Bangladesh Beat Australia by 86 Runs in Dhaka, End 21-Year Wait — Australia Vs Bangladesh

Bangladesh beat Australia by 86 runs in australia vs bangladesh on Tuesday in Dhaka, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Lightning stopped the chase with Australia on 94 runs from 46 balls and 7.4 overs left, and the match was awarded under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.

Dhaka Turns on Lightning

Bangladesh posted 8-284 after being sent in to bat at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Mosaddek Hossain made 86 not out and added two wickets, while Nathan Ellis finished with 3-38 for Australia.

The target never settled into a full chase. Australia lost Matt Short first ball when he lost his off stump, and Marnus Labuschagne went for 1 to Mustafizur Rahman before Josh Inglis made 19 and Alex Carey and Cooper Connolly tried to steady the innings with a fourth-wicket stand of 40.

Nahid Rana Breaks Through

Nahid Rana was the sharp edge of the result. The Bangladesh quick took 4-41 and pushed speeds above 150kph, tearing through Australia’s middle order before Cameron Green could only finish unbeaten on 52.

Josh Inglis, the stand-in skipper, called the total too low for his side and pointed to the chances they missed. “A disappointing total on our part and obviously we dropped four or five catches.” He added, “If it was somewhere around 230 to 240, I thought it was very chaseable.”

Bangladesh End 21-Year Wait

The win was Bangladesh’s second men’s 50-over victory over Australia and their first ODI victory over them in 21 years. Mitch Marsh missed a second straight series because of the ankle injury he picked up in the IPL, leaving Australia without their captain for the opener.

Bangladesh now hold the only completed result of the three-match series, and the 1-0 lead means Australia need the next match to avoid leaving Dhaka already behind. For Bangladesh, the 86-run margin turned a rain-interrupted finish into a result that sits with one of their rarest ODI wins.