Afif Hossain steers the chase as Bangladesh 2-0 up
ESPNCricInfo
05 Aug 2021, 04:44 GMT+10
Bangladesh 123 for 5 (Afif 37 ) beat Australia 121 for 7 (Marsh 45, Mustafizur 3-23) by five wicketsYou wait years for a T20 victory over Australia then two come along at once. Bangladesh stumbled but eventually found composure in their chase to take a 2-0 lead in Dhaka with Afif Hossain and Nurul Hasan guiding them home with eight balls to spare.The pitch - a new one - was again slow, although looked rather less slow when Mitchell Starc was racing in with the new ball after Australia s batting had laboured to post 121, in which Mustafizur Rahman was outstanding. At 67 for 5 the chase was wobbling significantly but with such a small target, the required rate was never an issue and the sixth-wicket pair managed to show a calmness that had eluded a few others.After struggling in the Powerplay, Australia had given themselves a foundation to launch in the closing overs with a stand of 57 between