DHAKA, Aug 9:
Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan returned a remarkable figure of 4-9 as Bangladesh held Australia to its lowest Twenty20 cricket score in winning the final game of their series by 60 runs today.
Shakib became the second bowler to take 100 T20 wickets, after Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga, as Bangladesh defended 112-8 by bowling Australia out for 62 in 13.4 overs.
Pacer Mohammad Saifuddin ended with 3-12 to play a key role in triggering Australia’s collapse as Bangladesh won the series 4-1.
“Thanks to my teammates, this achievement wouldn’t have been possible without their help,” Shakib said.
“Obviously the wicket was tough, but we held our nerve well. All in all a team effort. If you look at the last match, we scored 104-105 and the game still went to the last over. So we knew if we score 120-130 we’ll always be in the game.”
Only two Australian batsmen reached double figures with captain Matthew Wade scoring 22 and Ben McDermott making 17.
Shakib got the first of his four wickets, baffling Wade with quicker deliveries after left-arm spinner Ansum Ahmed dismissed opener Dan Christian (3) and Mitchell Marsh (4). (PTI)
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