North Sound (Antigua), Premier pacer Pat Cummins took the first hat-trick of the tournament and Adam Zampa showed his artistry to create Australia's 28-run win over Bangladesh through the Duckworth Lewis Method (DLS) in their Super Eight match of the T20 World. Drink here.
If Zampa (2/24) operated with precision in the middle overs, Cummins (3/29) claimed three successive ball wickets at the back, as Australia restricted Bangladesh to 140 for eight after Mitchell Marsh opted to bowl first low The rain. -game interrupted.
Veteran opener David Warner (53 not out off 35 balls) then scored a brilliant half-century, a knock that was studded with five fours and three sixes.
Australia were in a hurry to finish the game with openers Warner and Travis Head (31) attacking hard from the first ball.
The pair raced to 60/0 before rain interrupted play. Once play resumed, the Australians lost a bit of momentum as Rishad Hossain (2/23 in 3 overs) came into action.
The young player eliminated Head and Mitchell Marsh (1) in quick succession.
However, despite the two blows, Australia never seemed to be in trouble as Warner went about his business.
Playing the last World T20, he raised his fifty with a majestic six.
When rain stopped play for the second time, Australia were 100 for two in 11.2 overs, 28 runs ahead of the DLS's par score of 72.
Earlier, left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc was expected to give Australia the early breakthrough when he got Tanzid Hasan in the first over to become the leading wicket-taker in World Cups (95), surpassing the legend by Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga.
Liton Das (16) and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto (41) made amends for the innings by stitching a 58-run stand.
Shanto hit Josh Hazlewood for six more in the fourth over. He then took on Starc, hitting a pair of fours in the fifth over.
But when Zampa had the ball, he immediately ended the partnership, trapping Das leg before the wicket in the ninth over.
Australian spinners Zampa and Glenn Maxwell tightened the noose around Bangladesh, who could only muster 26 runs from the ninth to 13th over while losing Rishad Hossain (2) and the key wicket of Shanto, who was dismissed by Zampa.
Hridoy (40 off 28) took Bangladesh past the 100-run mark and tried hard to inflate his team's total. He smashed consecutive sixes off Marcus Stoinis.
But any chance of a good Bangladesh finish was dashed by Cummins, who made a significant impact at the end of the innings.
The pacer took wickets off consecutive balls at the end of the 18th over. Mahmudullah attempted a shot but ended up returning the ball to his stumps. Cummins then had Zampa catch Mahedi Hasan.
The pacer returned in the last over to send Hridoy packing with his first ball to complete the hat-trick.
If Zampa (2/24) operated with precision in the middle overs, Cummins (3/29) claimed three successive ball wickets at the back, as Australia restricted Bangladesh to 140 for eight after Mitchell Marsh opted to bowl first low The rain. -game interrupted.
Veteran opener David Warner (53 not out off 35 balls) then scored a brilliant half-century, a knock that was studded with five fours and three sixes.
Australia were in a hurry to finish the game with openers Warner and Travis Head (31) attacking hard from the first ball.
The pair raced to 60/0 before rain interrupted play. Once play resumed, the Australians lost a bit of momentum as Rishad Hossain (2/23 in 3 overs) came into action.
The young player eliminated Head and Mitchell Marsh (1) in quick succession.
However, despite the two blows, Australia never seemed to be in trouble as Warner went about his business.
Playing the last World T20, he raised his fifty with a majestic six.
When rain stopped play for the second time, Australia were 100 for two in 11.2 overs, 28 runs ahead of the DLS's par score of 72.
Earlier, left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc was expected to give Australia the early breakthrough when he got Tanzid Hasan in the first over to become the leading wicket-taker in World Cups (95), surpassing the legend by Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga.
Liton Das (16) and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto (41) made amends for the innings by stitching a 58-run stand.
Shanto hit Josh Hazlewood for six more in the fourth over. He then took on Starc, hitting a pair of fours in the fifth over.
But when Zampa had the ball, he immediately ended the partnership, trapping Das leg before the wicket in the ninth over.
Australian spinners Zampa and Glenn Maxwell tightened the noose around Bangladesh, who could only muster 26 runs from the ninth to 13th over while losing Rishad Hossain (2) and the key wicket of Shanto, who was dismissed by Zampa.
Hridoy (40 off 28) took Bangladesh past the 100-run mark and tried hard to inflate his team's total. He smashed consecutive sixes off Marcus Stoinis.
But any chance of a good Bangladesh finish was dashed by Cummins, who made a significant impact at the end of the innings.
The pacer took wickets off consecutive balls at the end of the 18th over. Mahmudullah attempted a shot but ended up returning the ball to his stumps. Cummins then had Zampa catch Mahedi Hasan.
The pacer returned in the last over to send Hridoy packing with his first ball to complete the hat-trick.
