outside off, Sarkar is deceived and is beaten.

Soumya Sarkar walks in next, to bat at number 4.

OUT! CAUGHT! Dan Christian gets a crucial wicket for his side and it is of the set batter. Slower ball, around off. Mohammad Naim looks to play the reverse-batted shot but gets a top edge which goes straight towards backward point where Ashton Agar takes a simple catch. The bottom hand also came off the handle, as shown in the replays. Mohammad Naim has thrown away his wicket and it's a sorry dismissal. Completely needless. Dan has a wicket in this format after 7 years, wow!

In the air, but safe. Shakib Al Hasan shimmies down the ground and lofts it in the air just over the bowler's head. Two fielders converge, but it lands in no man's land. They take one.

Flighted ball, outside off. Mohammad Naim looks to cut but the ball turns in sharply and it goes towards short third man.

EXCELLENT RUNNING BETWEEN THE WICKETS! Flatter ball, on off. Mohammad Naim works it on the leg side towards square leg and they scamper back for two.

Tossed up, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan goes back and forces it uppishly towards long off for one.

Tossed up, around middle. Shakib Al Hasan gets down and paddles it towards fine leg for another couple of runs.

Short ball, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan rocks back and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Quicker ball, down leg. Shakib Al Hasan looks to flick but misses.

Mitchell Swepson to operate now. He delivered a Man of the Match performance in the last game and would love to repeat that.

Uppish but safe! A length ball outside off, from 'round the wicket, Shakib hits it aerially and straight back but since Dan Christian consciously was trying to stay away from the danger area, he moves across to his right in the followthrough and the ball whistles past his left side. It's down to long off and they take a run.

Change of pace from Dan Christian again. Shakib Al Hasan makes room to cut but misses.

Slower ball, outside off. Mohammad Naim cuts it but gets an outside edge towards third man for one.

Short and wide. Mohammad Naim stays back to punch it through the line but it goes off the outer half and drops in front of short third man.

LEG BYE! A leg cutter, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to scoop by shuffling across but misses. It goes off his hands to point and they take a leg bye.

Slower and fuller on middle. Shakib Al Hasan blocks it watchfully.

Powerplay is one. Here comes Dan Christian into the attack.

Good length ball, on middle and leg. Shakib Al Hasan works it towards mid-wicket for a run. Bangladesh are 46-1 at the end of the Powerplay.

A quicker off spinner from Nathan Ellis, outside off. The pacer gets it to grip and move away. Shakib Al Hasan is outfoxed as he pushes at it initially and then withdraws his bat.

Length ball, outside off. Mohammad Naim slices his attempted drive over cover-point for a run.

Slower ball, outside off. Mohammad Naim gets deceived by the change of pace as he misses the shot towards the off side.

Length ball, around off. Shakib Al Hasan just taps it towards point for a run.

Starts with a slower ball, around leg. Shakib Al Hasan misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. Nathan Ellis appeals but the umpire is unmoved. Pitching outside leg!

Flatter one, a touch short and on off, Turner alters his length and Naim taps it down to point to complete an eventful over. 8 runs and a wicket from it.

Fuller and on off, Shakib drives it down through mid off and collects a single to open his account.

Tossed up ball around off, Shakib tries to defend but it takes the bottom edge and brushes his pads.

OUT! Soft dismissal for Mahedi Hasan! Turner gets his line right. Delivers an off spinner around middle, slower through the air but a bit on the shorter side. Mahedi goes across and deep inside the crease as he aims to heave it over the leg side. The only thing he manages is a big top edge and Ashton Agar at mid-wicket takes a simple catch. The 42-run opening stand is broken.

Shakib Al Hasan walks out to bat.

THREE WIDES! Quicker one, down the leg side, very erratic from the bowler, Mahedi fails to sweep and this time Wade misses as well. The batsmen take two.

Slower through the air, a touch short and around off, Naim goes back and drops it down with gentle hands towards short third man. They collect a brisk run.

Too full in length and on middle, Mahedi goes hard at it but only manages to drill it down to long on for one.

Fires a full ball, this time angling away from the batsman, wide outside off, the batsman flashes and misses. WIDE!

Wide! Flatter delivery, down the leg side, Mahedi tries to sweep but misses.

Change. Ashton Turner comes back into the attack.

The line is straighter and this time Mahedi manages to flick it from the middle of his bat. It goes to mid-wicket and they pick up a run. 2 from the over, a good one by Nathan.

Beaten all ends up! Ellis bowls a quicker one this time. He lands it on a good length and closer to off, the ball pitches and seams away to beat the defensive bat of Mahedi.

Mahedi is not picking the cutters. Fullish and around leg, straightening a bit, Hasan tries to flick but closes the face of the bat early. It takes the leading edge and rolls back to the bowler.

Ellis continues to bowl the slower ones, Mahedi pushes it back to the bowler.

Shout for an lbw! Not given. Another slower one, full and on middle, Mahedi tries to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. The appeal is made but nothing from the umpire. Maybe, too high.

Ellis brings with a slower delivery, a touch short and on middle, Naim helps it in the gap in front of square leg and gets off strike.

Change. Nathan Ellis comes into the attack.

FOUR! Straight as an arrow! Loopy delivery but it's too full and around middle, Mahedi clears his front leg and hammers it over the bowler's head for another boundary in the over. 14 from this over, clear intent is shown by the Bangla openers.

Gives the ball some air, fuller and on middle, Naim works it down through wide mid on for a run.

Flatter and on off, turning in, Naim moves back and defends it to the leg side.

FOUR BYES! Zampa serves a leg spinner down the leg side, Naim gets across to sweep but misses and Wade is blinded. He also fails to collect and the ball races behind.

FOUR! Bang! Full in length and around off, Naim hangs on the back foot and smashes it over the bowler's head for a boundary at long on.

Zampa begins with a fuller length ball on middle, Mahedi helps it in front of square leg and scampers across for a sharp single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.

Change. Adam Zampa comes into the attack.

Loopy and full around off, Naim is down on one knee and slogs it across the line. The ball goes to deep mid-wicket and they collect two. 11 from this over!

Arm ball, fired in around off, Mahedi tries to defend but does so off the inside half to square leg. They steal a quick run.

Flatter and wide outside off, tapped down in front of short third man for a run.

Wide! Another flatter delivery, down the leg side, Naim lets it through.

Quicker again, full and on off, Naim goes back to defend but gets an inside edge. Nearly played it on.

Fires a flatter delivery down the leg side, it's kept out to backward square leg.

SIX! Naim is not going to hang around wondering. Tossed up ball landing full around middle, Naim clears his front leg and smokes it all the way over mid-wicket. Seems he spent the entire night thinking about this shot and played it as soon as he found the correct length.

Who will bowl from the other end? Ashton Agar it is.

FOUR! A boundary to close the over. That will be Mahedi's job at the top, to find the boundaries in the Powerplay. Loopy and full around leg, Hasan goes down and sweeps it sweetly behind square leg. 8 from the first over!

Fires a fuller one outside off, an arm ball at 99.1 kph, Naim throws his hands at it and forces it down to long off for a run.

Slows it up and bowls it full around off, Naim caresses it towards covers where the fielder misfields and concedes a couple of runs.

Quicker this time, flat and short on off, Naim is on the back foot as he defends it back.

Beaten! Full and flighted, outside off, turning away a bit, Naim is forward to push it through covers but it spins past his blade.

A flatter delivery, short and around leg, Mahedi tucks it away behind square leg and gets off the mark with a single.

All in readiness! The players are on the ground. Mohammad Naim has a new opening partner in Mahedi Hasan. Ashton Turner to begin proceedings with the ball. Here we go...

Pitch report - Once again they are using a used pitch. It's hard and the grass is nicely rolled in. The team doing the tactical part better will come out on top.

Right then, Bangladesh have finally made a change to their playing XI. Two changes for them with Mosaddek Hossain included to strengthen their batting and Mohammad Saifuddin will add variety to the pace department. For Australia, as hinted by Matthew Wade after the last match, both the leggies are playing, so they have four spinners at their disposal. Nathan Ellis is the only genuine pacer in the XI, so you can expect Mitchell Marsh and Dan Christian to bowl more, if needed.

Australia (Playing XI) - Matthew Wade (WK/C), Ben McDermott, Mitchell Marsh, Moises Henriques, Alex Carey, Ashton Turner, Dan Christian, Ashton Agar, Nathan Ellis (In for Andrew Tye), Mitchell Swepson, Adam Zampa (In for Josh Hazlewood).

Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Mohammad Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah (C), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (WK), Mosaddek Hossain (In for Shamim Hossain), Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin (In for Shoriful Islam), Nasum Ahmed.

Toss - Mahmudullah has once again won the toss and BANGLADESH ELECT TO BAT! The Bangla skipper says that they want to forget the last match as they are a much better batting unit. Adds that it's another opportunity to click as a batting unit. Informs about a couple of changes in the playing XI. Matthew Wade says that they would have batted as well as it is a used wicket. Shares that they have made a couple of changes in the bowling unit. Mentions that they will love to win this game before flying back home.

This series has been heavily loaded in favour of the bowlers. The pitches have been on the slower side and the spinners have enjoyed it. Having said that, the leading wicket-takers of this series at the moment are Josh Hazlewood, Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam, so it tells you that as a pace bowler if you have accuracy and variation, you can succeed on any type of pitches. The batting from both sides has been abysmal and let's see whether the picture changes in this match or not.

One final time in this series, we welcome you for the coverage! Twenty20 cricket is supposed to be all about the batsmen flexing their biceps and scoring big sixes while the bowlers have to find a way to survive and contain runs. But, exactly the opposite has happened in this series, so far. 120 is the new 190 on the kind of pitches we have witnessed in Dhaka and even a score of 104 proved to be too tough to overhaul. A violent knock from Dan Christian was required by the Aussies to chase down the target in the last game as they opened their account. So, what will be the final scoreline of the series, 4-1 or 3-2? We shall find out by the end of this evening.

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