Australia go past spirited Bangladesh – Win by three wickets with nine balls to spare
22nd Match, Super 10 Group 2: Australia v Bangladesh at Bangalore – Mar 21, 2016 – Bangladesh 156/5 (20/20 ov); Australia 157/7 (18.3/20 ov) – Australia won by 3 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim added 51 runs for the unfinished sixth wicket in this game to provide the 14th occasion of batsmen posting fifty plus runs for the sixth wicket in WT20 and the first such occasion by Bangladesh batsmen. This stand represent the record stand by Bangladesh batsmen for the sixth wicket in WT20. The previous best was 49 runs between Mahmudullah and Nasir Hossain against India at Dhaka on 28.03.14. This stand also provides the eleventh occasion of Bangladesh batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for various wickets in WT20
SR Watson and UT Khawaja added 61 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a fifty plus runs in WT20 and the ninth such occasion for the first wicket by Australian openers in WT20
GJ Maxwell was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 100th stumped dismissal in WT20. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Australian batsman dismissed stumped in WT20
SR Watson was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 15th occasion of Australian batsman dismissed run out in WT20 and also provides the fifth such occasion for an Australian opening batsman.
UT Khwaja scored 58 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a fifty in WT20 and the 22nd such occasion by Australian batsmen in WT20. It was his first fifty in WT20. His previous best was 38 against New Zealand at Dharmasala on 18.03.16