Bangladesh cricket team earned praises for churning out match-winning performances against Australia in the ongoing T20I series. Earlier, the hosts won the first T20I by 23 runs and took the first lead in the five-match T20I series. After losing the first game, a lot was expected of Aussies in the second encounter, but they showed no sign of progression in the batting.
Mitchell Marsh was once again the pick of the bowler, as he top-scored with 45 off 42 balls including 5 fours. Moises Henriques scored 30 off 25 balls including 3 fours and a six. In the end, Australia only managed to reach the score of 121/7 in their quota of 20 overs. Bangladeshi bowlers once again exploited the weak batting line-up of the Aussies. Mustafizur Rahman took three wickets to his name.
Shoriful Islam scalped a couple of wickets while Mehedi Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan took a wicket apiece. Bangladesh chased down the target with the help of Afif Hossain.
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The hosts might have lost 5 wickets in the run-chase but they managed to chase down the meager score with 8 balls to spare. The highlight of the match was when the youngster Afif Hossain played an eye-catching shot off Mitchell Starc’s bowling and it can be termed as the shot of the match.
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The spectacular shot was witnessed during the run-chase. Earlier, Bangladesh lost the top-order batsmen quite early in the innings. They required support from the middle-order batsmen to get the job done. Among the batsmen, the 21-year-old Afif Hossain was the pick of the batsmen.
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The southpaw played an unbeaten 37 off 31 deliveries with the help of 5 fours and a six at a strike rate of 119.35. Nurul Hasan also played a decent knock an unbeaten 22 off 21 balls including 3 fours. On the other hand, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa, and Andrew Tye took a wicket apiece.
Mitchell Starc to Afif Hossain and a tale of class, authority & cover drives !!#BANvAUS pic.twitter.com/Snz8iIZ7tq
— Nafiu Kabir (@NafiuKaabir) August 4, 2021
Michel Starc out their to hunt wickets at the death 💥….and Afif Hossain puts it away in style with ease, fearlessly. 🌋 Bangladesh still don't have a great T20 team, But the Future looks bright in this format too. 👌 #BANvAUS #AusvsBan pic.twitter.com/hUwWMZd7t0
— Md. Osman Gani ✍️⚽ (@OsmanGani89) August 4, 2021
