Bangladesh off to a positive start despite losing Tanzid Tamim.
Bangladesh had a superb powerplay as Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan played some eye-catching shots and made use of the field restrictions in the first 10 overs. They were 62-0 for no loss after 10, which was their second-best powerplay score in the tournament.
Tanzid hit six fours in his 34-ball-36 before getting out to yet another short delivery in the 12th over. Sean Abbott accounted for his wicket. Najmul Hossain Shanto has joined Litton in the middle.
Bangladesh are 99-1 after 15.
In the lead-up to this match, Bangladesh participated in eight World Cup games, facing defeat in six. Their only triumphs were against subcontinental rivals — Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
Shakib Al Hasan is unavailable for this match. The regular ODI captain of Bangladesh left the team following a finger injury sustained in the last match against Sri Lanka.
In his absence, Bangladesh’s ODI vice-captain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, leads the team.
In previous World Cup encounters, Bangladesh faced Australia three times, failing to secure a victory.
Despite aiming to conclude their World Cup campaign on a positive note, Captain Shakib remarked that this edition would be remembered as the worst in Bangladesh’s history.
