Pat Cummins claimed an excellent hat-trick and David Warner thrashed a quick-fire 53 not out as Australia beat Bangladesh by 28 runs in a weather-disrupted T20 World Cup Tremendous Eight conflict in Antigua on Thursday.
Australia, which is bidding to finish a historic treble of World Check Championship, ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup titles, was awarded the victory underneath the Duckworth-Lewis formulation after motoring to 100-2 off 11.2 overs when rain stopped play.
Earlier, Australia had held Bangladesh to 140-8 off their 20 overs on the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh saluted his bowlers for laying the foundations for the win.
“Actually thrilling bowling efficiency, the boys performed nicely tonight,” Marsh stated. “It’s a superb enjoying XI. We’ve acquired 15 guys that may take us deep within the World Cup, however there’s an extended solution to go.”
Quick bowler Cummins was elated to bag his first worldwide hat-trick.
“Fairly superior to tick that off,” Cummins stated. “The boys are welcoming me into the membership — it’s a very good membership to be a part of.”
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Warner led a brisk march in direction of the victory goal regardless of a number of interruptions to the Australian innings on account of rain.
A last rain delay took play previous midnight with Warner not out on 53 and Glenn Maxwell unbeaten on 14, Australia 100-2 and needing 41 off 52 balls to win.
With no additional play doable, the end result was awarded to Australia.
Starc makes historical past
Bangladesh, put into bat after dropping the toss, struggled to get into any type of rhythm and its innings slowed to a crawl late on after Cummins took the wickets of Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan and Towhid Hridoy in consecutive deliveries over two overs.
Cummins, restored to the beginning line-up, completed with figures of 3-29 whereas spinner Adam Zampa additionally impressed with 2-24.
Mitchell Starc in the meantime grew to become essentially the most prolific bowler within the historical past of white-ball match cricket along with his ninety fifth World Cup wicket after trapping Tanzid Hasan within the opening over.
Starc’s early breakthrough noticed him pull one away from Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga, setting the tone for Australia’s bowlers.
Australia’s assault stored Bangladesh on the again foot after Starc’s opening wicket, with restored Josh Hazlewood opening his spell with a maiden.
One other tidy over from Starc left Bangladesh with simply eight runs off the primary three overs, though Najmul Hossain Shanto signalled a extra aggressive strategy with a six off Hazlewood to start out the fourth over.
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Liton Das lashed a pair of boundaries off Starc within the fifth over as Bangladesh’s run price ticked as much as 5.40 runs per over at 27-1.
However the introduction of Zampa slowed the Bangladesh batting and the spinner quickly had Liton bowled out after tempting him to brush within the ninth over to go away Bangladesh at 58-2.
Maxwell struck subsequent, within the tenth over, Rishad Hossain caught by Zampa at brief third man for 2 as Bangladesh reached the midway stage of the innings on 67-3.
Shanto’s dismissal by Zampa for 41 within the thirteenth over slammed the brakes on Bangladesh, leaving them on 84-4 earlier than Cummins ripped by the decrease order to go away Australia a goal of 141 to win.