Shakib Al Hasan hit a sparkling half-century but the left-hander's effort was not good enough for Bangladesh to avoid a 38-run defeat in the first official warm-up match of the ICC World Twenty20 against a full-strength Australia at Trent Bridge yesterday.
The world's number one all-rounder clobbered six fours and two sixes during his blazing 29-ball 54 after a flying start by Tamim Iqbal (21 off 9 balls) and Zunaed Siddiqui (12 off 8 balls), but the Tigers still fell short, reaching 181 for 7 at the end of their share of 20 overs.
They were chasing Australia's mammoth total of 219 for 6.
Mahmudullah Riyad followed up his four-wicket haul with an unbeaten 28 off 26 balls that included three fours while skipper Mohammad Ashraful added 26 off 24 balls that featured five boundaries.
Despite the defeat the Tigers showed spirited display and they now meet Sri Lanka in the second and last warm-up match today at the same venue prior to their first Group A match against India on June 6.
Earlier spurred by a thumping opening partnership, Australia piled up a daunting total after opting to bat in sunny Nottingham. From the start it was apparent that Australia were going to dominate, what with Bangladesh's new-ball pair leaking runs and Tamim Iqbal reprieving Brad Haddin in the first over. Haddin and Shane Watson - who slammed a 21-ball half-century - made Bangladesh pay and though Mahmudullah's four wickets ensured Australia didn't post a mammoth total, Bangladesh face an intimidating chase.
The ball didn't come on to the bat easily and Mashrafe Mortaza should have had Haddin in the first over, except Tamim put down a simple catch at mid-on. There were plenty of inside-edges and mistimed flicks to the midwicket region, and Watson soon realised he'd need to improvise. His first boundary was a cocked-wrist swipe over midwicket, one not timed with authority, but his next was right off the middle and dead straight.
When the ball was new, the field in and the wicketkeeper up, both Haddin and Watson boldly chose to go over the top, twice lofting Syed Rasel over the onside for sixes in an over. Then, when the field spread out, the pair chipped and nudged it cleverly into the gaps to keep the board ticking over constantly, but also managed to find the fence whenever the bowlers dropped it short and wide.
The fourth over went for 16, with Haddin and Watson each slamming sixes, and the sixth cost 22. By this time Watson and Haddin both were using their feet and wrists excellently. Watson dumped offspinner Naeem Islam for four and six in consecutive deliveries as Australia reached 87 in seven overs. Watson raised his half-century in just 21 balls with another swipe over midwicket, the most profitable shot on this track.
Mahmudullah struck in a double-wicket over during which both openers picked out fielders in the deep. Enter Andrew Symonds and three sixes over midwicket, but after racing to 27 from just 14 balls, Symonds fell to Mahmudullah in the 13th over. Three deliveries later Mahmudullah ended Ricky Ponting's scratchy innings of 14 and Australia had a new pair at the crease again. Where his team-mates all suffered, Mahmudullah returned figures of 4 for 37 and his role was instrumental in roping Australia in from what seemed a massive total.
The world's number one all-rounder clobbered six fours and two sixes during his blazing 29-ball 54 after a flying start by Tamim Iqbal (21 off 9 balls) and Zunaed Siddiqui (12 off 8 balls), but the Tigers still fell short, reaching 181 for 7 at the end of their share of 20 overs.
They were chasing Australia's mammoth total of 219 for 6.
Mahmudullah Riyad followed up his four-wicket haul with an unbeaten 28 off 26 balls that included three fours while skipper Mohammad Ashraful added 26 off 24 balls that featured five boundaries.
Despite the defeat the Tigers showed spirited display and they now meet Sri Lanka in the second and last warm-up match today at the same venue prior to their first Group A match against India on June 6.
Earlier spurred by a thumping opening partnership, Australia piled up a daunting total after opting to bat in sunny Nottingham. From the start it was apparent that Australia were going to dominate, what with Bangladesh's new-ball pair leaking runs and Tamim Iqbal reprieving Brad Haddin in the first over. Haddin and Shane Watson - who slammed a 21-ball half-century - made Bangladesh pay and though Mahmudullah's four wickets ensured Australia didn't post a mammoth total, Bangladesh face an intimidating chase.
The ball didn't come on to the bat easily and Mashrafe Mortaza should have had Haddin in the first over, except Tamim put down a simple catch at mid-on. There were plenty of inside-edges and mistimed flicks to the midwicket region, and Watson soon realised he'd need to improvise. His first boundary was a cocked-wrist swipe over midwicket, one not timed with authority, but his next was right off the middle and dead straight.
When the ball was new, the field in and the wicketkeeper up, both Haddin and Watson boldly chose to go over the top, twice lofting Syed Rasel over the onside for sixes in an over. Then, when the field spread out, the pair chipped and nudged it cleverly into the gaps to keep the board ticking over constantly, but also managed to find the fence whenever the bowlers dropped it short and wide.
The fourth over went for 16, with Haddin and Watson each slamming sixes, and the sixth cost 22. By this time Watson and Haddin both were using their feet and wrists excellently. Watson dumped offspinner Naeem Islam for four and six in consecutive deliveries as Australia reached 87 in seven overs. Watson raised his half-century in just 21 balls with another swipe over midwicket, the most profitable shot on this track.
Mahmudullah struck in a double-wicket over during which both openers picked out fielders in the deep. Enter Andrew Symonds and three sixes over midwicket, but after racing to 27 from just 14 balls, Symonds fell to Mahmudullah in the 13th over. Three deliveries later Mahmudullah ended Ricky Ponting's scratchy innings of 14 and Australia had a new pair at the crease again. Where his team-mates all suffered, Mahmudullah returned figures of 4 for 37 and his role was instrumental in roping Australia in from what seemed a massive total.
SCORES IN BRIEF
AUSTRALIA: 219 for 6 in 20 overs (Watson 52, Haddin 47, Ponting 14, Symonds 27, Clarke 35, Hussey 18; Mahmudullah 4-37)
BANGLADESH: 181 for 7 in 20 overs (Tamim 21, Zunaid 12, Ashraful 26, Shakib 54, Mahmudullah 31 not out, Rokibul 8, Mushfiqur 11; Bracken 2-32, Lee 2-32, Johnson 3-21)Result: Australia won by 38 runs.
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