Australia defeated Bangladesh in the ICC World Cup Super 8 fixture by DLS method at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua. Pat Cummins gets a hat-trick in the game and this was the first hat-trick in World Cup 2024.
The game was disturbed by the rain, Australia was on 100 scores with 2 wickets down in 11.2 overs and the target was of 141 runs by Bangladesh. However, they were ahead of the DLS par score by 28 runs when rain interrupted the match.
With five fours and three sixes in an innings, David Warner led the winning side with an undefeated 53 runs in 35 balls.
In addition, Glenn Maxwell scored 14 undefeated runs in six balls, and Travid Head scored 31 runs in 21 balls.
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Mitchell Marsh and Head were both removed by Rishad Hossain, who then collected the two Australian wickets to fall during the innings.
Australia had earlier chosen to bowl first against Bangladesh after winning the toss.
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After star pacer Pat Cummins claimed a hat-trick with scores of 3-29 in four overs, Australia limited Bangladesh to 140-8 in 20 overs.
Mahmudullah and Mahedi Hasan were removed by Cummins within the last two balls of the eighteenth over. Once he removed Towhid Hridoy from the game, he reached his hat-trick on the opening ball of the twentieth over.
In the T20 World Cup, this was the seventh hat-trick and the second for an Australian player since Brett Lee, who also scored against Bangladesh.
Hridoy scored 0 in 28 balls, while captain Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scored with 41 runs in 36 balls.
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Additionally, Adam Zampa recorded a remarkable 2-24 in four overs. For both teams in the competition, this was their first Super 8 encounter.
AUS vs BNG Teams:
Bangladesh Playing XI:
Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman
Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
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