Australia v Bangladesh, Highlights, ICC World T20 2016: Australia Stutter to Three-Wicket Win Over Bangladesh

Australia kept themselves in contention for a World T20 semifinal berth thanks to a scratchy six-wicket win over Bangladesh. Adam Zampa starred with the ball while Usman Khawaja smacked 58 off 45 balls. However, Bangladesh took a flurry of wickets to make a fightback. However, poor ground fielding and dropped catches cost the Bangladeshis dear. Catch all the highlights of Australia vs Bangladesh encounter here (LIVE SCORECARD | NEWS | PHOTOS | VIDEOS)

23:02 hrs IST: Adam Zampa is the man of the match. Great performance from the Australian leg-spinner.

Raise your hand if you're the Man of the Match! Congrats @zamps63 - 3-23 off four overs #WT20 #CmonAussie pic.twitter.com/1D3g50CP2Y

- cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 21, 2016

22:52 hrs IST: Four!! Australia finally reach their target. Australia beat Bangladesh by 3 wickets for first win of the tournament.

22:51 hrs IST: Australia should count themselves lucky that this not one of the big teams. They would have been gobbled up!! India must be licking their lips to face this Australian lot!

22:48 hrs IST: WICKET!! Hastings c Sarkar b Shakib 3(4). Not smart at all!! Poor batting! Hastings goes for a six and ends up giving a catch to Sarkar at midwicket. Australia need 5 off 12 balls.

22:47 hrs IST: Dropped!! Al-Amin puts down an  easy catch at cover. That really would have put the cat among the pigeons for Australia.

22:46 hrs IST: WICKET!! Maxwell st Rahim b Shakib 26(15). He charged down the wicket and missed the ball completely.

22:43 hrs IST: Six!! Full again and Maxwell smashes this one over midwicket for another maximum. Australia need 9 off 18 balls.

22:41 hrs IST: Six!! Full and on the leg, Maxwell deposits it over wide fine leg.

22:40 hrs IST: WICKET!! Marsh c Shakib b Mustafizur 6(6). Slower ball from the Bangladeshi and Marsh is into the short way too early and ends up lobbing a catch to Shakib at point.

22:37 hrs IST: Four!! Full toss and Maxwell smashes it over cover. 14 runs from that over. Australia need 22 off 24 balls.

Maxwell (13*) and Marsh (6*) are looking to guide #AUS home here. They need 22 off 24 for victory #WT20 #AUSvBAN pic.twitter.com/PLNhE1k3D9

- cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 21, 2016

22:35 hrs IST: Four!! Again short from Sajib and Marsh this times gives it the treatment.

22:34 hrs IST: Four!! Short and wide from Sajib and Maxwell puts it away.

22:32 hrs IST: Great over from Shakib! Australia need 36 off 30 balls.

22:31 hrs IST: Bangladesh have given themselves hope with two quick wickets. But is too late? We'll know soon enough.

22:29 hrs IST: WICKET!! Warner c & b Shakib 17(9).

22:28 hrs IST: Two runs to finish the over. Australia need 38 off 36 balls.

22:25 hrs IST: Out comes Glenn Maxwell and is greeted with bouncer.

22:24 hrs IST: WICKET!! Khawaja b Al Amin 58 (45).

22:21 hrs IST: 17 runs from the Mahmudullah over. Australia are coasting!! Need 42 runs off 42 balls.

22:19 hrs IST: Six!! Short from Mahmudullah and Warner lofts it over long off for a maximum. What a shot!!

22:16 hrs IST: Warner walks out!!

22:14 hrs IST: WICKET!! Smith b Mustafizur 14(13). The ball seem to reach a bit quickly to Smith.

22:12 hrs IST: The Aussies are doing it easily here. Singles, doubles and odd boundary. Brilliant batting!!

Australian batsman Usman Khawaja plays a shot against Bangladesh in the World T20 Group 2 encounter.

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22:08 hrs IST: Six!! Smith comes down the track and smashes Sajib over long-off for his first maximum.

22:06 hrs IST: Four!! Maiden T20I for Khawaja!!  Lovely cut short again. Australia are 82-1 after 10 overs.

Fifty for Khawaja! That's his maiden half century in T20I cricket. He's looked in serious touch tonight! #WT20 pic.twitter.com/ZpbRHiASl5

- cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 21, 2016

22:03 hrs IST: Smith and Khawaja rotating the strike well. Australia are 74-1 after 9 overs.

22:01 hrs IST: Four!! Short and wide from Shakib and Khawaja gives punishes it!

21:57 hrs IST: WICKET!! Watson run out 21(15). Watson was slow for the second run. Good throw from Sabbir in the deep. Australia are 66-1 after 8 overs.

21:55 hrs IST: Six!! Vintage Watson!! Full from Sajib and Waston slog sweeps it over midwicket boundary. Australia are speeding towards the target!!

21:50 hrs IST: Dropped!! Waston gets a big leading edge and the ball goes high into the air. Mithun at shirt midwicket tries to get under the catch but males a complete hash of things. Australia are 52-0 after 6 overs.

21:48 hrs IST: Four!! Watson glides Mustafizur to third man boundary.

21:45 hrs IST: Another four!! Khawaja sweeps powerfully and beats the square leg boundary. Third consecutive four. Australia are 44-0 after 5 overs.

Khawaja is having some fun out there! Three consecutive boundaries in that over takes him to 34* off 24 #WT20 pic.twitter.com/fu2YZMYBZU

- cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 21, 2016

21:43 hrs IST: Back to back Fours!! Khawaja is taking on Shakib!

21:40 hrs IST: Four!! Full and wide and Watson throws his hands at it, gets a top edge and the ball flies away to wide third man boundary. Australia are 31-0 after 4 overs.

21:39 hrs IST: Khawaja rapped on the pads and a big appeal from Mustafizur but the ball is going down the leg.

21:36 hrs IST: Four!! Khawaja comes down the track and cuts it over cover. Beautiful shot! Australia are 24-0 after 3 overs.

21:35 hrs IST: Khawaja is looking very comfortable. Dangerous signs for Bangladesh.

21:33 hrs IST: Four!! Short from Al-Amin and Khawaja pulls it behind square.

21:32 hrs IST: Khawaja drives Al-Amin but fails to get proper connection.

21:31 hrs IST: Five runs from the over. Australia are 14-0 after 2 overs.

21:28 hrs IST: Mahmudullah to bowl the second over.

21:25 hrs IST: Six!! Full from Mortaza and Khawaja smacks it over the long on boundary for his first maximum. Australia are 9-0 after 1 over.

21:23 hrs IST: Mortaza gets off with a short and wide first delivery.

21:03 hrs IST: Just a single off the final two balls. Mahmudullah ends not out on 49. Bangladesh finish with 156-5 after 20 overs.

A strong finish to the #BAN innings, but will it be enough?

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- cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 21, 2016

21:02 hrs IST: Four!! 150 up for Bangladesh. Another boundary for Mahmudullah.

21:01 hrs IST: Four!! Full from Coulter-Nile and Mahmudullah smacks it to long-off boundary.

21:00 hrs IST: 32 runs from the last two over for the Tigers!!

20:58 hrs IST: Four!! 17 runs from the Watson over. Brilliant from Mahmudullah! Bangladesh 144-5 after 19 overs.

20:56 hrs IST: Four!! Mushfiqur digs out a wide yorker and puts it behind square. Bangladesh doing well towards the end of the innings.

20:53 hrs IST: Four!! Mahmudullah peppers the point boundary again. Brilliant shot!!

20:51 hrs IST: Good over for the Bangla Tigers. Bangladesh 127-5 after 18 overs.

20:50 hrs IST: Four!! Width again from Faulkner and Mahmudullah again smacks it past point.

20:49 hrs IST: Four!! Inside out from Mahmudullah past point for a boundary.

20:46 hrs IST: Watson is doing a great job! Just four from the over. Bangladesh 112-5 after 17 overs.

20:44 hrs IST: Mushfiqur goes for paddle sweep but ends up hitting the ball onto himself.

20:42 hrs IST: One run to Mushfiqur to end Zampa's over. Bangladesh 108-5 after 16 overs.

20:40 hrs IST: WICKET!! Shakib c Coulter-Nile b Zampa 33(25).

20:38 hrs IST: Leg bye to finish the over! Bangladesh 104-4 after 15 overs.

20:36 hrs IST: Four!! 100 up for Bangladesh! Full and Shakib absolutely smacks that.

20:29 hrs IST: Six!! Mahumudullah smacks Hastings over the square leg boundary for a maximum. Too short from Hastings!

20:28 hrs IST: Look who's watching at Bengaluru!!

G'day Tugga ?? #WT20 #AUSvBAN pic.twitter.com/b53i0ScX5F

- cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 21, 2016

20:24 hrs IST: WICKET!! Hom lbw b Zampa 13(10). After a six and a four, Zampa catches him plumb in front of the wicket. Bangladesh are 80-4 after 12 overs.

20:23 hrs IST: Six!! Hom comes down the track and smacks it over long.

20:22 hrs IST: Tidy over from Falukner just four from it! Bangladesh are 68-3 after 11 overs.

20:16 hrs IST: Dropped!! Marsh running in from deep square leg drops Shuvagata Hom. What a miss!!

20:14 hrs IST: WICKET!! Mithun c Watson b Zampa 23(22).

20:12 hrs IST: Six!! Maxwell full again and Shakib goes big over long-on. Bangladesh are 61-2 after 9 overs.

20:11 hrs IST: Four!! Shakib gives himself room and smashes it over cover.

20:09 hrs IST: Maxwell into the attack!

20:07 hrs IST: Full and on the pads and Mithun works it away to midwicket for a double. Another great effort from Faulkner.

20:04 hrs IST: Six!! Mithun lofts Marsh over the cover boundary for the first maximum of the match. Bangladesh are 45-2 after 7 overs.

20:03 hrs IST: Shakib is playing smartly. Working the ball for singles and doubles.

20:01 hrs IST: Four!! Mithun gets into action and smashes Marsh straight down the ground.

19:58 hrs IST: Four!! Shakib with a late cut off Watson, starts his innings with a boundary. Bangladesh are 33-2 after 6 overs.

Onya Watto! #WT20 #AUSvBAN pic.twitter.com/0yHJxmWzUh

- cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 21, 2016

19:55 hrs IST: WICKET!! Sabbir c Faulkner b Watson 12 (17). He runs down the track and tries to hoick Watson but only lobs a catch to mid-on. Good catch from Faulkner.

19:52 hrs IST: Full toss from Coulter-Nile and Sabbir goes over the top of the cover fielder for another double. Bangladesh are 25-1 after 5 overs.

19:51 hrs IST: Sabbir runs it down to third man and gets two for his effort.

19:49 hrs IST: Sabbir timing the ball sweetly. Bangladesh are 19-1 after 4 overs.

19:47 hrs IST: Four!! Bang!! One more for Bangladesh and Sabbir. Same delivery and Sabbir smashes this straight again but this time past the mid on fielder.

19:46 hrs IST: Four!! Finally for Bangladesh. Full from Hastings and Sabbir throws his bat at it and gets it past the mid off fielder.

19:42 hrs IST: Bangladesh can't get a boundary away. Very disciplined bowling. Bangladesh are 10-1 after 3 overs.

19:39 hrs IST: Another great over and a great start for Australia. Bangladesh are 5-1 after 2 overs.

19:36 hrs IST: WICKET!! Soumya c Maxwell b Watson 1(6). He goes for the cut but only manages to hit straight to Maxwell at point.

19:33 hrs IST: Both openers are off the mark. Coulter-Nile has bowled well in this over. Bangladesh 2-0 after 1 over.

19:30 hrs IST: Bangladesh off the mark with a single.

19:29 hrs IST: Bangladesh openers Soumya Sarkar and Mohammad Mithun are out in the middle. Nathan Coulter-Nile to start the proceedings for the Aussies.

19:28 hrs IST: The national anthems for both teams are over. Minutes away from the start!

19:06 hrs IST: Big big setback for Bangladesh!! Tamim Iqbal is not playing due to illness. After losing Taskin Ahmed and Sunny Arafat this is just absolute horrendous luck for the Asian team. However, there is some good news at least. Mustafizur Rahman is back for the Tigers!

"We would have liked to bowl too," said Mashrafe Mortaza. "Both of them were bowling nice for us. It is tough, but we will regroup. Tamim is sick. He is not playing. Taskin and Sunny are out. Saqlain Sajib and Shuvagata Hom are playing. Al-Amin will also be playing. We have to make a big total. It's simple"

19:05 hrs IST: "Generally a pretty good chasing ground. Might be a little bit of dew too. Humid here, so it might swing too," said captain Steve Smith.

"I'd like to know (why we can't come together with so many individual stars). We're still in a good place, we can learn a lot from the way we played the last game. John Hastings is in for Ashton Agar"

19:03 hrs IST: Australia have won the toss and elected to bowl against Bangladesh.

19:02 hrs IST: Toss time!!

18:50 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to Bengaluru for the crucial Group 2  match of the World T20. Both teams need to win this match after losses in the opening games. Toss coming up soon!

Australia will square off against Bangladesh in a crucial World Twenty20 match in Bangalore.

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Group 2 is becoming the "Group of Death" in the World T20. New Zealand's two wins, combined with a win each for India and Pakistan, has kept thrown group wide open. A win for either Australia or Bangladesh in Bengaluru will make the race for the semi-finals very interesting. A loss for either team will make their path to the semi-finals more harder. (Bangladesh Have Match Winners Despite the Absence of Taskin Ahmed, Arafat Sunny: Steven Smith)

Australia's Spin Woes

Australia's record across all formats in India has been woeful in the last couple of years. They are yet to win a Twenty20 match in India after three attempts. Their biggest roadblock - spin! In Dharamsala, they were undone by the guile of Mitchell Santner and choked by Ish Sodhi's leg-spin. There will be no respite from Bangladesh as well, with the likes of Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman and Shakib Al Hasan ready to strike at their weakness. (Australia Face Bangladesh Test in Bengaluru)

Steven Smith might be tempted to make some changes. They might promote David Warner up the order and they could bring Aaron Finch in. This might mean that Usman Khawaja might sit out. (WATCH: See How Virender Sehwag Compared Pakistan To Old Wine)

Bangladesh Devastated by Double Blow

Mashrafe Mortaza, on the other hand, has been left devastated with the news that Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny have been suspended from bowling due to an illegal action.

"It's a big blow. Two of our main players are out of the team. But we have to go through the process and continue to play hard. We are going to miss everything from them. These two players have been good for us," Mortaza said in the pre-match press conference.

With morale low, Bangladesh face an uphill task against a desperate Australia that will want to avoid further humiliation.