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06/09 09:49 CDT Mosaddek and Rana lead Bangladesh to second ever ODI win over
Australia
Mosaddek and Rana lead Bangladesh to second ever ODI win over Australia
MIRPUR, Bangladesh (AP) --- Bangladesh beat a depleted Australia for only the
second time in one-day international cricket on Tuesday.
Mosaddek Hossain returned to ODIs after four years with a chancy half-century
and Nahid Rana rattled Australia with his pace in an emphatic 86-run victory on
the DLS Method.
Mosaddek profited from three dropped catches to score an unbeaten 86 off 70
balls. Najmul Hossain Shanto (67) and opening batter Tanzid Hasan (54) also
contributede to Bangladesh's strong total of 284-8.
Rana took 4-41, often hitting 140 kph, as Australia limped to 191-9 in 42.2
overs, needing an unlikely 94 runs off 46 balls when lightning and rain stopped
play. The game never restarted with Cameron Green on a team-best unbeaten 52
off 66 balls.
Australia lost to Pakistan 2-1 in ODIs last week and its playing its first
bilateral ODIs with Bangladesh in 15 years. Bangladesh's only previous win over
the six-time world champion was in 2005. Mirpur is scheduled to also host the
remaining two ODIs on Thursday and Sunday.
Australia had a dismal start its run chase when Matthew Short was clean-bowled
by Taskin Ahmed to the very first ball. Marnus Labuschagne struggled on
Pakistan's tailor-made slow tracks and scored 0, 5 and 19, and on a
seam-friendly Mirpur pitch he fell for 1 to Mustafizur Rahman.
Opener Cooper Connolly made 35 and shared a 49-run stand with captain Josh
Inglis (19) and a 40-run stand with Alex Carey (47), but Mosaddek removed
Connolly and Rana claimed three wickets in three overs of his return spell and
the game got away from Australia.
Mosaddek's tidy 10-over spell of off-spin finished with 2-37 followed his
half-century in an impressive return since his last ODI in 2022.
Mosaddek was dropped three times while hitting seven fours and three sixes in
his comeback game. Connolly and Oliver Peake dropped Mosaddek before the
half-century and Adam Zampa missed a simple catch on 73.
Shanto also got a life on 9 to score his 12th ODI half-century.
Fast bowler Nathan Ellis led with 3-38 after impressing in Pakistan with his
variations.
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