Bangladesh recovered from their shaky start to beat Australia by five wickets in the secondꦑ 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, who hit the winꦬning runs, scored 37 not out, with the help of five fours and one six. Hasan remained unbeaten on 2⛦2.
“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 20ღ overs (Mitchell Marsh 45, Moises Henriques 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 ne🐠ver beaten Australia previously in T20Is, Bangladesh have beaten them ಞtwice in the last 2 days
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket)
3 Wickets for just 23 runs .
Mustaf☂izur Rahman, Most Valuable player of the match
— Shihab Ahsan Khan (@shihabahsankhan)
Boom!!!!
Bangladesh🇧🇩 Win✌️
This is the first time Bౠangladesh 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 i🔯s 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 ဣColaps.Having 50+ Partnership in This Unusual Wicket.Thanks Sohan,Afif.2nd 🔯Win Done.Go To Win This Series
— Apurbo Ahmed (@ApurboR42)
T🌜his is just an awesome news to he♔ar, 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 Mu🍃ch Expected Sohan And Afif To Survive Vs Starc, Zampa Co. They Did It In Style.
— বাংলার ছেলে 🇧🇩 (@iSoumikSaheb)
