Australia v Bangladesh Cricket: Champions Trophy Highlights

Hello, and welcome to the Oval for the first daylight match of this ICC

Champions Trophy. We are into the second round of games in group poppy

A, as Australia face Bangladesh. A must win match for both games, after

the first game against New Zealand was banned due to rain, and

Bangladesh lost their opener against England. At the top of the group,

England after victory over Bangladesh last Thursday. They face

New Zealand in Cardiff on Tuesday but the teams in this match know

that defeat will almost certainly end their hopes of reaching the

semifinals. One change to the Bangladesh line-up, Mehidi Hasan

comes in for Hossain as they look to strengthen their bowling attack

after failing to defend 305 against England last time out. Australia

have made one change to the team that faced New Zealand on Friday,

Adam Zampa comes in for John Hastings, a reflection on the fact

the game is played on the same pitch used for South Africa against Sri

Lanka on Saturday. Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat. Not a

surprise in decision with the game being played on a used strip but

with some rain forecast later, you would have thought chasing would be

an option should the game become a stop and start affair. The flags

above are at half-mast as the game gets under way, in tribute to those

affected by the terror attacks in London on Saturday night. The

umpires for this one are Nigel Llong and Chris Gaffney. Let's join the

action with our openers, Tamim Iqbal and Sarkar at the crease.

COMMENTATOR: We haven't seen any swing in the tournament so far. If

there is any, may be Starc will find it... Bowling for Tamim. Great pace.

Off the pad. Down into the fine leg boundary, is huge cheers from the

big Bangladesh crowd. As Bangladesh get themselves up and running. A

dash of arrogance... And swagger about Tamim. He's a good player with

a confident frame of mind. On the back of 100, he takes the game to

Australia. He takes his right leg away. A couple of steps down the

track, he nearly took his partner Sarkar with that shot. It was

powerfully played. This might go... To the short boundary. Yes, it's

going to be the dive, a despairing dive from a long way out. A second

boundary for Tamim. A very good piece of timing. Placement is even

better. A lot fella, did not try to hit it too hard. He just found the

gap. -- a lot more full. Short but wide, put away. Huge cheers greeting

the end of the fifth over. It's not a boundary. 22-0. Taken! Matthew

Wade diving across first slip, Hazelwood striking for Australia. A

little away from the ball, trying to reach for it. A genuine neck.

Australia would be very happy to see the back of Soumya in this opening

partnership. No real foot movement, a good catch ahead of first slip.

Soumya departs, Bangladesh 22-1. Will he get away with it? He does.

It is a tactic Australia fancy of Tamin, he has got away with a missed

poll just wide of mid-on. Easily done... Good length again. Trying to

force it and miss timing it. It's the end of Imrul Kayes. Probably a

stronger variation in length from Pat Cummins to Hazelwood, but he has

just started to really hit the deck. With the added pace, one doesn't

quite come on, or you get there early.

This was the case there. Australia get their second, steady at the

moment for the Australians out there. Not a massive run rate. He is

walking back. 37-2. It looks pretty straight... A full delivery again!

Mushfiqur Rahim is a good wicket. An experienced batsmen, among runs as

well. Another strike for the Australians. Falling straight for

Moses three Henriques. A little bit of scene back in to the

right-hander. The replay, showing that the seamers scrambled. Straight

on, clipping both pads. It is very adjacent to me. And her Henriques

agrees. As does the umpire. Bangladesh and all sorts of trouble,

53-3. One experienced batsmen is replaced by another. Shakib

Al-Hassan has not been in the greatest form in recent times. But

he is the mainstay of the Bangladesh batting. How close was back to the

fielder at short point? Maxwell is brilliant. Four runs for it.

Definitely close to Maxwell, hit like a bullet. That is one place

that you cannot bowl, to Shakib Al Hasan. Short and wide on the cut.

Deep in the crease. Going hard, in the reach of Maxwell at backward

point. Cut hard, put down. Put down by Maxwell at backward point. Hit

very hard, coming back for two. This would be tight, a good throw... It

isn't, men going everywhere out there. Maxwell wringing his hands,

that has heard. -- that has hurt. Let's hope he isn't heard too much.

At backward point, he could afford to give himself a little more

distance. 72-3. Down he goes! What a stroke,

absolutely brilliant! Over extra cover. That is brilliant. He is a

dangerous campaigner. That's what the fans have come to see. A

brilliant shot. What an opportunity to free the arms are pitiful, a

couple of steps down the track and wow! He goes again, this time to the

on-side! Not far from mid-wicket. But not close enough.

Iqbal cutting loose here. Over at long-off, this one is pulled away.

Powerfully played, into the gap. Ten off two deliveries for Iqbal. That

was six. Excellent off his feet and from the middle of the bat, that is

key. That will run away, and expensive over. Henriques goes for

16. 88-3. That is his 50. He keeps that form

going. He needs to get the 100 for his team again today, to get that

total of 239, if it is accurate... Running away for four. Nicely

played. Using the pace, and using the width. It has been a hard couple

of days for London. Obviously Manchester had gone through it as

well. Just a tragic situation. As we said at the start of our telecast,

our thoughts are with all of those affected. Is there are enough on it?

Not quite. Good running, coming back for two. Bringing up 104 Bangladesh.

-- bringing up 100, four Bangladesh. Steady as she goes, losing three

wickets but this partnership is growing quickly. A good job for

Trent Boult's skipper. Ricky Ponting and Ian Bishop joining

the commentary now. What a shot that was! Good use of the by Tamim.

Staying leg side of the ball, helping himself to extra cover. The

shot of the day so far. Going again... Tamim... A bigger hit, six

more! A terrific shot. Going up in the gears now, Tamim Iqbal, the time

in the innings has come, in the 30th over. Down he comes, first one over

extra cover. Great use of his feet, a swing of the bat and the first one

is even bigger. Bowling over here for the Australians, no leg spin. He

has given it! Revealing that he was down the track.

OK, the front foot is fine, let's go to the other one, please... Pretty

happy that there was no bat there. Front on Hot Spot?

OK, let's go for ball tracking, please. OK, Nigel, with ball

tracking... Umpire's call, hitting the wickets, stay with your

decision. Well, a very good decision. Nigel

Llong, Shakib Al Hasan, he is on his way. Lbw. Heading out for 29. A

gutsy decision but the right one. A very good decision. Savea Rahman,

the last ball of the over. -- Sabbir Rahman. Up and running straightaway.

15 off the over, and the wicket. 124-4. Shot... Very, very good shot.

You can see it in the Australians, at leg gully. Pat Cummins is trying

to tackle the thigh pad rib area of Tamim, who is having none of that.

Moving inside of the line and helping it on its way. A beautiful

shot, back in his crease and inside of the line of the ball. Almost

technique pull shot there. Tamim Iqbal moves onto 75.

It looks like there will be a bowling change. A much awaited

bowling change. Adam Zampa will come into the attack. He has success

straightaway. It is a good catch. Long-awaited and he has not

disappointed. He has not. He has the knack. That is why he was the

leading wicket taker in the world. It was wide and driven straight into

the hands of captain Steven Smith. Welcome to the crease, Adam Zampa.

One of the seniors of the Bangladesh team. Back-to-back hundreds in the

20 15th World Cup in Australia. Mahmudullah up and running. That was

great. The good extension of the hands and arms. Not right out of the

middle but it is good enough. And this time he is out. No doubt

about it. There is the second. Talking about Adam Zampa's wicket

taking ability and towards the end of the innings. The batsmen trying

to force it off the back. The top then came quickly off the pitch.

Normally for the sea may you expect it to be pushed through. -- a

seamer. Normally it goes to the front of the hand. No wonder it

skidded off the pitch. He has gone for eight, Mahmudullah.

How Bangladesh played in the last match, he was capable batsmen and he

was dropped. Got a few runs. Test match against India got 50 and here

again. When short of the leg-spinner. Has it got enough pace

on it? I don't think so. It has been mopped up. That shot for two. It out

on strike. It is in the air. -- Iqbal on strike. That would have

been his first 100 against Australia but he pulls five runs short. A big

moment for the Aussies. The Bangladeshi fans are applauding the

effort that some had their heads down when they saw this happening. A

good catch. Got under the ball. He has played that shot right through

the innings. You have to feel for him. He misses 100 today. He has

gone for 95. There it is. That's what he can do.

Mitchell Starc, bang on target. The one that he missed, the first ball

from more tiles, it was slightly slow. -- Mortaza. The ball before

was quicker but not all is I like this one. A bit too good. Two

wickets and three balls for Mitchell stopped. He is coming back to full

fitness. -- Mitchell Starc. He has that radar right. It is

incredible bowling at the death. That should not surprise anyone. The

ball was going to be quick. It has to be at the stumps. Three wickets

from four balls. A bit too good. Batting down the order. Another 90

mph delivery from Mitchell Starc. He has gone for a duck. He is on a

hat-trick now. Two slips in position. What a moment! Can he do

it? Just misses the off-stump. Just misses the stumps. He was not far

away. He hammers to keep his bat down about three inches. -- he has

to keep. A triple wicket. It has taken Mitchell Starc a while.

Eventually falling to the short ball and then a couple of Mitchell Starc

special. Very fast and very straight.

Got him. That will do. Mitchell Starc finishes with figures of 4-29

in 8.3 overs. Australia have bowled out Bangladesh for 182. A much

improved bowling performance from Australia today as the rain starts

to fall. You can see on the camera lens one or two drops of rain

falling. A few anxious moments for Australia. They will want to get the

game down and dusted. After racking up more than 300 against England,

Bangladesh would have wanted to build on that. The top order

struggled to provide enough support for open tammim a cabal. Only two

other batsmen made double figures. -- Tamim Iqbal. The Australian

bowlers pitched away at the start. Adam Zampa paid dividends. Mitchell

Starc ran through the tail order. Mitchell Starc, 4-29. Much better.

The much improved performance. I think we spoke about it after the

last game. A much cleaner effort today. What word conditions like? It

is quite windy and cold. Josh got it moving a bit. Maybe a couple of the

wicket. I think it was more disciplined bowling effort. How

pleased are you with three wickets? It is nice to get that. We spoke

after the last performance, it was nice for all of us to contribute.

Are you nervous about the weather? Hopefully it will go away. We have

done our job with the ball. Australia clearly had one eye on the

weather as they battled through the Bangladesh tail, wanting to get on

with their run chase as soon as possible. Players resuming after a

slight delay. Openers Aaron Finch and David Warner starting the run

chase. They are off and running, Australia.

He has timed that quite nicely. A good run will --.

Nice. The balance in playing that shot and the control, a pleasure to

watch. Seven of the first over without loss.

And he went to wide. That genuine seamer delivery was put away by

Aaron Finch quite easily. He just looks a little more composed,

doesn't he? He has only played seven deliveries. Here's quite frenetic in

the first game. Birmingham may be under more pressure in terms of the

scoreboard and the quality of the opening bowlers. He looks calmer.

Four. Badly lined. Especially so, given the fine leg is up inside the

circle. Broad blade or not. The inside edge

clashes to the fence. He mixes up his pace very well in

this field. A couple of poor deliveries that

have gone for four in the last few overs. This was a real powderpuff

delivery. Halfway down, nothing behind it. Warner just happy to help

it on its way. A good shot. There was the field are

therefore exactly that kind of shot but he was too square.

One of the few Aussies in the crowd. He liked what he saw. A short ball.

He got that cleanly. The pressure release for Aaron Finch. Kept low.

The finger goes up. Aaron Finch knew exactly what the verdict was going

to be. There he goes. Right-hander. That is what he loves. That is why

he has such great numbers against right-handers. That is what we were

talking about with that action. Traps Aaron Finch. No hesitation. He

has to go and Australia lose their first wicket.

Steve Smith, the Australian captain, the new man at the crease. A very

high strike rate. A good touch as well at the start of the New Zealand

game. A couple of classic off drives. A challenge here. Rubel

challenging the pads once again. A good start. That was coming back for

the third. Eight runs from the over but the wicket as well.

Bang! Full and met with a thunderous cover drive from the Australian

captain. The 50 comes up for Australia. A bit surprised with the

men catching on the leg side. I wonder where they are going with

that. Because it takes the pays off, he sets himself up like that.

Catching on the off-side, that is what he does. The off cutters with

that angle. What is the purpose of the two fielders on the leg side?

Had a- at leg stump with the first ball. Now the slip has come out.

What it does with their heavy leg side, it stops Steven Smith moving

across his stumps too far. A full toss. That was quite comfortable.

Started with a slow delivery. The dive and a couple of runs. Nice

fielding and a nice ball. Maybe a bit of a seam back in. Certainly

extra ounce. Caught the inside edge and flew down to fine leg.

Playing well within himself, David Warner.

It is going to come back for the second. Good thing. Warner with no

heat doesn't have the strongest throwing arm in world cricket. He is

in and out very quickly. Going back to this angle he creates from around

the wicket, the margin for error is very small. He almost as to start it

outside the body of the left-handed batsmen. It starts down the line of

the stumps will stop by the time it gets to the batsmen it is very wide.

The margin for error is very small. Punched into the off-side and

bounces over. Two more. If he goes round the wicket he will have so

many options. He is cramping the left-hand batsmen rather than giving

him a chance to free his arms on the off-stump.

Just finding the gap here... Good fielding. A couple of runs, a good

and solid partnership, this. Look at David Warner's ODI career, what a

record that is. A very imposing record. Past short fine leg. Coming

back for two. That will bring up 4001-day international runs for

David Warner. -- 4000 one-day international runs. The finest to

reach that milestone. Look at his strike rate. An average close to 45,

1300. There you are, the quickest Aussie to get to 4000 one-day

international runs. 83-1. I am afraid regulations demand

that the umpires must call drinks onto the field of play.

I think, just as the umpire has called drinks, Nigel Llong and Chris

Gaffaney has decided that the rain is coming down too heavily. They

have asked the ground is meant to bring on the covers. This is bad

news for all concerned. We have only had 16 overs, 20 overs constitutes a

game. Australia are hovering on the brink of what would be a victory.

They still find themselves four overs short of a possible game.

Australia, at least, a no result means they still have the chance of

going through. That's the only wicket to fall so far. David Warner

Mayday composed 40 from 44, Smith in decent touch. 22, 83 41.

Rubel, the only wicket taker today. -- 83-1. Nothing for anyone else.

The off-spinner has just bowled a solitary over. This is where they

are, with rain tumbling down and a forecast that is not so good.

Australia four overs away from 20 over, which would make a result? I

would love to say welcome back we have some cricket to go but that is

not the case. The match was abandoned, the chance

of an 8:30pm start but unfortunately it only stopped raining for 20

minutes, a little longer, then it came back with a vengeance. As

heavy as it has been all night. Persistent, the match was abandoned.

Australia started the innings in measured fashion but with one eye on

the sky and gathering rain clouds, Aaron Finch was the first wicket to

fall, Rubel with 45 on the board. David Warner played within himself

to keep that scoreboard ticking along. The captain took Australia to

83-1, by the drinks break, after 16 overs, they were well ahead of the

par score but the heavy rain forced the game off.

The rain and the gloom never lifted long enough for play to resume. So,

a below par total meaning Bangladesh's bowlers were always up

against it, trying to contain and take wickets but in the end, the

weather save them from what looked like an inevitable second defeat in

the tournament. If 20 overs were completed in the run chase,

Australia would have been well ahead of a Duckworth-Lewis pass go and

victory would have been there, but the rain meant an abandoned match,

much to the frustration of the Australians. Steve, how did you take

these wash-outs on the chin? It was obviously disappointed not to get a

game in today. We were heading down a pretty good path. It's

disappointing not to get a result in the end. And how would you accept

today's result? I think Australia were unlucky, but on the other hand,

we are still in the tournament and obviously, not how we would like to.

But we can't do anything. You have to win your next game against New

Zealand and hope England win there too, does that affect your approach?

This could help us a lot, obviously. We need to play hard again in the

next match, but you never know. It has put you in a straightforward

position where you had to beat England? That's right. It's a

quarterfinal for us, as such. They are a good side and playing good

cricket. A tough match, but the equation is pretty simple now...

Today's match coming in to bat, your bowlers appear to have listened to

your cries after the last game? They were much better, hitting good areas

early on. They challenged the Bangladeshi batters. I thought that

all of the bowlers did better today. And they set us up for a good game,

bowling them out for 130. Mashrafe, do you agree with what Steve said?

Obviously, they had some good and exciting bowlers, we knew that it

would be hard but the way we batted was really good. It is always hard,

nobody could give him the support that he needed. And the bowlers

hitting in the right areas, always asking more of the wicket. They have

been up to the mark, and I think our team was phenomenal today. Hopefully

we can continue, and another batsmen can support him and we can do

something else. No results gives the team one point each, leaving England

still the top of the group. Australia and Bangladesh and both

still make the semifinals. Australia have only England are to face, and

much will depend on how England fare against New Zealand in Cardiff later

today. But for now, from the Oval, a very wet oval, it's goodbye.

England's next match is later today against New Zealand in Cardiff. The

highlights on BBC Two from 11:45pm tonight. On Gwen 's day, it's back

to group B for another encounter. Pakistan against South Africa at

Edgbaston. The highlights on Thursday morning.

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