Australian opener Usman Khawaja scored his maiden Twenty20 International (T20I) half-century, as Australia beat Bangladesh by three-wickets, in Super 10 Group 2, Match 22 of the ongoing ICC World T20 2016, at the MA Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday. Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan claimed three for 27 for Bangladesh. Earlier, Australia skipper Steven Smith won the toss and elected to bowl first, as Bangladesh posted a challenging total of 156 for the loss of five wickets, courtesy of a crucial innings from Mahmudullah of 49. The match was marred by plenty of close chances fopr Bangladesh, with Australia emerging victorious in the end. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Australia vs Bangladesh, ICC World T20 2016, Super 10 Group 2, Match 22 at Bangalore
Australia were off to a great start in the chase, as the openers in the form of Usman Khawaja and Shane Watson put up the opening 62 run stand, before Watson was dismissed off an unfortunate run out by Sabbir Rahman at the score of 21 in the eighth over. It was followed by a healthy 33-run stand for the second wicket, between Khawaja and skipper Smith, before Smith fell for mere 14, after being bowled by Mustafizur Rahman in the 12th over. FULL CRICKET UPDATES: Australia vs Bangladesh, ICC World T20 2016, Super 10 Group 2, Match 22 at Bangalore
The partnerships from hereon began to get loose, as at the score of 115, it was Khawaja, who was dismissed for 58 by Al-Amin Hossain, after being bowled by him in the 14th over. It was Khawaja’s maiden T20I half-century, that came off 47 deliveries, including seven boundaries and a six, along with a strike rate of 129. The wicket was followed by another, with just four runs added to the total, as the explosive David Warner was dismissed for mere 17 by their star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, after being caught and bowled by him in the 15th over.
As the score reached 135, it was all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who fell for mere six, after being caught by Shakib off Mustafizur in the 17th over, followed by a 13-run stand between the explosive Glenn Maxwell and all-rounder James Faulkner, before Maxwell fell for 26 off Shakib in the next over, after being stumped by Mushfiqur Rahim, off an careless and useless attempt off Maxwell. Following his dismissal, there were a couple of more chances off dismissal, off a catch and run out, which were evntually missed by the Bangladeshis in the same over.
However, it was in the same over, John Hastings was dismissed off Shakib, after being caught by Soumya Sarkar, with just four added to the total, as the score read 152 for the loss of seven wickets. It was the pair of Fulkner and Peter Nevill that batted out until the end, as Faulkner hit the wining boundary to notch up a three-wicket win.
Brief scores:
Bangladesh 156 for 5 in 20 Overs (Shakib Al Hasan 33, Mahmudullah 49*; Adam Zampa 3 for 23, Shane Watson 2 for 31) vs Australia 157 for 7 in 18. Overs (Usman Khawaja 58, Glenn Maxwell 26; Shakib Al Hasan 3 for 27, Mustafizur Rahm 2 for 30) by 3 wickets.
(Ayush Gupta is a reporter at CricketCountry. A passionate supporter of Manchester United, he idolises Roger Federer and is also a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) maniac. He can be followed on Twitter @Ayush24x7)
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