Bangladesh recovered from their shaky start to beat Australia by five wickets in the second T20I at Dhaka to go 2-0 up in ༺the five-match series.
Lower-order batsman Afif Hossain and Nurul Hasan added an unbeaten 56-run partnership for the sixth-wicket and guided Bangladesh to victory. When Bangladesh were 67-5, Australia looked in a good position to level the series despite being restricted to 121-7, but Hossain and Hasan turned the game in the hosts’ favour.
The Tigers reached the finish line in 18.4 overs.
Afif, ౠwho hit the winning runs, scored 37 not out, with the help of five fours and one six. Hasan remained 𝓀unbeaten on 22.
“We knew we had to stay calm, keep wickets in hand,” Afif said during the post-match presentation.
“Nurul played well so there was no pressure on me either,” he added.
Brief Scores: Australia 121-7 in 20 overs (Mitchell Marsh 45, Moises Henr💜iques 30෴; Mustafizur Rahman 3/23) lost to Bangladesh 123-5 in 18.4 overs (Afif Hossain 37 not out; Ashton Agar 1/17) by five wickets.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Bangladesh beat Australia by 5 wickets. That’s two in a r💦ow for Bangladesh to kick off this T20I🦂 series. Well played fellas.
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
Having never beaten Australia previously in T20Is,🍸 Bangladesh 🎐have beaten them twice in the last 2 days
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket)
3 Wickets for just 23 runs .
Mustafizur Ra♔hman, Most Valuable player𓃲 of the match
— Shihab Ahsan Khan (@shihabahsankhan)
Boom!!!!
Bangladesh🇧🇩 Win✌️
This is the f♈irst time Bangladesh beat Australia 2 matches in a row in any format. Tigers lead the series 2-0.— Rupak Das (@RupakDa13354760)
Alhamdulilah!
2-0 Up Series Loading…👀
— Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (@ImMashrafe02)
Others better placed for in-depth views, notably , but Shamim Hossain against Zimbabwe and now Afif Hossain against Australia…a significant few weeks for Bangladesh's middle order getting the job done
— Andrew McGlashan (@andymcg_cricket)
What a match!!
Two consecutive wins
Afif proved his quality.
Looks like he has a great future.
🔯Bangladesh is going to win this bilateral series.— Mahmudul Mursalin.. (@bossmursalin)
Take love lad, what a knock
Afif Hossain, MOM
— Shihab Ahsan Khan (@shihabahsankhan)
Great Batting Display After Colaps.Having 50+ Partnership in This Unusual Wicket.Thanks Sohan,Afif.2nd Win Done.Go T▨o Win This Series
— Apurbo Ahmed (@ApurboR42)
This is just an awesome news to hear, beat by 5 wickets on the🐼 2nd of the 5 match T20 series..! Congratulations to Bangladesh Cricket Team. Another 3 more to go..! ✌️
— Mahadi Muhammad 🇧🇩 (@mahaditweets)
have done it.
Tigers are 2-0 up in the 5-match T20I series…
— Julqur Nine Saurav (@saurav6899)
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This Is A Fantastic Win, Not Much Expected Sohan And Afif To Survive Vs Sta﷽rc, Zampa Cܫo. They Did It In Style.
— বাংলার ছেলে 🇧🇩 (@iSoumikSaheb)
