| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the ICC World T20 Group 2 clash between Australia and Bangladesh in Bangalore. |
| Both teams are in a must-win situation after losing their opening matches of the tournament so the pressure is on tonight. Team news and the toss coming up shortly. |
| Australia have won the toss and they will bowl first. One change in their XI with Hastings coming in to replace Agar. A blow for Bangladesh with Tamim Iqbal out tonight due to illness. |
| Australia XI - Watson, Khawaja, Smith (c), Warner, Maxwell, Marsh, Faulkner, Nevill (wk), Hastings, Coulter-Nile, Zampa |
| Bangladesh XI - Mohammad Mithun, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shuvagata Hom, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Saqlain Sajib, Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman |
| Play will begin in a few minutes time, the players are currently lining up for the national anthems. Stay tuned for the action! |
| Ready to go now, Coulter-Nile to open the bowling, Mithun Ali on strike. |
| 0.1 : Coulter-Nile to Mohammad Mithun, one run, full outside off, he pushes and steers it off the face to third man |
| 0.2 : Coulter-Nile to Soumya Sarkar, no run, lets it go short and quite wide of the off stump |
| 0.3 : Coulter-Nile to Soumya Sarkar, no run, short length and good pace, at his body and he fends it down towards the slips |
| 0.4 : Coulter-Nile to Soumya Sarkar, no run, dabs at a cut shot there, bottom edge goes down and back towards the keeper |
| 0.5 : Coulter-Nile to Soumya Sarkar, one run, that jumps off a length as the batsman comes forward, thick outside edge and he gets it to third man |
| 0.6 : Coulter-Nile to Mohammad Mithun, no run, prods and is beaten outside off stump by a good outswinger. End of over: BAN 2/0 (Mohammad Mithun 1, Soumya Sarkar 1) |
| 1.1 : Watson to Soumya Sarkar, no run, full and wide, he has a big cover drive and misses |
| 1.2 : Watson to Soumya Sarkar, OUT, no run, very wide, he slashes hard and gets it off the toe end, picks out Maxwell at point! That would have been a wide if he left it. Great start for the Aussies. BAN 2/1 |
| Watson to Sabbir Rahman, wide, pushes it slightly down the leg side for a wide |
| 1.3 : Watson to Sabbir Rahman, leg bye, full on his pads and he misses it trying to clip it away, rolls towards fine leg off the pad |
| 1.4 : Watson to Mohammad Mithun, one run, squared up to a length ball on off stump, is able to fend it away to third man |
| 1.5 : Watson to Sabbir Rahman, no run, short of a length and he works it off the back foot to mid on |
| 1.6 : Watson to Sabbir Rahman, no run, goes back and defends a good ball on off stump. End of over: BAN 5/1 (Mohammad Mithun 2, Sabbir Rahman 0) |
| 2.1 : Coulter-Nile to Mohammad Mithun, leg bye, goes to flick a short length ball and it rolls off the thigh pad to fine leg |
| 2.2 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, no run, tries to pull one off his hip and is struck on the thigh pad, beaten for pace there |
| 2.3 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, no run, charges down and has a big swipe across the line, misses and it bounces over off stump |
| 2.4 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, two leg byes, glances and it's off pad again to fine leg |
| 2.5 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, leg bye, goes to flick and it's another leg bye off the thigh pad behind square |
| 2.6 : Coulter-Nile to Mohammad Mithun, one run, defends and drops it down to the gully region for a quick single. End of over: BAN 10/1 (Mohammad Mithun 3, Sabbir Rahman 0) |
| 3.1 : Hastings to Mohammad Mithun, one run, looks to drive, thick inside edge dribbles to the leg side and they take a quick single |
| 3.2 : Hastings to Sabbir Rahman, FOUR, full on off stump, driven flat in the air but luckily mid off is too wide and has no chance |
| 3.3 : Hastings to Sabbir Rahman, no run, full outside off stump, he has a wild swing at that ball and misses it completely |
| 3.4 : Hastings to Sabbir Rahman, FOUR, swings hard and crashes another full ball down the ground for four, flat through mid on this time! |
| 3.5 : Hastings to Sabbir Rahman, no run, full again and he has another wild slog, misses and it nearly bowls him on off stump |
| 3.6 : Hastings to Sabbir Rahman, no run, very well timed drive on the up but he hits it straight to extra cover. End of over: BAN 19/1 (Mohammad Mithun 4, Sabbir Rahman 8) |
| 4.1 : Coulter-Nile to Mohammad Mithun, one run, short of a length at good pace, he fends and steers it well down to third man |
| 4.2 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, no run, digs in a short ball over leg stump and he ducks under it |
| 4.3 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, one run, nicely guided off the face down to third man, Hastings with a good sliding pick up keeps it to a single |
| 4.4 : Coulter-Nile to Mohammad Mithun, one run, tucked down to mid wicket, they think about two but wisely settle for the single |
| 4.5 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, two runs, full toss outside off, he hits it high on the blade and slices it away just over cover |
| 4.6 : Coulter-Nile to Sabbir Rahman, one run, dabs a late cut down to third man for a single. End of over: BAN 25/1 (Mohammad Mithun 6, Sabbir Rahman 12) |
| 5.1 : Watson to Sabbir Rahman, OUT, no run, charges, Watson bangs it short of a length and Rahman's cross bat shot comes right off the splice, loops to mid on where Faulkner dives low to his right to take the catch. BAN 25/2 |
| 5.2 : Watson to Mohammad Mithun, no run, defends a full ball from the crease down to short cover |
| Watson to Mohammad Mithun, wide, short slower ball is angled well down the leg side |
| 5.3 : Watson to Mohammad Mithun, one run, length ball and he runs it off the face smartly down to third man |
| 5.4 : Watson to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, length ball outside off, he cuts with no footwork and times it very well, played late and it races fine of deep third man |
| 5.5 : Watson to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, back of a length, steered down to third man for a single |
| 5.6 : Watson to Mohammad Mithun, one run, guides a length ball down to third man for a single. End of over: BAN 33/2 (Mohammad Mithun 8, Shakib Al Hasan 5) |
| 6.1 : Marsh to Mohammad Mithun, FOUR, charges and drives through the line, hit in the air just past the bowler and he beats mid off |
| 6.2 : Marsh to Mohammad Mithun, no run, defensive nudge to point, he wants a single but is sent back |
| 6.3 : Marsh to Mohammad Mithun, no run, full outside the off stump, he drives well to short extra cover |
| 6.4 : Marsh to Mohammad Mithun, one run, guides a short length ball down to third man for a single |
| 6.5 : Marsh to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, short ball with extra bounce, well controlled late cut down to third man |
| 6.6 : . End of over: Marsh to Mohammad Mithun, SIX, what a shot! Short ball outside off, he backs away and slaps it high and mighty over the long off fence! BAN 45/2 (Mohammad Mithun 19, Shakib Al Hasan 6) |
| 7.1 : Hastings to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, charges and hacks it into the ground, the ball bounces straight to mid off |
| 7.2 : Hastings to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, length ball on off stump, nicely guided down to third man |
| 7.3 : Hastings to Mohammad Mithun, no run, stifled appeal for caught behind as he slashes at a wide length ball and misses |
| 7.4 : Hastings to Mohammad Mithun, no run, defends a good length ball, plays it late and angles it to Warner at point |
| 7.5 : Hastings to Mohammad Mithun, two runs, lifts a full ball off his pads over mid wicket, Faulkner makes ground from long on and makes a fine save on the boundary |
| 7.6 : Hastings to Mohammad Mithun, one run, pulls a length ball and drags it away to deep backward square leg. End of over: BAN 49/2 (Mohammad Mithun 22, Shakib Al Hasan 7) |
| 8.1 : Maxwell to Mohammad Mithun, one run, worked off his stumps to the gap at mid wicket |
| 8.2 : Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, tries to flick to mid wicket and is struck on the pad outside leg |
| 8.3 : Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, good length ball on middle stump, defended |
| 8.4 : Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, makes room to drive and he hammers it flat over extra cover to the boundary |
| 8.5 : Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, SIX, full on leg stump, he clears the front foot and launches down the ground, huge six over long on! |
| 8.6 : Maxwell to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, skips down and drives well to long on for a single. Good over there for the Tigers. End of over: BAN 61/2 (Mohammad Mithun 23, Shakib Al Hasan 18) |
| 9.1 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, tucked off his pads backward of square leg for a single |
| 9.2 : Zampa to Mohammad Mithun, OUT, no run, short of a length, he's back and pulling it hard and flat, but he hits it straight to Watson at deep mid wicket! He barely has to move a step as he takes the catch in his lap. BAN 62/3 |
| 9.3 : Zampa to Shuvagoto Hom, no run, back defending it down to the man at point |
| 9.4 : Zampa to Shuvagoto Hom, DROPPED, one run, sweeps and gets a top edge, Marsh charges in and slides to take the catch, but he puts it down! |
| 9.5 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, worked with the spin towards mid wicket for a single |
| 9.6 : Zampa to Shuvagoto Hom, APPEAL, no run, back to a quicker ball and he edges on to his pad, appeal is stifled as they realise he hit it. End of over: BAN 64/3 (Shakib Al Hasan 20, Shuvagoto Hom 1) |
| 10.1 : Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, digs a yorker length ball out down to long on for a single |
| 10.2 : Faulkner to Shuvagoto Hom, no run, gets width outside off stump and he cuts, well struck but straight to Zampa at point |
| 10.3 : Faulkner to Shuvagoto Hom, no run, attempts to pull it off a length, chops it down to mid wicket off the bottom edge |
| 10.4 : Faulkner to Shuvagoto Hom, one run, pulls a slower short ball, goes to short fine leg off the bottom edge |
| 10.5 : Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, plays a nice guided late cut down to third man |
| 10.6 : Faulkner to Shuvagoto Hom, one run, cross-bats a short length ball to mid off and takes a quick single. End of over: BAN 68/3 (Shakib Al Hasan 22, Shuvagoto Hom 3) |
| 11.1 : Zampa to Shuvagoto Hom, SIX, charges and connects sweetly! Huge six over long on, right out of the middle and very high through the air! |
| 11.2 : Zampa to Shuvagoto Hom, FOUR, wide half volley, he drives and plays it very late, slices it purposefully past point for four more |
| 11.3 : Zampa to Shuvagoto Hom, OUT, no run, bowls a flat sliding delivery on the stumps, Hom works across the ball and misses and is hit plum in front! BAN 78/4 |
| 11.4 : Zampa to Mahmudullah, APPEAL, leg bye, back trying to work it, misses and hits the back leg, very close! Maybe too high |
| 11.5 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, punched down to long off for a single |
| 11.6 : Zampa to Mahmudullah, no run, full on off stump and he defends it straight to cover. End of over: BAN 80/4 (Shakib Al Hasan 23, Mahmudullah 0) |
| 12.1 : Hastings to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, good length ball and he plays a nice late dab down to third man |
| 12.2 : Hastings to Mahmudullah, no run, defended off a good line and length down to the point fielder |
| 12.3 : Hastings to Mahmudullah, FOUR, pushes a length ball outside off, nicely timed and he beats point, and that races across the outfield to the boundary |
| 12.4 : Hastings to Mahmudullah, SIX, banged in short and he smashes a pull shot flat over backward square leg and it carries for six! |
| 12.5 : Hastings to Mahmudullah, no run, slower ball and he fends it down to mid wicket, the fielder is in to prevent the single |
| 12.6 : Hastings to Mahmudullah, no run, defended off his stumps down to mid wicket. End of over: BAN 91/4 (Shakib Al Hasan 24, Mahmudullah 10) |
| 13.1 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, slogs a flighted ball and drags it down the ground to long on |
| 13.2 : Zampa to Mahmudullah, one run, picks the googly and dabs it to short third man |
| 13.3 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, another big heave and he mistimes it away to deep mid wicket |
| 13.4 : Zampa to Mahmudullah, one run, punches a drive to extra cover, Smith with a fumble on the pick up and they get a run |
| 13.5 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, skips down, checks his shot and nearly presents a caught and bowled chance |
| 13.6 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, plays a good sweep shot to deep backward square leg for a single. End of over: BAN 96/4 (Shakib Al Hasan 27, Mahmudullah 12) |
| 14.1 : Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, full on off stump, he plays a clever late cut to third man for a single |
| 14.2 : Faulkner to Mahmudullah, one run, pushes a length slower ball in the air, wide of cover and out to the sweeper |
| 14.3 : Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, makes room to leg, gets a full ball and lofts it inside-out over wide mid off, fine stroke to bring up the Bangladesh 100 |
| 14.4 : Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, good quick short ball, he pulls and misses this time |
| 14.5 : Faulkner to Shakib Al Hasan, one run, hacks a length ball away to deep mid wicket for a single |
| 14.6 : Faulkner to Mahmudullah, leg bye, fended off his body down to the off side for a quick single. End of over: BAN 104/4 (Shakib Al Hasan 33, Mahmudullah 13) |
| 15.1 : Zampa to Mahmudullah, one run, charges, it's wide outside off and he slices it over cover, lands safely |
| 15.2 : Zampa to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT, no run, backs away, tries to cut off his stumps there and a thick edge loops up to Coulter-Nile at short third man. BAN 105/5 |
| 15.3 : Zampa to Mushfiqur Rahim, one run, nicely worked off his stumps down to long on |
| 15.4 : Zampa to Mahmudullah, one run, short and wide, he cuts it away hard to deep point |
| 15.5 : Zampa to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, drives to extra cover, Smith dives and makes a brilliant one handed save |
| 15.6 : Zampa to Mushfiqur Rahim, one run, shuffles down and works it to mid wicket for a single. End of over: BAN 108/5 (Mahmudullah 15, Mushfiqur Rahim 2) |
| 16.1 : Watson to Mushfiqur Rahim, one run, dabs a short length ball down to deep third man |
| 16.2 : Watson to Mahmudullah, one run, hooks a short ball and mistimes it away, just a single to deep backward square |
| 16.3 : Watson to Mushfiqur Rahim, one run, attempted ramp shot and Watson follows him, pops up to the off side and they scamper a single |
| 16.4 : Watson to Mahmudullah, no run, big slog to a full length ball, thick edge on to his back leg and it rolls behind to the keeper |
| 16.5 : Watson to Mahmudullah, one run, quality yorker and he jams it out into the gap, gets a single to deep cover |
| 16.6 : Watson to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, misses a short length slower ball as he tries to cut it away. End of over: BAN 112/5 (Mahmudullah 17, Mushfiqur Rahim 4) |
| 17.1 : Faulkner to Mahmudullah, FOUR, full and wide, he drives and opens the face placing it superbly backward of point and into the gap |
| 17.2 : Faulkner to Mahmudullah, FOUR, short length slower ball, too wide and easily cut away to the same part of the ground |
| 17.3 : Faulkner to Mahmudullah, one run, third man is back now and he steers a short ball down there for a single |
| 17.4 : Faulkner to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR, slower ball and he slogs to the leg side, well struck behind square leg for another boundary! |
| 17.5 : Faulkner to Mushfiqur Rahim, one run, pulls a quick short ball off his body, straight to Marsh at deep backward square leg |
| 17.6 : Faulkner to Mahmudullah, one run, squeezed away to deep fine leg for a single. End of over: BAN 127/5 (Mahmudullah 27, Mushfiqur Rahim 9) |
| 18.1 : Watson to Mahmudullah, two runs, squeezes a full yorker out square, Zampa dives at point and makes a fine save |
| Watson to Mahmudullah, wide, loopy bouncer over leg stump and he doesn't get away with that |
| 18.2 : Watson to Mahmudullah, FOUR, full length outside off, he slashes hard and smashes it backward of point for another boundary! |
| 18.3 : Watson to Mahmudullah, one run, lofted flat over the off side, fielded at deep point on the bounce |
| 18.4 : Watson to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR, backs away, yorker on off stump and he steers it superbly past backward point using the pace on the ball |
| 18.5 : Watson to Mushfiqur Rahim, one run, cuts it up and over point, gathered out in the deep on the first bounce |
| 18.6 : . End of over: Watson to Mahmudullah, FOUR, short at the body and he pulls it to the fine leg boundary, 17 runs from the over! BAN 144/5 (Mahmudullah 38, Mushfiqur Rahim 14) |
| 19.1 : Coulter-Nile to Mushfiqur Rahim, one run, slower short ball, he dabs a cut shot down to cover point for a single |
| 19.2 : Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, FOUR, full around off stump, he launches off the back foot and sends it over mid off to the boundary, quality shot! |
| 19.3 : Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, FOUR, lifts a full ball up and over mid wicket, finds the gap again! Bangladesh reach 150 |
| 19.4 : Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, two runs, charges into a short ball and flat-bats it wide of long on |
| 19.5 : Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, no run, fires in a wide yorker and beats the batsman who backed away slightly, very well executed |
| 19.6 : Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, one run. |
| Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, one run, digs out a yorker, the bowler knocks it away to the on side and they only get a single off the final ball. |
| Great late flurry there from Bangladesh to reach 156 and they take some good momentum into the second innings. Australia batted poorly last match and are now under pressure with this total to chase, their big names really need to step up. |
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Stay tuned for the run chase coming up very soon. End of over: BAN 156/5 (Mahmudullah 49, Mushfiqur Rahim 15)
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Australia Squad:
Shane Watson, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith (c), David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Marsh, James Faulkner, Peter Nevill (wk), John Hastings, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa
Bangladesh Squad:
Mohammad Mithun, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shuvagoto Hom, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Saqlain Sajib, Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
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