Published in The Nation on Aug 07th, 2021, Agencies
DHAKA – Bangladesh beat Australia by 10 runs in the third Twenty20 International in Dhaka on Friday to seal their first ever series win over their opponents in any cricket format. Bangladesh scored 127 for nine from their 20 overs with captain Mahmudullah hitting 52 off 53 balls. Nathan Ellis took a hat-trick on his debut for Australia. But Australia again struggled to score runs and managed just 117-4, with Mitchell Marsh hitting the top score of 51. The victory gave Bangladesh an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. SCORES IN BRIEFS: BANGLADESH 127 for 9 in 20 overs (Mahmudullah 52, Shakib Al Hasan 26, Afif Hussain 19; Nathan Ellis 3-24, Josh Hazlewood 2-16, Adam Zampa 2-24) beat AUSTRALIA 117 for 4 in 20 overs (Mitchell Marsh 51, Ben McDermott 35, Alex Carey 20; Shoriful Islam 2-29) by 10 runs.