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Scorecard - 22nd Match, Super 10 Group 2, Australia vs Bangladesh at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India (21 Mar 2016)

Bangladesh

156/5 (20) RR:7.8

Australia won by 3 wkts

MOM: Adam Zampa
Australia

157/7 (18.3) RR:8.49

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19.3 - Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, FOUR, this is a stunning knock from Mahmudullah, length delivery on the stumps, Mahmudullah clears his left leg, the balance is perfect as he lifts it over mid-wicket, pressure on the bowler

19.2 - Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, FOUR, nicely played by Mahmudullah, mid-off was up and Mahmudullah clears him. On a good length and just outside off, Mahmudullah backs away and lifts it over the infield, one bounce and over the ropes

19.0 - Watson to Mahmudullah, FOUR, 17 from the over, massive over for Bangladesh. Now, can they get to 160? The bouncer from Watson, Mahmudullah swivels across, uses the pace on the ball and helps it behind square on the on-side, beats fine leg to his left. A fine cameo from Bangladesh's finisher

18.4 - Watson to Rahim, FOUR, lovely batting from Rahim, very full and just outside off, Watson missed his yorker again. Rahim waits on it, jams his bat down late and beats backward point to his right

18.2 - Watson to Mahmudullah, FOUR, Mahmudullah is playing a gem here, Watson misses his yorker, offers width on this length delivery. Mahmudullah plays with an open face and slices it behind square on the off-side for a boundary

17.4 - Faulkner to Rahim, FOUR, this is turning out to be an expensive over, change of pace from Faulkner, slower leg-cutter on the stumps, Rahim makes room and swings it behind square on the on-side, no one in the deep, another boundary

17.2 - Faulkner to Mahmudullah, FOUR, Back-to-back boundaries for Mahmudullah, width on offer from Faulkner, the batsman gets on top of the bounce and cuts it square on the off-side, beats point and rolls away to the fence

17.1 - Faulkner to Mahmudullah, FOUR, nicely done by Mahmudullah, much needed for his team, overpitched and just outside off, Mahmudullah waits on it, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and guides it past point for a boundary

14.3 - Faulkner to Shakib, FOUR, lovely shot, Shakib makes room to a length ball, gets underneath the delivery and lifts it over mid-off, one bounce and over the ropes for a boundary. Rahim is pleased with that shot, brought up Bangladesh's 100 as well

12.3 - Hastings to Mahmudullah, FOUR, that's nicely done by Mahmudullah, hint of width outside off, Mahmudullah waits on it, uses Hastings' pace and caresses it behind square on the off-side, beat third man getting across to his right

11.2 - Zampa to Shuvagata, FOUR, this is good batting from Hom, tossed up outside off, Hom gets forward, plays with an open face and slices it behind square on the off-side, beats the man in the ring and rolls away to the fence

8.4 - Maxwell to Shakib, FOUR, cracking shot, this was tossed up invitingly by Maxwell, Shakib makes room and cracks it up and over extra cover, one bounce and over the ropes

6.1 - Mitchell Marsh to Mithun, FOUR, uppish and four, short of a good length and just outside off, Mithun comes down the track, makes room as he did so and hit it in the air - to the left of the bowler and to the right of Smith at mid-off. First boundary for Mithun

5.4 - Watson to Shakib, FOUR, nicely done by Shakib, width on offer from Watson, he uses the pace on that delivery, cuts it late, gets it past the slip fielder and beats third man, off the mark with a boundary

3.4 - Hastings to S Rahman, FOUR, much better from Rahman, on a length and just outside off, Rahman gets a good stride forward, closes the face of the bat, hits it through the line and beats mid-on to his left

3.2 - Hastings to S Rahman, FOUR, smashed, Rahman gets going in style, wide half-volley outside off, Rahman gets forward and thumps it back past the bowler, to the right of mid-off and into the fence in a flash

12.4 - Hastings to Mahmudullah, SIX, Hastings is going for plenty tonight, bangs this one short and just outside off, Mahmudullah swivels across and pulls it high and over backward square leg, went sailing over the fielder for a maximum

11.1 - Zampa to Shuvagata, SIX, massive, this was tossed up invitingly by Zampa, Hom comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lifts it high and over long-on - went sailing over the ropes for a maximum

8.5 - Maxwell to Shakib, SIX, this is even better! Shakib is looking in good touch, flighted delivery and on the stumps, Shakib backs away, open up the on-side and launches it high and over the long-on fence, 88 metre hit that

7.0 - Mitchell Marsh to Mithun, SIX, lovely shot, too short and too wide from Marsh, sat up to be hit, Mithun gets on top of the bounce and carves it high and over cover, went deep into the stands for the first six of the night

15.2 - Zampa to Shakib, out Caught by Coulter-Nile!! That's a big blow for Bangladesh. Their hopes of getting to a score around 150 has just got a massive set-back. The in-form batsman departs, Shakib made room outside leg, Zampa responded with a short and wide delivery outside off, Shakib had to reach out for the cut, gets a thick top-edge and it's a simple catch for Coulter-Nile, at short third man. Shakib c Coulter-Nile b Zampa 33(25) [4s-3 6s-1]

11.3 - Zampa to Shuvagata, out Lbw!! Zampa has his man, that was as plumb as it gets. This was the drifter from Zampa, pushed through flatter and went straight on, Hom was looking to nudge it towards the on-side, ends up playing right across the line, once he missed, it was curtains, gets struck bang in front of middle, would have crashed into the stumps. Easy call for umpire Gould. Shuvagata lbw b Zampa 13(10) [4s-1 6s-1]

9.2 - Zampa to Mithun, out Caught by Watson!! That's a soft soft dismissal for Mithun, he's upset as he walks away. This was a rank long hop from Zampa, dragged it halfway down the pitch, Mithun could have hit it anywhere, instead, he rocks back and pulls it straight down the throat of Watson at deep mid-wicket. He doesn't drop those, the partnership was beginning to look dangerous, but that has been snapped up now. Mithun c Watson b Zampa 23(22) [4s-1 6s-1]

5.1 - Watson to S Rahman, out Caught by Faulkner!! Second wicket for Watson and the dangerous Rahman departs! He gave it away all too quickly, came down the track, Watson shortened his length, Rahman wasn't in a great position as he looked to pull, hit it high off the bat, ends up lobbing it to the right of mid-on. Faulkner made good ground, dived across and held a low catch. Bangladesh are in some trouble now. S Rahman c Faulkner b Watson 12(17) [4s-2]

1.2 - Watson to Soumya Sarkar, out Caught by Maxwell!! That's a soft dismissal for Sarkar! Short and wide outside off from Watson, would have been called had the batsman let it go. Sarkar saw the width and went hard on the cut, doesn't bother to keep it down. Catching practice for Maxwell at point, Bangladesh have lost an early wicket once again. Soumya Sarkar c Maxwell b Watson 1(6)

9.4 - Zampa to Shuvagata, 1 run, that's a drop, Marsh is the culprit, did all the hard yards, got both hands to the ball and ends up shelling it. This was tossed up outside off, Hom was looking to sweep, plays against the spin, gets a huge top-edge, high and over square leg. Marsh ran in from the deep, slid forward, goth both hands, but can't hold on

19.4 - Coulter-Nile to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, Coulter-Nile shortens his length as Mahmudullah came down the track, pulled wide of long-on, comes back for the second run, brings up the 50-run stand as well

18.3 - Saqlain Sajib to Faulkner, FOUR, and he's wrapped it off. Sajib once again puts it short and finds himself slapped through extra-cover. Done deal. Australia win by 3 wickets

16.0 - Saqlain Sajib to Maxwell, FOUR, latches onto a floaty full toss and slices it over extra-cover. It's over

15.4 - Saqlain Sajib to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, two boundaries in the over and time is running out for Bangladesh. It's short again, not as much as the previous one and the line is closer to middle. Marsh backs away, allows it to turn and punches it strongly through the covers. The fielder in the deep gets there with a slide but then it deflects off his legs into the cushions

15.2 - Saqlain Sajib to Maxwell, FOUR, he's released all the pressure, if there was any. Drops it short and well wide of off, Maxwell picks his spot and slaps it through extra-cover

12.1 - Mahmudullah to Warner, FOUR, absolutely swats the pull wide of long-on. Sees the length being short and smashes it from outside off. Mid-wicket wasn't far away but he hardly moved

9.5 - Shuvagata to Khawaja, FOUR, Khawaja roars to a fifty with a smashing cut shot. It's too short from Hom and offers width as well. Slapped away in front of backward point

8.1 - Shakib to Khawaja, FOUR, that roundarm action from Shakib drifts it very wide of off, allows Khawaja the room to free the arms after camping back and he slaps it well in front of square to beat the man in the deep

5.2 - Mustafizur Rahman to Watson, FOUR, he's dabbed that. A simple dab. Waited for the back of a length off-cutter to slant away, then ran it off the open-face wide of gully and fine of third man

4.5 - Shakib to Khawaja, FOUR, down on one knee and swept away to the left of deep mid-wicket. The fielder moves across, and slips at the inoppurtune moment to see the ball bounce over him

4.4 - Shakib to Khawaja, FOUR, Shakib drifts one across Khawaja now as he dances down, but only aids in giving room for a swing of the arms. Khawaja carves it over mid-off

4.3 - Shakib to Khawaja, FOUR, shimmies down to get close to the ball and then allows his wrists to take over. Whips it strongly wide of long-on

4.0 - Mustafizur Rahman to Watson, FOUR, outside edge skims away over backward point and beats third man. Watson sees it land on a good length and tries to loft it downtown. Has to reach out in the end as the ball holds up slightly and cuts away. Flies off the thick edge

3.0 - Al-Amin to Khawaja, FOUR, lots of intent from Khawaja. Again comes running towards Al-Amin who is pressurized into bowling it short and wide. Flashes it in the air off the bottom of the bat and places it wide of cover. Lucky it didn't go to hand

2.2 - Al-Amin to Khawaja, FOUR, that's an easy put away. Short of length, rises only as high as the waist and Khawaja pulls it with a dash of disdain past short fine leg

16.5 - Mustafizur Rahman to Maxwell, SIX, and he's been punched over wide long-on. Has he again employed a seam up ball? Can't say as it's too full. But Maxwell has hit it sweetly

16.3 - Mustafizur Rahman to Maxwell, SIX, Maxwell flogs Mustafizur over deep backward square. Mustafizur deviates from his cutters and bowls a seam up on the pads, and Maxwell's wrists come down on it so hard

12.2 - Mahmudullah to Warner, SIX, flat-batted over wide long-off. He's leaning towards the leg side, the ball is turning wide of off, and he just goes through with a forehanded loft and it clears the fence. Stunning

10.2 - Saqlain Sajib to Smith, SIX, that's classic Smith. He ran past Santner in the previous game. That doesn't deter him. Hops out of the crease, meets the pitch and flows into the loft over long-off

7.0 - Saqlain Sajib to Watson, SIX, he's held his charge back until Sajib releases, then shimmies down and mows the flighted ball wide of long-on with his pumping forearms

0.4 - Mortaza to Khawaja, SIX, good grief! That's an astonishing stroke. Fullish and Khawaja lays into it. Just lofts through the line with a big flourish and it soars over long-on

18.0 - Shakib to Hastings, out Caught by Soumya Sarkar!! Australia are left with just 3 wickets now. Let's take a second to discern Hastings's shot. What's his mindset? Are they taking a win for granted? Because that has to be priority, right? Sees the flight, goes for the slog and holes out at deep mid-wicket. They are adding unnecessary drama. Hastings c Soumya Sarkar b Shakib 3(4)

17.1 - Shakib to Maxwell, out Stumped!! Shakib stumps Maxwell with a slider. He comes running down the track. Shakib knows. And he slips it in shorter and skids it past the inside edge of Maxwell's slog. Rahim completes the burial neatly. Maxwell st Rahim b Shakib 26(15) [4s-2 6s-2]

16.2 - Mustafizur Rahman to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Shakib!! Completely and utterly hoodwinked by the off-cutter. He's not the first one tonight to be duped by Mustafizur. Pushes at it but then has to check his shot. Can't do so and spoons it behind backward point where Shakib runs back and stretches both hands to grab. Mitchell Marsh c Shakib b Mustafizur Rahman 6(6) [4s-1]

14.2 - Shakib to Warner, out Caught&Bowled!! Warner hits a full toss straight back to Shakib. Moves away from the line of it to create room, and can only hit it off the toe-end. Shakib does well to keep his composure, and not get intimidated by the batswing. Ha, replays suggest he wasn't even looking at the ball and it nearly bobbled out. Keeps the hope cannister alive. Warner c and b Shakib 17(9) [4s-1 6s-1]

13.1 - Al-Amin to Khawaja, out Bowled!! He's walked across so far that the leg-stump has been pinged. Very strange. Especially from a batsman batting on 58. Tries to clip it away after getting inside the line. Fails to put bat to ball to a very innocuous delivery and has to walk back. Brilliant knock though. Khawaja b Al-Amin 58(45) [4s-7 6s-1]

11.3 - Mustafizur Rahman to Smith, out Bowled!! Smith is out of here! Done in by a pacy yorker which he tries to play across the line after shuffling to off, only to find the stumps rattled. It went through his legs. Bangladesh keep themselves afloat. Only just. Smith b Mustafizur Rahman 14(13) [6s-1]

7.2 - Shuvagata to Watson, out Watson Run Out!! 1 run completed! Watson pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket and wants two. It's his call and now he has to put in the big strides to make it back. Looks to be labouring. The throw is a good one, rocketed on top of the bails. Third umpire called for and he's atleast 3-4 inches short. Excellent throw from Rahman. Caught him completely off-guard. Watson run out (S Rahman/Rahim) 21(15) [4s-2 6s-1]

17.3 - Shakib to Hastings, 1 run, oh my! Al-Amin has messed up at extra-cover. Fairly simple chance moving to his left. and it pops out of the palms. Hastings is done in by the flight and dip and chips it in the air and gets away

17.5 - Shakib to Hastings, 2 runs, and Rahim has fluffed a run-out opportunity. Hastings might have still made it, but I guess we'll never know. Swatted wide of deep mid-wicket off a thick edge, Hastings is struggling on the second and the throw is a fairly good one. It's only drawback being that it's bounced too close to Rahim to make him commit the error

5.4 - Mustafizur Rahman to Watson, 1 run, stands tall and nudges a short of length delivery in front of mid-on