BAN beat AUS 1st T20I: Bangladesh defeat Australia for first time in T20Is, win by 23 runs; lead series 1-0

BAN beat AUS 1st T20I: Bangladesh defeat Australia for first time in T20Is, win by 23 runs; lead series 1-0- check the full scorecard

 BAN beat AUS 1st T20I: Bangladesh defeat Australia for first time in T20Is, win by 23 runs; lead series 1-0- check the full scorecard

Earlier, Australia won the toss and their bowlers did the rest of the job to restrict Bangladesh to 131/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Opening batsman Mohd Naim and Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah contributed well but played slow innings. Similarly, Shakib Al Hasan failed to provide a strong finish after getting well-settled. Josh Hazlewood was the pick of the bowlers, he took 3 wickets for just 24 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Mitchell Starc also took a couple of wickets to complete 50 wickets in T20Is. He has now become the leading wicket-taker for Australia in the shortest format.

“We had a team talk during the halfway stage and said that we were 10 runs short, so we have to field well and put more effort. That’s what you need while defending low totals and have attacking mindset. They are a very good side and we need to tick the boxes we failed today in the coming games,” Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad said after the win.