Bangladesh win win second T20I by five wickets against Australia

Bangladesh stunned Australia yet again as the hosts defeated Matthew Wade and company by five wickets in the second T20I at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday. With this win, Bangladesh have taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. The hosts defeated Australia by 23 runs in the series opener.

After electing to bat first, Bangladesh seamer Mustafizur Rahman tore apart the Australian batting line-up as he returned with clincal figures, which read 3/23 in 4 overs. Riding on his valiant effort, the hosts restricted Australia for a paltry 121/7 in 20 overs.

Mahedi Hasan inflicted the first blow on Bangladesh by removing Alex Carey on 11 from 11 deliveries. Following which, Mustafizur then dismissed his opening partner Josh Philippe right before the end of powerplay.

Moises Henriques along with Mitchell Marsh then tried to rebuild the Australian inning and went on to add 57 runs for the third wicket. However, after this Australia lost four wickets in the span of 18 runs and could only manage 121 in 20 overs.

In response to Australia’s 121/7, Bangladesh chased down the target with 1.2 overs to spare and won the contest by five wickets.

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