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Bangladesh vs Australia, 1st T20I Match Summary

BAN vs AUS, 2026 - T20 Summary

Bangladesh vs Australia Scorecard
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1st T20I, Bir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium, Chattogram , Jun 17, 2026
Bangladesh Bangladesh
131 (19.0/20)
Australia Australia
133/6 (18.2/20)
Australia beat Bangladesh by 4 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    Adam Zampa
    3/18(4)
BAN 131/10
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/108670-mahedi-hasan-playerprofile>Mahedi Hasan</a>
Mahedi Hasan
29 (22)
  • 4x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 131.81SR
<a href=/cricket/players/112323-saif-hassan-playerprofile>Saif Hassan</a>
Saif Hassan
20 (14)
  • 3x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 142.85SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Joel Davies
ECON 5.66
3
OVERS
17/3
R/W
Bowler
Adam Zampa
ECON 4.50
4
OVERS
18/3
R/W
AUS 133/6
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/112549-cooper-connolly-playerprofile>Cooper Connolly</a>
Cooper Connolly
47 (27)
  • 4x4s
  • 3x6s
  • 174.07SR
<a href=/cricket/players/111686-tim-david-playerprofile>Tim David</a>
Tim David
20 (16)
  • 0x4s
  • 2x6s
  • 125SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Abdul Saqlain
ECON 9.60
3.2
OVERS
32/2
R/W
Bowler
Mustafizur Rahman
ECON 5.33
3
OVERS
16/1
R/W
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One down, two to go - That brings us to the end of a rather one-sided contest, with Australia drawing first blood in the T20I series and now eyeing an unassailable lead in the next game. Bangladesh, meanwhile, will be desperate to bounce back and level the series. We will be back here in Chattogram for the second T20I on Friday, 19th June, which gets underway at 8 am GMT. As always, do join us early for all the build-up. Until then, cheers and goodbye!
The victorious skipper of Australia - Mitchell Marsh says that it's always nice to start the series with a win. On the spinners, he says that they were a bit surprised by the lack of pace and bounce on the wicket and feels that they picked a very well-rounded team. On Cooper Connolly, Marsh says that he's now got a good taste of international cricket and he'll continue to grow.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Adam Zampa wins the award for his excellent bowling spell of 3/18. On picking up 150 T20I wickets, Zampa says it feels good and is a proud achievement, especially after being around in the format for so long. He adds that, despite a tough ODI series, the young players like Nikhil Chaudhary and Joel Davies have settled into the side seamlessly. On the nature of the pitch and his plans, he says the information passed on to him suggested the pitch was a bit dull, with the ball not coming onto the bat easily. He adds that he simply tries to use those conditions to his advantage.
The captain of Bangladesh - Towhid Hridoy says that as a batting unit, they failed today, but will work on it and come back stronger. He further adds that they lost too many wickets in the middle overs. Hridoy reckons that the wicket was a good one to bat on and they should have got to about 160-170, but as a bowling unit, they have been doing well.
Presentation Time...
The fight was there, runs were not - Bangladesh were quite disciplined with the ball and, in fact, every bowler used apart from Saif Hassan managed to pick up a wicket, with debutant Abdul Saqlain getting a couple. The problem, though, was the total on the board, which simply left them with too much to do. The encouraging sign was the fight they showed, refusing to let Australia coast to victory and throwing everything into the contest in the field. Those are positives they can carry into the next game, but if they are to bounce back in the series, their batters will need to shoulder far more responsibility.
Spin chokes Bangladesh - Earlier in the game, Bangladesh were bundled out for a meagre total, with only Saif Hassan providing some early impetus and Mahedi Hasan adding a fighting 29 off 22 balls late in the innings. Apart from those two, no batter even crossed the 20-run mark, underlining just how disappointing the batting effort was. Australia executed the 'spin to win' formula to perfection, with nine of the ten wickets falling to the spinners. Adam Zampa and debutant Joel Davies shared six wickets between them, while Matthew Renshaw picked up a couple and Spencer Johnson and Nikhil Chaudhary chipped in with one apiece.
Aussies get the job done - Chasing a modest target, Australia suffered an early wobble as both openers departed inside the Powerplay. But Cooper Connolly carried his outstanding form from the ODI series into the shortest format, blasting a fluent 47 off just 27 balls. His brisk 40-run stand with Tim David all but knocked the wind out of Bangladesh's challenge. With Australia firmly in control, debutant Nikhil Chaudhary and Matthew Renshaw then guided the visitors closer to the target, but neither could stay till the end. That left Xavier Bartlett to walk out and apply the finishing touches, sealing the win with 10 balls to spare.
Australia strike first - Australia are up and running in the series, taking an early 1-0 lead and firmly seizing the momentum. After the disappointment of a 2-1 ODI series defeat, this victory should inject plenty of confidence into the visitors ahead of the remaining games. Bangladesh deserve credit for dragging the contest as deep as they possibly could, but with so few runs on the board, they were always up against it in this chase and remained second favourites from the outset.
Over 18.2 : 133/6
4 Runs
  • W 18.1
  • 418.2
X. Bartlett
4 (1)
J. Davies
7 (6)
A. Saqlain
3.2-0-32-2
18.2
4
Abdul Saqlain To Xavier Bartlett
FOUR! He's done it, has Xavier Bartlett, and Australia win by 4 wickets. Short of a length and around off, sits up nicely for the batter. Bartlett presses back on his toes and punches it with a vertical bat. The ball goes through extra cover and rolls away into the fence, beating the chasing fielder.
Xavier Bartlett walks out to bat.
18.1
W
Abdul Saqlain To Matt Renshaw OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT! Matt Renshaw fails to finish things off for his side and his sluggish knock finally comes to an end. Abdul Saqlain serves it just back of a length and slants the ball into the pads. Renshaw gets cramped for room and just wrists it across into the leg side. He fails to keep it down and Saif Hassan at short mid-wicket springs to his left, taking a sharp low catch. Australia still need 3 for the win.
Over 18 : 129/5
7 Runs
  • 317.1
  • 117.2
  • 117.3
  • 117.4
  • 117.5
  • 017.6
J. Davies
7 (6)
M. Renshaw
18 (27)
S. Hassan
1-0-7-0
17.6
0
Saif Hassan To Joel Davies
Nagging length, on off and middle, Davies blocks it off. Just 3 more needed for the win.
17.5
1
Saif Hassan To Matt Renshaw
Good length on middle and leg, Renshaw rocks back and punches it with a closed bat face down to long on and turns the strike over.
17.4
1
Saif Hassan To Joel Davies
Nice and full at the stumps, Davies goes down to slog sweep but gets an inside edge towards backward square leg for another run.
17.3
1
Saif Hassan To Matt Renshaw
A round-armer, flatter and on middle. REnshaw rocks back and punches it through mid on for one more.
17.2
1
Saif Hassan To Joel Davies
Fullish length around middle, holds up a bit. Davies chips the drive a bit and gets it down to long on for a single.
17.1
3
Saif Hassan To Matt Renshaw
Good running. Round arm delivery, darted down leg. Matt Renshaw looks to play the lap sweep but gloves it down to deep fine leg and picks up three runs.
Saif Hassan to bowl now.
Over 17 : 122/5
7 Runs
  • 116.1
  • W 16.2
  • 116.3
  • 116.4
  • 016.5
  • 416.6
J. Davies
5 (3)
M. Renshaw
13 (24)
R. Hossain
4-0-26-1
16.6
4
Rishad Hossain To Joel Davies
FOUR! Joel Davies takes a bit of a risk and it does pay off for him. Tossed up on the stumps, Davies brings out the reverse sweep and manages to get it up and over the leaping fielder at backward point for a crucial boundary.
16.5
0
Rishad Hossain To Joel Davies
Flighted ball just outside off, Davies squirts it away to backward point.
16.4
1
Rishad Hossain To Matt Renshaw
Tossed up, fuller and on leg. Matt Renshaw leans on and smothers the ball down to long on for a single.
16.3
1
Rishad Hossain To Joel Davies
Dragged length on middle, angling across. Joel Davies shuffles across to get inside the line and helps it around the corner on the leg side for one. There's half an appeal for LBW, but it is turned down.
Out goes Nikhil Chaudhary, in comes Joel Davies.
16.2
W
Rishad Hossain To Nikhil Chaudhary OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The keeper seemed too excited with the caught behind appeal, and he's missed the stumping opportunity here. The umpire turns down the initial appeal but Parvez Hossain Emon seems certain and a review is taken. Nagging length, just sliding it down leg. Nikhil Chaudhary sits down and looks to play a fine paddle but misses and the keeper gobbles it up nicely to his left. The third umpire is called in and checks UltraEdge first, which confirms that the ball did brush the gloves. The umpire then also checks the legality of the catch and it is all fine.
16.1
1
Rishad Hossain To Matt Renshaw
A slider, angled well across off and stays low as well. Renshaw pushes it out through cover and picks up a single.
Parvez Hossain Emon is struggling with some cramps. The physio is stretching his hamstrings out in the middle. Goog to go again.
Over 16 : 115/4
3 Runs
  • 015.1
  • 015.2
  • 115.3
  • 115.4
  • 015.5
  • 115.6
M. Renshaw
11 (22)
N. Chaudhary
18 (12)
M. Rahman
3-0-16-1
15.6
1
Mustafizur Rahman To Matt Renshaw
Renshaw simply cannot get one ball out of the middle of the bat right now. Good length in the channel, Matt looks to play on the up but gets an outside edge down to deep third for a single. 17 needed now off 24 balls.
15.5
0
Mustafizur Rahman To Matt Renshaw
On the pads this time, worked away towards mid-wicket.
15.4
1
Mustafizur Rahman To Nikhil Chaudhary
Excellent hustle from the batters. Fuller now, on middle and leg, Nikhil Chaudhary bunts it to the left of covers and sets off for the single. Renshaw isn't too keen but both batters hustle through as the fielder fires in a wide throw at the keeper's end.
Full Commentary
18 OV
7 Runs
S. Hassan to M. Renshaw J. Davies
  • 317.1
  • 117.2
  • 117.3
  • 117.4
  • 117.5
  • 017.6
17 OV
7 Runs
R. Hossain to M. Renshaw N. Chaudhary J. Davies
  • 116.1
  • W 16.2
  • 116.3
  • 116.4
  • 016.5
  • 416.6
16 OV
3 Runs
M. Rahman to M. Renshaw N. Chaudhary
  • 015.1
  • 015.2
  • 115.3
  • 115.4
  • 015.5
  • 115.6
15 OV
12 Runs
A. Saqlain to N. Chaudhary M. Renshaw
  • 414.1
  • 114.2
  • 114.3
  • 414.4
  • 114.5
  • 114.6
14 OV
3 Runs
M. Hasan to N. Chaudhary M. Renshaw
  • 213.1
  • 113.2
  • 013.3
  • 013.4
  • 013.5
  • 013.6
13 OV
5 Runs
S. Islam to N. Chaudhary M. Renshaw
  • 112.1
  • 012.2
  • 112.3
  • 112.4
  • 112.5
  • 112.6
12 OV
10 Runs
M. Hasan to M. Renshaw T. David N. Chaudhary
  • 111.1
  • 611.2
  • W 11.3
  • 011.4
  • 111.5
  • 211.6
11 OV
4 Runs
R. Hossain to T. David M. Renshaw
  • 010.1
  • 110.2
  • 010.3
  • 110.4
  • 110.5
  • 110.6
10 OV
10 Runs
A. Saqlain to C. Connolly M. Renshaw
  • 69.1
  • 49.2
  • W 9.3
  • 09.4
  • 09.5
  • 09.6
9 OV
10 Runs
R. Hossain to T. David C. Connolly
  • 18.1
  • 08.2
  • 68.3
  • 18.4
  • 18.5
  • 18.6
8 OV
6 Runs
A. Saqlain to C. Connolly T. David
  • 17.1
  • 17.2
  • 07.3
  • 47.4
  • 07.5
  • 07.6
7 OV
5 Runs
R. Hossain to C. Connolly T. David
  • 16.1
  • 16.2
  • 26.3
  • 16.4
  • 06.5
  • 06.6
6 OV
9 Runs
M. Hasan to C. Connolly T. David
  • 05.1
  • 15.2
  • 05.3
  • 25.4
  • 65.5
  • 05.6
5 OV
3 Runs
M. Rahman to C. Connolly M. Marsh T. David
  • 14.1
  • 14.2
  • 04.3
  • 14.4
  • W 4.5
  • 04.6
4 OV
7 Runs
M. Hasan to C. Connolly M. Marsh
  • 13.1
  • 03.2
  • 43.3
  • 13.4
  • 13.5
  • 03.6
3 OV
15 Runs
S. Islam to J. Inglis C. Connolly
  • W 2.1
  • 02.2
  • 42.3
  • 42.4
  • 62.5
  • 12.6
2 OV
10 Runs
M. Rahman to M. Marsh J. Inglis
  • 11.1
  • 01.2
  • 41.3
  • 11.4
  • 01.5
  • 41.6
1 OV
3 Runs
S. Islam to M. Marsh J. Inglis
  • 00.1
  • 10.2
  • 1 LB 0.3
  • 00.4
  • 00.5
  • 10.6
Match Info
Match Notes
  • Innings Break: Bangladesh 131/10 in 19.0 overs
  • Referral 1 (18.6 ovs): AUS against M Rahman (LBW) Successful (BAN: 2, AUS: 2)
  • A Zampa takes his 150th T20I wicket
  • Bangladesh 105/8 in 15.5 overs
  • Drinks: Bangladesh 75/4 in 10.0 overs
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Bangladesh 52/2
  • Bangladesh 50/2 in 5.4 overs
  • Abdul Saqlain (BAN), Joel Davies and Nikhil Chaudhary (AUS) makes their T20I debut
  • Referral 1 (16.2 ovs): BAN against N Chaudhary (Caught) Successful (BAN: 2, AUS: 2)
  • Australia 100/4 in 13.2 overs
  • Drinks: Australia 78/3 in 9.3 overs
  • Australia 51/2 in 6.3 overs
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Australia 47/2
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