Aussies v. Banglas - T20 Series.

[Donny]

Agar hits a max. Took the pressure off, somewhat.

22 needed from 35 balls.

[Donny]

10 needed to win.

3 overs to come.

Agar 23*.

[Donny]

Agar out for 27. Still 6 needed.

[Donny]

12 balls to come. 4 needed.

[Donny]

Aussies win by 3 wickets and with 6 balls to spare. Turner was 9*.

[Donny]

"Unless there's a significant scoring uptick in Monday's fifth and final match at the same venue, the series will be the first ever consisting of at least three games that have had an overall run rate of less than six an over.

The combined rate for the series currently stands at 5.93.

It's also on track to be the fewest runs ever scored in a five-match T20 series between two major nations. Bangladesh and Australia have struck 936 runs in the first four games and the lowest aggregate in five-game campaign is 1,594 between the South Africa and West Indies earlier this year."

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-bangladesh-lowest-scoring-series-dan-christian-t20-world-cup-dhaka/2021-08-08

[Donny]

Dan Christian became the first Australian to hit five sixes in a T20 International over.

And it wasn't from an 'also bowls a bit' player. It was Shakib Al Hasan - rated the second best T20 bowler in the World.

[Donny]

5th. match.

Banglas 6/114 with 1 over to come. Christian 2/17.

[Donny]

8/122 (20 overs). Ellis 2/16.

[Donny]

Aussies 3/38. Wade 22.

Need 85 runs from 76 balls.

[Pies4shaw]

All out for 62. Wade 22. McDermott 17. Al Hasan 4/9. Saifuddin 3/12.

[K]

As Wade knows, Oz are hopeless, just hopeless against spin.

They'll never win the Slogathon WC like this, even if UAE spins less.

[K]

[K]

Langer in heated argument with staffer over Bangladesh song video

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/langer-in-heated-argument-with-staffer-over-bangladesh-song-video-20210811-p58hsp.html


Bangladesh the latest chapter in two-year decline

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/bangladesh-the-latest-chapter-in-two-year-decline-20210810-p58hkv.html

"Accountability for this run of results, adding up to 15 defeats in the past 21 games, is unclear. Australia’s team performance wing is headed by Ben Oliver, with Langer’s close friend Gavin Dovey serving as the long-time team manager on the road.
...

T20 is a format in which virtually every side in the world, apart from Australia, picks or recruits players for specific, well-defined roles. They generally use more spin bowlers than Australia have done, and they certainly do not stack their middle order with players who commonly ply their trade in the top three."

[Donny]

Well done, Bangladesh.

They had a full strength team.

The Aussies were without Cummins, Maxwell, Warner, Smith and Stoinis.

That's 4 out of their best top 6 batsmen.