Tigers end T20 WC campaign with another defeat

Bangladesh put up yet another disastrous performance before bowing out the Twenty20 World Cup as they were thrashed by a ruthless Australia by eight wickets in their last game of the Super 12 on Thursday at Dubai in UAE.

The game was finished in just 21.2 overs with Australia needing just 38 balls to seal the deal after Bangladesh were shot out for 73 in 15 overs.

Leg-spinner Adam Zampa claimed his best bowling and second-best for Australia in this format with 5-19. He was ably supported by fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazzlewood who claimed two wickets apiece.

After Zampa show, Australia openers Aaron Finch and David Warner cut Bangladesh bowling in surgical fashion to put 58 in just 5 overs. Finch led the way with 20 ball-40 that included two fours and four towering sixes.

He was the first to go when Taskin Ahmed dismissed him before Shoriful got the better of Warner who made 18. Mitchell Marsh with 5 ball-16 not out completed the inevitable as Australia reached 78-2 in 6.2 overs.

Only three batters of Bangladesh could reach a double-digit figure with Shamim Patwari making the highest 19. Opener Naim Sheikh scored 17 while captain Mahmudullah Riyad added 16.

This was Bangladesh’s second-lowest total with the lowest 70 came against New Zealand in Kolkata in the 2016 T20 World Cup. This was also the second total below 100 in this tournament in a row, having shot out for 84 against South Africa in the previous match.

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