Sports Tuesday, August 10, 2021 15 Shakib leads Bangladesh’s domination over Australia to clinch T20I series 4-1 in Dhaka ICC DHAKA SHAKIB Al Hasan’s 4/9 and Mohammad Saifuddin’s 3/12 paved the way for a 60-run win in the fifth and final T20I that ensured a 4-1 series win for Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Monday. Bangladesh presented an unwavering spirit to success- fully defend 123 runs against Australia in the final T20I in Dhaka. The hosts bowled them out for 62 in the 14th over with the help of Shakib who snared four wickets alongside Saifud- din, who chipped in with three. The opening stand of 42 runs between Mahedi Hasan and Mohammad Naim was able to provide impetus to the Bangladesh innings with a run-rate of over 10 for the first four overs but the middle-or- der couldn’t capitalise on the quick start. After the fall of Mahedi’s wicket to Ashton Turner for 13, the hosts’ run rate nose- Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan receives the ‘Alesha Card’ Player of the dived. Then, Daniel Chris- Match after winning the fifth and final Twenty20 International against tian claimed his first wicket Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka in T20Is since 2014 with the on Monday. (AFP) wicket of Naim who went back Bangladesh’s cricketers celebrate after winning the fifth and final Twenty20 International against Australia at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket with a run-a-ball 23. Stadium in Dhaka on Monday. (AFP) of change of pace that worked the visitors were bowled out At the halfway mark, Shak- wonders. He snared the wicket for 62 runs in no time as the ib perished to Adam Zampa Scoreboard of Afif Hossain (10) who at- batters batting below No.5 to who trapped him leg-before tempted the ramp but the 11 couldn’t cross the single- for 11. The middle-order strug- BANGLADESH Extras: (b6, lb1, w11) 18 M. Wade b Shakib Al Hasan 22 Total: (All out, 13.4 overs) 62 slower delivery meant the ball digit mark. gled to rebuild the innings and Mahedi Hasan c Agar b Turner 13 Total: (For 8 wickets, 20 overs) 122 M. Marsh lbw b Nasum 4 Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Christian), 2-17 (Marsh), 3-83 could only travel till short fine The collapse was prompted Mohammad Naim c Agar b Christian 23 Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Mahedi), 2-57 (Naim), 3-60 B. McDermott c and b Mahmudullah 17 (Wade), 4-48 (McDermott), 5-53 (Carey), 6-54 Soumya Sarkar (16), Mahmud Shakib Al Hasan lbw b Zampa 11 (Shakib), 4-84 (Mahmudullah), 5-96 (Soumya), 6-110 A. Carey b Saifuddin 3 (Henriques), 7-54 (Turner), 8-56 (Agar), 9-58 (Ellis), leg where Mitchell Marsh took by Saifuddin who picked 3/12 Ullah (19), and Nurul Hasan Soumya Sarkar c Turner b Christian 16 (Nurul), 7-114 (Afif), 8-118 (Saifuddin). M. Henriques c Nurul Hasan b Saifuddin 3 10-62 (Zampa). a comfortable catch. in three overs while Shakib (8) were all back in the hut Mahmudullah Riyad c and b Agar 19 Did not bat: Nasum Ahmed. A. Turner c Mahmudullah b Shakib Al Hasan 1 Bowling: Mahedi 3-0-20-0, Nasum 2-0-8-2, Mustafizur In their chase, Australia returned with a four-for that when Bangladesh were 110/6 Nurul Hasan b Ellis 8 Bowling: Turner 2-0-16-1 (w5), Agar 4-0-28-1 (w1), A. Agar b Mohammad Saifuddin 2 1-0-3-0, Saifuddin 3-0-12-3, Shakib 3.4-1-9-4, lost two important players ear- took him past 100 T20I wick- Afif Hossain c Marsh b Ellis 10 Zampa 4-0-24-1 (w1), Ellis 4-0-16-2 (w3), Christian N. Ellis b Shakib Al Hasan 1 Mahmudullah 1-0-9-1. in 17.4 overs. Mosaddek Hossain not out 4 4-0-17-2 (w1), Swepson 2-0-14-0. M. Swepson not out 1 Toss: Bangladesh ly – Dan Christian and Marsh ets, making him the first men’s Nathan Ellis bowled the Mohammad Saifuddin run out (Wade) 0 AUSTRALIA (TARGET 123) A. Zampa c Mahmudullah b Shakib Al Hasan 4 Result: Bangladesh won by 60 runs – as they limped to 31/2 at the player to score 1000 runs and final over and exploited the Mustafizur Raahman not out 0 D. Christian b Nasum Ahmed 3 Extras: (lb1) 1 Series: Bangladesh won the five-match series 4-1. end of their Powerplay. pick 100 wickets in the short- conditions with the strategy In a massive turn of events, est format. Jamieson, Ferguson We could’ve created nine chances on named in New Zealand’s T20 World Cup squad the final day of drawn Test, says Root ANI Chapman, Devon Conway, AUCKLAND (NEW ZEALAND) Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, ANI Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, NOTTINGHAM PACERS Kyle Jamieson and Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Lockie Ferguson on Monday Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert ENGLAND skipper Joe Root were named in New Zealand’s (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, admitted that Indian team squad for the upcoming Twen- Adam Milne (injury cover). were on top on day five of the ty20 World Cup, slated to be Coaching Staff: Gary Stead, opening Test but the hosts’ played in October-November Shane Jurgensen, Luke Ronchi, captain was confident of dis- in the UAE. (fourth coach TBA) missing the remaining nine Player and staff welfare New Zealand squad for Bang- visitors batsmen on Sunday. will take on extra significance ladesh T20s & Pakistan ODIs: The first Test between this winter as New Zealand Tom Latham (c) (wk), Finn Allen, England and India ended in Cricket attempts to balance Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell a draw after Day five of the the BlackCaps workloads over (wk), Doug Bracewell, Colin de match was abandoned due to a four-month-long period, Grandhomme, Jacob Duffy, Matt rain on Sunday. incorporating tours to Bang- Henry (ODI only), Scott Kugge- India needed just 157 runs ladesh, Pakistan, and India, leijn, Cole McConchie, Henry to win the first Test on day five as well as the ICC T20 World Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Rachin while England needed nine Cup in the UAE. Ravindra, Ben Sears (T20 only), wickets but no play was pos- While the Test squad to Blair Tickner, Will Young sible due to rain. The visitors tour India will not be an- Coaching Staff: Glenn Pocknall, had scored 52 runs after bun- nounced for another month Graeme Aldridge, Tilan Sa- dling out England in the third or so, the BlackCaps white- maraweera session on Saturday. ball squads will comprise a New Zealand squad for Paki- “At one stage it looked like total of 32 players - includ- stan T20Is: Tom Latham (c) we could have potentially had ing two new to the set-up in (wk), Finn Allen, Todd Astle, 40 overs and I think in that Canterbury all-rounder Cole Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell period, it felt like we would McConchie, and Wellington (wk), Mark Chapman, Colin de have been able to create nine paceman Ben Sears. Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, chances on the surface like England’s captain Joe Root (C) leads his players off the field at the end of first Test against India at the Trent Bridge cricket ground in Tom Latham will captain Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Ajaz that,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Nottingham, central England, on Saturday. (AFP) the side in Bangladesh and Patel, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears, Root as saying. Pakistan. Blair Tickner, Will Young. “I’d be lying if I wasn’t to Need to back Root: Coach not through lack of effort. It’s enough. But at some point I started playing Test cricket. New Zealand T20 World Cup Coaching Staff: Shane Jur- say that India weren’t in the Silverwood not a lack of hard work. It’s will have to make a decision,” “Wherever he has played, squad: Kane Williamson (c), gensen, Glenn Pocknall, Graeme driving seat going into today, England head coach Chris Sil- just a case that we have to try he added. he has been a match-winner Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Mark Aldridge, Tilan Samaraweera. but we know on a wicket like verwood on Monday admitted and find a formula that works. for us. We are happy that he that, a couple of wickets in that batsmen apart from Joe That’s a work in progress at Bumrah has proved has done once again, what he a cluster and of course that Root also need to start contrib- the moment,” he added. himself: Rahul does best,” Rahul added. game can turn on its head,” uting more to ease off the pres- Skipper Root scored a cen- Meanwhile, India batsman KL The first Test between WI vs Pak: Chemar, Brooks named he added. sure on the Three Lions skipper. tury in the second innings of Rahul stressed that pacer Jas- England and India ended in in provisional squad for Test series The English skipper feels “Yes, I think we do need to the Trent Bridge Test and it prit Bumrah has proved himself a draw after Day five of the the pressure of batting on the step up. Joe’s been phenom- was his first ton on home soil time and again and his perfor- match was abandoned due to KINGSTON (Jamaica): Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel on final day of the Test could have enal for the last six months, since 2018.