PUNE: A combined batting effort led by Towhid Hridoy’s 74 propelled Bangladesh to set Australia to chase 307 during their ICC World Cup 2023 match at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
Bangladesh’s opening batters Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das scripted a flying start after being invited to bat, as they raised a 76-run stand for the first wicket.
Sean Abbott provided Australia with the breakthrough when he caught and bowled Tanzid Hasan after he scored 36 runs off 34 balls with the help of six boundaries.
Litton Das also scored 36 runs as his partner, however, he took 45 balls before Adam Zampa sent him back to the pavilion with 106 runs on the board.
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Bangladesh’s stand-in skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Hridoy then knitted a quick 63-run partnership for the third wicket to lift the team’s total to 170.
Shanto scored 45 runs off 57 balls, but his innings ended while attempting a second run only to be run out as Josh Inglis dislodged the bails after collecting a near-perfect throw by Marnus Labuschagne.
Mahmudullah then joined Hridoy and they added 44 runs for the fourth wicket, but Labuschagne’s direct hit ended the former’s brief 28-ball stay, during which he scored 32 runs with the help of three sixes and one boundary.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz then played 21 and 29-run cameos respectively, while Hridoy held on to one end, scoring 74 runs from 79 balls, before getting caught by Labuschagne off Marcus Stoinis.
Bangladesh managed to score 306 at a loss of eight wickets in their allocated 50 overs, with Hridoy topping the runs chart.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Sean Abbott and Adam Zampa picked two wickets each.
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