Adam Zampa Takes Five As Australia Hammer Bangladesh

 

Adam Zampa guided Australia to an easy win over Bangladesh in 

                     Adam Zampa guided Australia to an easy win over Bangladesh in Dubai

Highlights

• Australia thrashed Bangladesh by eight wickets in the T20 World Cup
• Bangladesh bowled out for a paltry total of 73
• Adam Zampa picked five wickets for Australia

Lnegotiated the spinners well and were all out for just 74 in 15 overs after being asked to take the first strike. Zampa (5/19) maintained splendid line and length throughout to trouble the batters, who found it difficult to read him

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Fast bowlers Mitchell Starc (2/21) and Josh Hazlewood (2/8) shared four wickets between them while Glenn Maxwell (1/6) dismissed one batter.

They could not win a single game, losing all five matches. Australia knocked off the required runs in just 6.2 overs to replace South Africa in the second runs

Skipper Aaron Finch (40) and David Warner (18) added 58 runs in five overs for an explosive start. Mitchell Marsh (16 not out) and Glenn Maxwell (0) took the side past the finish line.

Earlier, Starc provided the first wicket as Liton Das (0) dragged one back onto the stumps while Josh Hazlewood got rid of Soumya Sarkar (5), who also played on to the stumps.

Maxwell trapped Mushfiqur Rahim (1) while Zampa had Afif Hossain (0) 1 ball caught in the slip region. Hazlewood got his second victim in opener Mohammad Naim (17), who was by Pat Cummins at square leg when the batter miscued a pull shot.

Bangladesh was struggling at 33 for five and needed skippers Mamudullah and Shamim Hossain to repair the innings. Mahmudullah (16) found two boundaries off Starc while Shamim took on the same pacer for his first boundary.

Shamim also lofted Zampa confidently for a six over deep square leg. He was stroking the ball fluently but could not convert his good start into a substantial knock.

Zampa had the left-hander caught behind when he tried to play a cut shot and trapped Mahedi Hasan in the next ball to be on a hat-trick. When he returned to bowl, wicket-keeper Matthew Wade dropped a catch to deny his colleague the hat-trick milestone.