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09-16-2007, 08:32 PM
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Australia gave Bangladesh a lesson in Twenty20 cricket when they thrashed them by nine wickets with 37 balls to spare in their ICC World Twenty20 (T20) Super Eight game at Newlands on Sunday afternoon, as Brett Lee took the first hat-trick in international T20 cricket.
Australia won the toss and sent Bangladesh in to bat. Bangladesh were unable to reproduce the pyrotechnics of Saturday, when they raced to their first 50 off just 23 balls against South Africa. This time, they were much more pedestrian as tight bowling and skilful fielding by Australia kept them in check.
Tamim Iqbal and Nazim Uddin put on 40 for the first wicket before Uddin was caught by Ponting off Michael Clarke for 11. Ponting initially fumbled the ball before catching it.
Tamim Iqbal was the top scorer, with 32 runs off 40 balls, while Aftab Ahmed made 31 off 34. The first-wicket stand was the only partnership of note.
Mohammad Ashrafal, who recorded the fastest 50 in T20 history, off just 20 balls, against the West Indies, could only muster seven runs before be was caught by Symonds off Stuart Clark. Although Aftab Ahmed tried to keep things going, he started running out of partners.
Lee's hat-trick came in the 18th over, when Shakib Al Hasan was caught behind by Adam Gilchrist, and Lee followed up by bowling first Mushrafe Mortaza and then Alok Kapali. Farhad Reza could have been his fourth victim in four balls had Lee not bowled a no-ball. The hat-trick was his second in international cricket - he took a hat-trick against Kenya in the 2003 World Cup.
His opening partner Nathan Bracken took two wickets in successive balls in the final over, when he had Aftab Ahmed caught by Brad Hodge and then Farhad was caught by Michael Hussey off his next delivery.
Chasing a modest total of 124 for victory, Australia were merciless. Hayden was brutal, bludgeoning his way to 73 not out off 50 deliveries.
He hit nine fours and three sixes.
Gilchrist was only marginally less brutal, racing to 43 off 26 balls, including a single boundary and four sixes, before he was run out by Mushrafe Mortaza and Tamim Iqbal as he scrambled for a third run.
After their hiccup against Zimbabwe in their first match, Australia have returned to the all-conquering brand of cricket which has taken them to the top in test and 50-over cricket, and it would be a brave punter who did not back them to reach the final of the T20 in Johannesburg next Monday.
Teams:
Australia - Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting (capt), Andrew Symonds, Michael Hussey, Brad Hodge, Brad Haddin, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark.
Bangladesh - Mohammad Ashrafal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Nazim Uddin, Aftab Ahmed, Alok Kapali, Shakib Al Hasan, Farhad Reza, Mushrafe Mortaza, Syed Rasel, Abdur Razzak.
SAPA
Australia gave Bangladesh a lesson in Twenty20 cricket when they thrashed them by nine wickets with 37 balls to spare in their ICC World Twenty20 (T20) Super Eight game at Newlands on Sunday afternoon, as Brett Lee took the first hat-trick in international T20 cricket.
Australia won the toss and sent Bangladesh in to bat. Bangladesh were unable to reproduce the pyrotechnics of Saturday, when they raced to their first 50 off just 23 balls against South Africa. This time, they were much more pedestrian as tight bowling and skilful fielding by Australia kept them in check.
Tamim Iqbal and Nazim Uddin put on 40 for the first wicket before Uddin was caught by Ponting off Michael Clarke for 11. Ponting initially fumbled the ball before catching it.
Tamim Iqbal was the top scorer, with 32 runs off 40 balls, while Aftab Ahmed made 31 off 34. The first-wicket stand was the only partnership of note.
Mohammad Ashrafal, who recorded the fastest 50 in T20 history, off just 20 balls, against the West Indies, could only muster seven runs before be was caught by Symonds off Stuart Clark. Although Aftab Ahmed tried to keep things going, he started running out of partners.
Lee's hat-trick came in the 18th over, when Shakib Al Hasan was caught behind by Adam Gilchrist, and Lee followed up by bowling first Mushrafe Mortaza and then Alok Kapali. Farhad Reza could have been his fourth victim in four balls had Lee not bowled a no-ball. The hat-trick was his second in international cricket - he took a hat-trick against Kenya in the 2003 World Cup.
His opening partner Nathan Bracken took two wickets in successive balls in the final over, when he had Aftab Ahmed caught by Brad Hodge and then Farhad was caught by Michael Hussey off his next delivery.
Chasing a modest total of 124 for victory, Australia were merciless. Hayden was brutal, bludgeoning his way to 73 not out off 50 deliveries.
He hit nine fours and three sixes.
Gilchrist was only marginally less brutal, racing to 43 off 26 balls, including a single boundary and four sixes, before he was run out by Mushrafe Mortaza and Tamim Iqbal as he scrambled for a third run.
After their hiccup against Zimbabwe in their first match, Australia have returned to the all-conquering brand of cricket which has taken them to the top in test and 50-over cricket, and it would be a brave punter who did not back them to reach the final of the T20 in Johannesburg next Monday.
Teams:
Australia - Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting (capt), Andrew Symonds, Michael Hussey, Brad Hodge, Brad Haddin, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark.
Bangladesh - Mohammad Ashrafal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Nazim Uddin, Aftab Ahmed, Alok Kapali, Shakib Al Hasan, Farhad Reza, Mushrafe Mortaza, Syed Rasel, Abdur Razzak.
SAPA