AUS VS BAN - 44th Match, Super 8 Group 1, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024

Right, we've had our first round of Super Eight fixtures done and it's the big boys who're leading their respective groups. The games keep coming and we'll be back in a few hours from now when England take on South Africa in a blockbuster clash in St. Lucia. Do join us for all the action. For now, cheers and bye..

Mitchell Marsh - It was an exciting bowling performance with everyone chipping in. This is a very good playing XI, we spoke before the start to have the team to take us deep into the tournament and have a team based on the conditions and it's going well. I'm loving it (on captaincy), great team to lead, great group filled with experience, the support staff have been excellent and the families are here as well. Have another game tomorrow and we're looking forward to it.

Najmul Shanto - The wicket was good, bit slow, but we should have made at least 170. Playing against this team, we should gamble, today Rishad came at 4 to tackle the spinners, he's a big-hitter but he couldn't execute that. I'm doing alright so far, enjoying playing here and think I can do a bit more. It's very important for the top-order to get runs like we did today, that's a big boost, hopefully the bowlers will continue their form. Looking for a good show against India in our next match 

Pat Cummins | Player of the Match - I had no idea (on the hat-trick), then saw when it came up on the screen. Set batter in, playing the innings, you never know how it'll go about, so that was a big wicket (on Hridoy's wicket) and happy to have restricted them. Few (hat-tricks) in juniors, never for Australia. Agar and Ellis, on the bench, have hat-tricks, joined their club. It's pretty awesome to tick that off. Good club to be part of. Fairly polished performance, the goal was to win and we did well with the run-rate, we'll need to continue with the momentum going ahead in the Super 8s

Australia’s longest winning streaks in T20Is
8* - February 2024 to June 2024
8 - November 2021 to February 2022
6 - May 2010 (T20 WC)
6 - October 2017 to February 2018
6 - October 2022 to September 2023

Most consecutive wins in T20 WC
8* - Australia (2022-2024)
7 - England (2010-2012)
7 - India (2012-2014)
6 - Australia (2010)
6 - Sri Lanka (2009)
6 - India (2007-2009)

Rain has had the last say and Australia win this Super Eight game by 28 runs (DLS method). The result was never in doubt after they had restricted Bangladesh to a mere 140 in conditions that were good for batting. Pat Cummins's hat-trick was the show-stealer, but it was a collective bowling effort that kept Bangladesh on the back-foot.Towhid Hridoy made a 28-ball 40, captain Shanto sparkled with a 36-ball 41, but they were held back by their senior pros who struggled to rotate strike and keep the scorecard ticking. David Warner and Travis Head added 59 in the batting PP, Rishad Hossain struck twice to give his team some hope, but David Warner's fifty and Maxwell's touch had Australia well ahead when rain came for the second time. Two points for Australia and they join India at the top of this group. 

00:10 Local Time, 04:10 GMT, 09:40 IST: We have now started to lose overs. It continues to lash down in Antigua and the bowler's run-up has been covered as well. Doesn't look great at the moment

00:05 Local Time, 04:05 GMT, 09:35 IST: The 4th umpire is having a chat with the groundstaff. His umbrella isn't down, that means it hasn't stopped raining, but the groundstaff continue to stay around the covers. A stiff breeze blowing across the ground, hopefully it'll take the rain away with it

23:58 Local Time, 03:58 GMT, 09:28 IST: The rain is back and the players run off. Two wickets in this mini-session, but Australia are well ahead. They needed to be at 72 for 2 according to DLS method, that was the par score. It's raining pretty hard, we might have a bigger break and we might start losing some overs as well

Taskin Ahmed to Warner, 1 run, short and at the body, Warner stays on the front-foot as he played the pull, on the bounce to deep backward square leg

Taskin Ahmed to Warner, SIX, lovely, Warner brings up his fifty in style, they're racing away towards the target now - half-volley at the pads, Warner picked the length early and then whipped it over mid-wicket for a maximum

Taskin Ahmed [1.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack

Rishad Hossain to Maxwell, no run, full-toss from Rishad and Maxwell fails to put it away, driven straight to the fielder at cover, 13 off the over

Rishad Hossain to Maxwell, 2 runs, Maxwell is looking in good touch, that's great news for Australia, the leg-break from Rishad, but it's a tad too full and lets Maxwell get under it on the slog-sweep, placed it through mid-wicket and a diving stop prevented the boundary

Rishad Hossain to Maxwell, SIX, drilled, that's a Maxwell special - was tossed up well outside off, he leant across, brought the bottom-hand into play and then shovelled it hard and flat, sending it screeching across the ropes at wide long-on

Rishad Hossain to Warner, 1 run, Rishad tosses one on the leg-stump line, whipped through mid-wicket for a single

Rishad Hossain to Warner, FOUR, beautifully played, brings out the reverse sweep - was full and right in the slot, clears backward point and the ball races away to the ropes

Rishad Hossain to Warner, no run, tossed up just outside off, dabbed with an open face to backward point

Highlights (Overs 6-10) - 31 runs | 2 wickets 
- Fifty up in the 6th over 
- Rain stops play for close to half an hour
- Rishad cleans up Head with a legbreak
- Mahedi bowls a tight over
- Rishad traps Marsh lbw
- Mustafizur concedes a couple of boundaries