BAN vs AUS 3rd ODI Live Commentary - Mirpur (14 June 2026)

Nagging length, drifted into middle, Cooper Connolly hangs back and tucks it to the leg side.

A bit more flighted, on middle and leg, flicked away through square leg for a single.

Just a fraction shorter around off, Marnus Labuschagne has all the time in the world to back away and cut it away in front of point for another single.

No run.

Hard length, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne stays back and steers it through backward point for a brace.

Slows it up, on off, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it to backward point.

Nice and full, on leg, Marnus Labuschagne flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Hard length, outside off, Cooper Connolly lunges and drives it past cover for a brace.

FOUR! Easy pickings for Cooper Connolly! Mustafizur Rahman errs his line down leg, Cooper Connolly picks it well and helps it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Short and wide, Cooper Connolly slaps it through cover-point for just a single.

Turning in, on off, Cooper Connolly looks to block it but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Quicker, on middle, Cooper Connolly flicks it to square leg.

A touch short, on middle, Cooper Connolly tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Nice and full, on off, Marnus Labuschagne flicks it to mid-wicket.

Fired in, on off, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it to mid off.

Loopy, on off, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it down to long off for a single. 100 comes up for Australia.

Loopy, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne drives it through covers for a brace. Excellent running between the wickets.

Too full, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne flicks it to mid-wicket.

The running between the wickets has been good. Full and straight, Marnus Labuschagne drives it through covers for a brace.

Quicker, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it to mid-wicket.

On the stumps, a tad fuller, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it back to the bowler.

Good finish to the over from Mahedi Hasan! Short, on top of off, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it back to the bowler.

Nice and full, on off, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it down to long off for a single.

Short, just outside off, Cooper Connolly punches it to the cover fielder.

FOUR! Fifty up for Cooper Connolly! Nice and full, just outside off, Cooper Connolly leans on and cracks a drive through covers as the ball races away.

Fired in, on middle, Cooper Connolly turns it through mid-wicket for a brace.

Quicker, on off, Cooper Connolly blocks it to short cover.

Fired in, on middle, Cooper Connolly tucks it to mid-wicket.

Quicker, outside off, Cooper Connolly punches it through covers for a single.

Much fuller, targeting the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne flicks it through mid-wicket for one more.

Drags his length back, outside off, Cooper Connolly punches it through covers for one again.

Another single as Marnus Labuschagne knocks a fuller one towards long on.

Fired in, on leg, Cooper Connolly turns it through square leg for a single.

Six singles off the over! A bit short, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it to mid-wicket for a run.

Short and on middle, Cooper Connolly punches it down to long off for a single.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne fends it off the inner half of the bat to square leg.

Drops it short and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne stays back and pats it to the off side for a run.

Flatter, short and on off, Cooper Connolly stabs it down the pitch. Tanvir Islam dives to his right but only makes a half-stop, allowing the batters to cross.

Slows it  up, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it back to the bowler.

Flighted, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes it to the right of short cover.

On a length and on off, Cooper Connolly takes a couple of steps out and works it to mid on.

Top effort in the deep! Back of a length and angling into the leg side. Cooper Connolly fails to glance it away as the ball goes off his pads towards fine leg. Tanvir Islam runs a long way to his left and dives to push the ball back in with his left hand just before the ropes. Three leg byes taken.

Short of a length and on off, Marnus Labuschagne dabs it down to point.

Hard length and on off, nips back in, Marnus Labuschagne keeps it out to the off side.

Appeal for caught behind, but turned down! Good length and on off, holds its line, Marnus Labuschagne gets half-forward and has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. Nurul Hasan grabs it behind the stumps and appeals but nothing doing.

Back of a length and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne keeps it out to the leg side.

Floated, short and on leg, Marnus Labuschagne stays back and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Short again and around off, Cooper Connolly punches it to sweeper cover for a run.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Flatter, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne clips it to deep mid-wicket for another run.

Slows it up, full and on off, Cooper Connolly gets forward and taps it to cover for one.

Flighted, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne steps across and works it to mid-wicket.

OUT! ABSOLUTE BLINDER! Soumya Sarkar, you beauty! Taskin Ahmed serves this fuller and around off, there to be hit. Alex Carey gets his hands through and smacks it really hard, but does not keep it down. It travels at the rate of knots towards short cover, where Sarka shows incredible reflexes to get both arms above his head to pluck it out and the ball gets stuck in his left hand. He really enjoyed that one and the expression on his face says it all. Australia are 70/3, chasing 275 runs.

Full again and on middle, angling in, Marnus Labuschagne clips it to short mid-wicket.

Back of a length and around off, Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone.

Short of a length and around off, Marnus Labuschagne opens the bat face and guides it through point for a single.

Pitched and on off, Cooper Connolly drives it wide mid off, where Najmul Hossain Shanto dives to his left to make a fine stop.

On a length and on leg, Cooper Connolly clips it to square leg.

Fuller one and around off, shapes in, Alex Carey tries to push it away but gets a bottom edge onto the pitch as the ball goes nowhere.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, takes off a bit. Alex Carey gets rushed on the pull shot and takes his eyes away, but he manages to roll his wrists to pull it towards deep square leg for a single.

A quick and sharp bouncer now, on middle, Cooper Connolly ducks under it.

Touch fuller and on middle and off, Cooper Connolly knocks it towards mid off.

FOUR! Streaky! Short of a length and on middle and off, shoots up off the deck again. Cooper Connolly tries to pull it but gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Dug into the surface and just outside off, Cooper Connolly looks to heave it away but mistimes it in the air. It lands well wide of the deep square leg fielder and the batters take two runs.

Fired in, on off, Alex Carey taps it to wide of mid off for a single.

Flatter, on leg, Cooper Connolly tucks it through square leg for one more.

FOUR! That's a cracking shot! Turn and bounce, outside off, Alex Carey stays back and picks it well. He slaps it through covers for a boundary.

Short, on off, Alex Carey punches it to the cover fielder.

Fired in, on middle, Alex Carey knocks it down to long off for a single.

Short, on off, and it keeps low. Cooper Connolly toe ends it to the mid off fielder.

Back of a length, on off, Cooper Connolly punches it uppishly but on the bounce towards the cover fielder. 

Shaping in, on off, Cooper Connolly eases it to mid on.

Good length, on off, Cooper Connolly punches it to the cover fielder.

FOUR! Through the gap! Back of a length, on off, Cooper Connolly stays back and punches it in the gap through cover for a boundary.

Bangs it short, on off, Cooper Connolly ducks under it.

Nice and full, on off, Cooper Connolly blocks it to the cover fielder.

Turning in, on off, Alex Carey blocks it to point.

Short, on top of off, Alex Carey covers his line and punches it to short cover.

Mahedi Hasan goes full, on off, Alex Carey eases it to extra cover.

Fired in, full and on off, Alex Carey blocks it to cover.

Five dots now. Too full, on off, Alex Carey blocks it to the cover fielder. 

Mahedi Hasan starts with a maiden! Full, outside off, Alex Carey blocks it to the point fielder.

FOUR! Nice controlled shot from Cooper Connolly! Full and outside off, Cooper Connolly leans on and cracks a drive through covers as the ball races away.

Much better from Shoriful Islam. Full and on the stumps, Cooper Connolly blocks it back to the bowler.

Angling in, on top of off. Cooper Connolly blocks it to short cover.

Well left! Slows it up, outside off, Cooper Connolly shoulders arms at it.

FOUR! That went like a rocket! Full, outside off, Cooper Connolly latches onto it and drills it powerfully through covers as the ball races away to the fence in a flash. 50 comes up for the Aussies.

Good length, on off, Cooper Connolly punches it to short cover.

Too full, on off, Cooper Connolly digs it back to the bowler.

Hard length, on off, Cooper Connolly punches it to cover.

Outside edge, safe! Hard length, outside off, Cooper Connolly looks to punch it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes on the bounce towards third man. They cross.

Angling in, on off, Alex Carey steers it to backward point. The fielder dives to his right and makes a good stop. Keeps it to a single.

Shaping away, outside off, Cooper Connolly leaves it alone.

Just a yard behind good length, on off, Cooper Connolly punches it through backward point for a single.

Good length and on the pads, Josh Inglis flicks it a bit uppishly but well wide of mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Shoriful Islam strikes in his first over and he is absolutely pumped up here. He serves this fuller and on middle and leg, shaping in a bit. Josh Inglis sees this as a scoring opportunity and look to whip it again but fails to keep it down. He ends up hitting it straight to square leg, where Mosaddek Hossain takes a sharp catch. Australia are 40/1, chasing 275 runs.

Hits the deck hard, on off, jags back in, Matt Renshaw steps across to clip it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is a big shout from Shoriful Islam for LBW, but turned down.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! No need for an umpire this time, and Shoriful Islam has two in the over. He serves this a bit fuller, on middle, swings it in sharply. Matt Renshaw once again steps across, exposing the stumps and tries to flick it away. He misses the ball completely as the ball goes through to rattle into the leg pole. 40/0 becomes 40/2 for Australia.

Hard-length delivery, just around off, Alex Carey leaves it alone.

WIDE! Short of a length but down the leg side, Alex Carey lets it go. Wided.

On a length and around off, takes off a bit, Alex Carey keeps it out to the off side.

FOUR! Top shot! Back of a legnth and just around off. Cooper Connolly rides the bounce but once again, not much foot movement. He extends his arms and punches it with sweet timing through covers for a boundary.

FOUR MORE! Mustafizur Rahman over the wicket and serves this full, outside off. Cooper Connolly gets his hands through the shot and smashes it over covers for another boundary. This has been a really quick start from the Aussies.

Back of a length and around off, angles in, Cooper Connolly watches it through and leaves it alone.

Bangs this into pitch, just outside off, shapes it away, Cooper Connolly offers no shot at it.

Goes fuller and in the channel outside off, moves it away again, Cooper Connolly is happy to let it go to the keeper.

Pitched up and on off, Cooper Connolly pushes it away to cover. Four dots in a row to end the over!

Back of a length and around leg, Cooper Connolly nudges it to deep fine leg for a single.

Much fuller and on off, Josh Inglis strides out and drives it really hard but straight to short cover.

NO BALL AND FOUR! Pitched up, angling into the pads. Josh Inglis brings his wrists into play and flicks it over mid-wicket as the ball races away to the fence for a boundary. Taskin has also overstepped here and it is called No Ball. Free Hit up next...

FOUR! Makes full use of the Free Hit! Taskin Ahmed misses his yorker and bowls a full toss, on middle. Josh Inglis does not miss out and thumps it over mid on for another boundary.

FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries! Short of a length and well outside off. Josh Inglis gets the chance to free his arms and spanks it through cover-point for four more runs. No need to run for that one.

Goes fuller now, on middle and off, Josh Inglis pushes it to short cover.

Good length and on middle, nips back in, Josh Inglis stays back to clip it away but gets an inside edge on his pads. Slight appeal for LBW, but nothing doing.

Mustafizur Rahman begins with a very full delivery, around off, almost in the blockhole, Cooper Connolly drills it to sweeper cover for a run.

Just short! Fuller delivery and around off, shaping away, Josh Inglis looks to go for he big booming drive but gets a thin outside edge behind. Nurul Hasan, the keeper, dives to his right but grabs it on the bounce. He immediately signals that it is not a catch.

Overpitched and around off, Josh Inglis drives it nicely towards cover, where the fielder gets a hand to take the sting out of the ball. Two taken.

FOUR! Streaky! back of a length and on middle, shaping away. Josh Inglis gives the charge to heave it away but gets squared up. It takes the outside edge and flies over the slip cordon for a boundary.

Hard length and on off, Josh Inglis runs it down to deep thir for one.

A bit slower, full and on off, Cooper Connolly looks to work it across the line but gets a leading edge between extra cover and cover. Mahedi Hasan from the former position runs after it and dives to push it back inside. The cover fielder collects and throws it back to keep it to three runs.

Right on the money! Taskin Ahmed starts with a good-length delivery, in that channel outside off, shaping away. Cooper Connolly lifts his hands up and leaves it alone.

Back of a length and around off, Cooper Connolly punches it to extra cover.

FOUR! Australia are underway in the chase in style! Taskin Ahmed goes fuller and outside off, angling away. Cooper Connolly plants his front foot, extends his arm and carves it over extra covers for a boundary. After 4 ODIs, Australia have scored a run without losing a wicket.

Short of a length and on off, Cooper Connolly dabs it down to point.

Pitched up and on off, Cooper Connolly drives it firmly but straight to short cover.

Full again and on middle, angling in, Cooper Connolly works it off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket for a run. 5 runs off the first over!