NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC- Pat Cummins’ hat-trick proved the spotlight as powerhouses Australia predictably swept apart Bangladesh to make a profitable begin to their Tremendous Eight, second stage ICC Twenty20 World Cup marketing campaign right here Thursday evening.
Tasked with overhauling a mediocre 141, the 2021 champions had been 100 for 2 within the twelfth over when heavy rain arrived on the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium to finish the competition prematurely, incomes them a 28-run victory below Duckworth-Lewis-Stern.
Opener David Warner orchestrated the chase, and the veteran left-hander was top-scoring with an unbeaten 53 off 35 deliveries to choose up Man-of-the-Match honors.
Nevertheless, it was Cummins who grabbed the headlines, the right-arm knocking over Mahmudullah (2) and Mahedi Hasan (0) with the final two deliveries of the 18th over earlier than prising out Towhid Hridoy (40) with the primary ball of the ultimate over as Bangladesh labored to 140 for eight off their 20 overs.
“I didn’t know I used to be on a hat-trick. I did the earlier over – I noticed it come up on the display, and by the point my subsequent over got here round, I forgot about it,” stated Cummins.
“So I believe (Marcus) Stoinis ran in from the deep, was cheering, and I used to be like, ‘Oh yeah, forgot about that.’”
Despatched in, Bangladesh misplaced Tanzid Hasan, bowled by left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc and not using a run on the board, however recovered by a 58-run second wicket stand between top-scorer and captain Najmul Hossain (41) and opener Litton Das (16).
Leg-spinner Adam Zampa (2-24) accounted for Najmul on the finish of the thirteenth over earlier than Cummins produced his fireworks to erase any hopes of a powerful Bangladesh end.
In reply, Warner set Australia’s chase in movement by belting 5 fours and three sixes in a 65-run opening stand with Travis Head (31) earlier than including an extra 31 in an unbroken third-wicket partnership with Glenn Maxwell (14 not out).
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