Bangladesh has created history in Dhaka as they have beaten Australia in three consecutive T20Is in Dhaka. Bangladesh won the third T20I of the five-match series by 10 runs on Friday. In the process, they have also ensured their first T20I series win against the mighty Australian team. In the third T20I, the Bangladesh bowlers came together as they defended 127 to win the game by 10 runs. Australia in pursuit of 128 could only reach 117/4 after 20 overs.
Winning the toss Bangladesh posted 127/9 in their 20 overs. Mahmudullah scored 52 off 53 balls as the others batted around him to help the Tigers get to that score. Shakib Al Hasan scored 26 and Afif Hossain 19 as The Tigers set a target of 128.
Set to chase 128, Mitchell Marsh’s 51 was not enough to take the Aussies home. Ben McDermott scored 35 as Alex Carey was unbeaten on 20 as the Aussies fell 10 short of the target. Some good bowling by the Bangladesh spinners did not allow the Australian batters to reach t that total. Mustafizur Rahman bowled a spell of four overs for nine runs in the win for his team.
Rank turners meant that Bangladesh had an upper hand over Australia in the series with big names missing from their squad. They already missed the likes of David Warner and Steve Smith who are better players of spin. The absence of Aaron Finch meant that Australia always played catch-up.
Twitter Reacts As Bangladesh Beats Australia
1990s Indian kids will be so happy seeing this decline of Australian cricket. They have lost 5 successive T20I series now. #BANvAUS #Cricket
— India Fantasy (@india_fantasy) August 6, 2021
Mustafizur Rahman’s figures in death overs today: 2-0-5-0. Simply brilliant considering Australia needed 38 runs off the last 4 overs. That spell was indeed a series winning one!
Bangladesh have taken a 3-0 unassailable lead in the 5-match series. #BANvAUS
— Sritama (Ross Taylor’s version) (@cricketpun_duh) August 6, 2021
Having never beaten Australia previously in T20Is, Bangladesh have now beaten them three times in a row in the space of 4 days #BANvAUS #Cricket
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) August 6, 2021
As Ian Bishop once said, "In search of a finisher, Australia are getting finished!"
Maiden series win for Bangladesh over Australia!
Well won, enjoy this win.#BANvAUS
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) August 6, 2021
What a moment for Bangladesh! First series win against Australia, who improved enormously in this match but not enough to successfully chase. The penultimate over by The Fizz really was key. 5th consecutive T20 series loss by Aus but let’s appreciate this historic win! #BANvAUS
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell) August 6, 2021
Mustafizur Rahman just won us the series. What bowler. He gave just ONE run in the 19th over while Australia still had 6 wickets in hand. Absolutely brilliant. Most underrated T20 bowler in the world atm. #BANvAUS pic.twitter.com/ahW6ncgCQk
— ⁸ (@nahiy4n) August 6, 2021
Australia need 23 from 12 and Fizz just give one run in the 19th over and he finishes 4 overs by giving just 9 runs. #BANvAUS
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 6, 2021
BANGLADESH WIN THEIR FIRST SERIES AGAINST AUSTRALIA IN ANY FORMAT 🎉
They defeat the visitors by 10 runs and go 3-0 up in the T20I series.#BANvAUS | https://t.co/NY05pmIXxr pic.twitter.com/D9OeQrHhST
— ICC (@ICC) August 6, 2021
Congratulations @BCBtigers on first ever series win vs Australia. Mustafizur absolutely insane figures of 4-0-9-0. Gave just 1 run in the 19th over with game on the line 🤯 #BANvAUS pic.twitter.com/bH6ABLxW8N
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) August 6, 2021
Meanwhile, Bangladesh have created history by beating the Aussies in the first three T20Is. The remaining two T20Is will be played on August 7 and 9. The series was expected to be Australia’s perfect practice ahead of the T20 World Cup. However, the result turned out to be an extraordinary one and a much-surprised one.
