DHAKA: Mosaddek Hossain hit a career-best 86 not out and Nahid Rana took four wickets as Bangladesh trounced Australia by 86 runs in the rain-hit opening one-day international on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
It was only Bangladesh’s second ever ODI victory against Australia, following their famous 2005 upset in Cardiff.
Mosaddek capped a fine all-round performance, bagging two wickets to walk away with the man-of-the-match award.
Chasing 285, Australia were reeling at 191-9 in 42.2 overs, still needing 93 runs off 46 balls with one wicket in hand, when a fierce thunderstorm forced the players off the field at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.
Bangladesh were declared winners via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.
Cameron Green top-scored for the visitors with an unbeaten 52 off 66 balls but found little support as Bangladesh’s pace attack ran riot.