Bangladesh pulled off a massive upset by defeating Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series. The hosts claimed a commanding 86-run win via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in a rain-affected game at Mirpur on June 9. It was only Bangladesh's second-ever ODI win against Australia and their first against the Aussies in 21 years, having previously beaten them just once before in 2005.
Winning the toss, Australian captain Josh Inglis asked Bangladesh to bat first. However the decision seemed to backfire, despite removing opener Saif Hassan earlier in the game, Tanzid Hasan Tamim scored a fine half century (54 off 44) and built a strong partnership with Najmul Hossain Shanto (67 off 86).
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Decent show from Bangladesh
Najmul smashed nine boundaries and one six in his innings before getting out on Matt Renshaw's bowling. However after a slow innings from Towhid Hridoy, who scored 31 off 51 Bangladesh came back on track with Mosaddek Hossain's fantastic unbeaten knock of 86 runs off 70 balls, hitting seven fours and three sixes. After the end of first innings, Bangladesh managed post 284-8, which turned out to be a tough total for the Aussies.
Australia's underwhelming batting performance
In response, Australia showcased a poor display of batting. Opener Matthew Short got dismissed on a golden duck off Taskin Ahmed's bowling. While Cooper Connolly got off to a decent start, as he scored 35 off 50 runs before getting out. After Connoly's wicket, Australia saw two quick wickets falling with Marnus Labuschagne getting out on 1 off 6 off Mustafizur Rahman. On the other hand, Josh Inglis failed to score a big knock after getting a good start, as he managed only 19 runs off 25 balls.
Alex Carey and Cameron green tried to keep Australia alive in the chase, with their fighting knocks of 47 off 62 and unbeaten 52 off 66 respectively, but it was too late. Pacer Nahid Rana was the best bowler for Bangladesh as he finished the game with 4/41 to dismantle Australia's batting attack.