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Australia vs Bangladesh 2017 2nd Test Full Commentary
Result · Sep 04 2017, Mon - 09:00 AM (IST)
BANGLADESH305, 157
AUSTRALIA377, 87/3
Australia win by 7 wickets
CRR:5.61
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Match
OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Taijul Islam. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, outside edge to slips, by Smith. Lyon wraps up the innings with his seventh. What a haul from him. Taijul charges down and wildly swings at the ball. The turn away from the left hander results in the outside edge being taken and it is easily pouched at first slip.
Australia will be very pleased with their morning's work. They haven't let Bangladesh get away from them. The pitch doing a touch more than it did yesterday, with more turn and bounce on offer. That will please the Bangladesh spinners, and the Aussies have an important few sessions with the bat to come.
Nathan Lyon to Taijul Islam. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Cummins.
Glenn Maxwell to Mustafizur Rahman. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Agar.
Glenn Maxwell to Taijul Islam. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Lyon.
SIX! Glenn Maxwell to Taijul Islam. Off break length ball, off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Here comes the lower order bashing. Taijul sprints down the pitch and clubs over wide long on. Gets a good piece of it, and it clears the rope for a max.
Glenn Maxwell to Taijul Islam. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Handscomb.
Glenn Maxwell to Taijul Islam. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Handscomb.
Glenn Maxwell to Taijul Islam. Off break back of a length, middle stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Renshaw.
Nathan Lyon to Mustafizur Rahman. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
OUT! Run Out. Nathan Lyon to Mehedi Hasan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, direct hit by Warner. Superb work from David Warner. Mehedi wants to get back on strike, so goes for a risky second run. Warner gets to the ball quickly, turns, takes aim, and fires it at the wicketkeeper's end. Quality throw that nails the stumps, and leaves Mehedi well short.
Nathan Lyon to Mehedi Hasan. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot sweeping, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Cummins.
Nathan Lyon to Mehedi Hasan. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
Nathan Lyon to Mehedi Hasan. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Handscomb.
Nathan Lyon to Mehedi Hasan. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Wade.
Ashton Agar to Taijul Islam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Wade.
Ashton Agar to Taijul Islam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Handscomb.
Ashton Agar to Taijul Islam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Agar.
Ashton Agar to Taijul Islam. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Agar.
Ashton Agar to Taijul Islam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.
OUT! Caught. Ashton Agar to Nasir Hossain. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, outside edge to wicketkeeper, by Wade. Excellent grab by Wade. Agar fires this flat and into the right hander. No turn, Nasir goes for the cut, and gets cramped for room. A healthy outside edge is snaffled behind the stumps to leave Bangladesh eight down.
Nathan Lyon to Mehedi Hasan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Wade.
Nathan Lyon to Nasir Hossain. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Cummins.
Nathan Lyon to Nasir Hossain. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
APPEAL! Nathan Lyon to Nasir Hossain. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Smith, appeal made for L.B.W. Another big LBW appeal but Smith doesn't fancy the review this time. He suggests it was hitting outside the line of off stump.
Nathan Lyon to Nasir Hossain. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.
Nathan Lyon to Nasir Hossain. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.
Ashton Agar to Mehedi Hasan. Stock ball half volley, down leg side on the front foot defending, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by O'Keefe.
Ashton Agar to Mehedi Hasan. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Agar.
Ashton Agar to Mehedi Hasan. Stock ball back of a length, middle stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Handscomb.
Ashton Agar to Mehedi Hasan. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by O'Keefe.
Mehedi Hasan to Nathan Lyon. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Al Hasan. Umpires have deemed that the light is not good enough to bowl the rest of the remaining overs, so Bangladesh will have to come back out to the field tomorrow morning to get this final wicket.
An excellent day of Test cricket. David Warner got to his 20th Test hundred with a wonderful innings, as Australia threatened to post a big score. Then came back the Bangladeshi bowlers. Mehedi Hasan and Mustafizur Raham both with three wickets to peg back the visitors. The Aussies still have a handy lead of 72, which could prove to be vital come the fifth day. A 9:30am start tomorrow morning because of the lost overs.
Mehedi Hasan to Steve O'Keefe. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Iqbal.
Mehedi Hasan to Steve O'Keefe. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Miraz.
Mehedi Hasan to Steve O'Keefe. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Miraz.
Mehedi Hasan to Steve O'Keefe. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Miraz.
Mehedi Hasan to Steve O'Keefe. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rahim.
OUT! Bowled. Shakib Al Hasan to Ashton Agar. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed. Magical bowling from Shakib. This pitch is really starting to rag now. He flights it up enough to entice the drive from Agar. It dips then spins past the swishing blade of the left hander, before clipping the top of leg stump. Doesn't get much better than that. Australia are nine down.
Shakib Al Hasan to Ashton Agar. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Miraz.
Shakib Al Hasan to Ashton Agar. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Al Hasan.
Shakib Al Hasan to Steve O'Keefe. Stock ball back of a length, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hossain.
Shakib Al Hasan to Steve O'Keefe. Stock length ball, off stump down the track flick, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Miraz.
Shakib Al Hasan to Ashton Agar. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track defending, outside edge to slips for 1 run, dropped catch by Sarkar. Well that is an absolute dolly for first slip. He won't get an easier one. Agar is down the pitch to defend, giving Sarkar even more time to see the ball. It loops up to him at the perfect height, but it bounces straight out the palms.
Taijul Islam to Steve O'Keefe. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Rahman.
A scheduled 15 overs to bowl, but we won't get those in. The light is starting to fade in Chittagong. Play is going to start 30 minutes earlier tomorrow to sneak in some extra time.
Taijul Islam to Steve O'Keefe. Stock length ball, middle stump down the track defending, bat-pad back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Islam.
Taijul Islam to Steve O'Keefe. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Islam.
Taijul Islam to Steve O'Keefe. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Rahman.
Taijul Islam to Ashton Agar. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Rahman.
Taijul Islam to Ashton Agar. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Islam.
Mehedi Hasan to Steve O'Keefe. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rahim.
Mehedi Hasan to Ashton Agar. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Islam.
Mehedi Hasan to Ashton Agar. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Haque.
Mehedi Hasan to Ashton Agar. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Iqbal.
Mehedi Hasan to Ashton Agar. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Miraz.
Mehedi Hasan to Ashton Agar. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Hossain.
FOUR! Mustafizur Rahman to Steve O'Keefe. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. Mustafizur throws the ball out wide to tempt O'Keefe, and he takes the bait. A wild flash of the bat and he connects sweetly, belting a drive over the offside for four.
Mustafizur Rahman to Steve O'Keefe. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Rahman.
Mustafizur Rahman to Steve O'Keefe. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Rahman.
Mustafizur Rahman to Steve O'Keefe. Length ball, off stump no foot movement driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rahim.
Mustafizur Rahman to Ashton Agar. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to long off for 1 run, mis-fielded by Rahman, fielded by Al Hasan.
Mustafizur Rahman to Ashton Agar. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Haque.
OUT! Bowled. Steve O'Keefe to Mustafizur Rahman. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. O'Keefe picks up the last one. Mustafizur playing completely down the wrong line, and is beaten on the outside edge. The ball scoots through to smash into the off stump.
So Australia need 86 runs to level the series. More than capable of doing that, but it won't be easy against the new ball. Nathan Lyon will take all the headlines and rightly so. What a performance from him. 20 overs left in the day, so they have a chance of chasing it down tonight.
Steve O'Keefe to Mustafizur Rahman. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Wade.
Nathan Lyon to Mehedi Hasan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
Mehedi has been good in defence, which is annoying the Australians. Not moving the score along though. Just three runs since tea in eight overs. So Australia likely to be chasing below 100.
Nathan Lyon to Mehedi Hasan. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.
Nathan Lyon to Mehedi Hasan. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Wade.
Nathan Lyon to Mehedi Hasan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.
Nathan Lyon to Mehedi Hasan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
Nathan Lyon to Mehedi Hasan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Handscomb.
Steve O'Keefe to Mehedi Hasan. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot sweeping, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Cummins.
Steve O'Keefe to Mehedi Hasan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Wade.
Steve O'Keefe to Mehedi Hasan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Wade.
Steve O'Keefe to Mehedi Hasan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Wade.
Steve O'Keefe to Mehedi Hasan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Warner.
Steve O'Keefe to Mehedi Hasan. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by O'Keefe.
Nathan Lyon to Mustafizur Rahman. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Cartwright.
Nathan Lyon to Mustafizur Rahman. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Wade.
OUT! Bowled. Nathan Lyon to Taijul Islam. Off break length ball, outside off stump no foot movement defending, missed. Lyon is tearing through the Bangladeshi's. Flatter delivery here, going on with the arm, and Taijul is stuck on the crease. He puts the bat out in hope, and the ball skids past the inside edge to uproot the off stump. Marvellous bowling. Just Mustafizur to come.
Nathan Lyon to Taijul Islam. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Wade.
Nathan Lyon to Taijul Islam. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to slips for no runs, run save by Smith.
Nathan Lyon to Taijul Islam. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, bat-pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Handscomb.
Steve O'Keefe to Mehedi Hasan. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.
Steve O'Keefe to Mehedi Hasan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Wade.
Steve O'Keefe to Mehedi Hasan. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, leading edge to cover for no runs, fielded by Agar.
Steve O'Keefe to Mehedi Hasan. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Warner.
Steve O'Keefe to Mehedi Hasan. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.
Steve O'Keefe to Mehedi Hasan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Handscomb.
Nathan Lyon to Taijul Islam. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot glancing, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Agar.
Finally some runs after the interval. Bangladesh need to keep the scoreboard ticking to push that lead up to something that the Aussies aren't going to be comfortable with.
Nathan Lyon to Taijul Islam. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Wade.
Nathan Lyon to Taijul Islam. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, bat-pad to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Wade.
Nathan Lyon to Taijul Islam. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Handscomb.
SIX! Nasir Hossain to Glenn Maxwell. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Finishes the game in style. Tossed up and in the slot, and Glenn Maxwell deposits the ball over wide long on for six.
Brilliant victory for Australia there to level the series at 1-1. They were much the better side over the four days and deserved the win. Restricting Bangladesh in the first innings was the key, and that was down to Nathan Lyon. Seven in the first innings, which was backing up by six in the second. David Warner also produced a masterclass with his 20th Test hundred to allow Australia to gain a vital first innings lead. The pitch eventually broke up which sped up the regularity of wickets, and that came at the wrong time for Bangladesh. Cheaply dismissed for 157, and the Aussies cruised to their small target in the end.
A great Test series between the two sides. Plenty of entertainment, and it was well fought, so the trophy will be shared.
FOUR! Nasir Hossain to Glenn Maxwell. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. Maxwell powers it away off the backfoot for another boundary. Too short and too wide to this man. Rockets off the bat to the fence in no time.
Nasir Hossain to Glenn Maxwell. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Rahman.
Shakib Al Hasan to Glenn Maxwell. Stock ball back of a length, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Hossain.
Shakib Al Hasan to Glenn Maxwell. Stock ball half volley, to leg on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Rahman.
Shakib Al Hasan to Peter Handscomb. Stock ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hossain.
Shakib Al Hasan to Peter Handscomb. Stock ball half volley, down leg side on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Haque.
Shakib Al Hasan to Peter Handscomb. Stock length ball, down leg side down the track defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Haque.
FOUR! Shakib Al Hasan to Peter Handscomb. Stock ball half volley, to leg down the track driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. He is a special talent. Handscomb's use of the feet is superb. He opens the face and drives handsomely for four.
Taijul Islam to Glenn Maxwell. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rahim.
FOUR! Taijul Islam to Glenn Maxwell. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Excellent sweep shot from Maxwell. Gets right out in front and struck with immense power. Way in front of square and out of reach of the deep fielder.
Taijul Islam to Glenn Maxwell. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Islam.
Taijul Islam to Glenn Maxwell. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to backward point for no runs.
Taijul Islam to Peter Handscomb. Stock ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot flick, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rahman.
Taijul Islam to Glenn Maxwell. Stock ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Hossain.
APPEAL! Verified by umpire after REFERRAL. Shakib Al Hasan to Peter Handscomb. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to short extra cover for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W. Review taken in desperation. The ball doesn't even hit the pad and they are asking for the LBW. Obviously stays with the onfield decision.
Shakib Al Hasan to Peter Handscomb. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Rahman.
FOUR! Shakib Al Hasan to Peter Handscomb. Stock ball half volley, off stump down the track driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. That beautiful from Handscomb. He shimmies down the wicket and places a drive into the gap at extra cover. Timed the pants off it.
Shakib Al Hasan to Peter Handscomb. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Al Hasan.
Shakib Al Hasan to Glenn Maxwell. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Kayes, fielded by Islam.
Shakib Al Hasan to Peter Handscomb. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, well timed to deep mid wicket for 3 runs, fielded by Hossain.
Taijul Islam to Glenn Maxwell. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Islam.
Taijul Islam to Glenn Maxwell. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to backward point for no runs.
SIX! Taijul Islam to Glenn Maxwell. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Maxwell won't hang around either. Ginormous from the big show. He gets a big stride in a then blasts it over long on fence for six. A couple of them will help.
Taijul Islam to Glenn Maxwell. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, bat-pad to point for no runs, fielded by Kayes.
Taijul Islam to Peter Handscomb. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Al Hasan.
Taijul Islam to Peter Handscomb. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Haque.
Shakib Al Hasan to Glenn Maxwell. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Rahman.
Shakib Al Hasan to Glenn Maxwell. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rahim.
OUT! Caught. Shakib Al Hasan to Matthew Renshaw. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, outside edge to wicketkeeper, by Rahim. Is there a twist? Renshaw now falls and Australia are three down now. Renshaw feels away from the body outside the off stump that he doesn't need to. The ball kisses the outside edge and Rahim takes it with ease behind the wicket.