Bangladesh HP taste 1st defeat in Top End T20

This is also the first time so far in the tournament that they couldn't chase a target, having earlier defeated Nepal, Hobart Hurricanes and Victoria CA after batting second.

Considering the recent success in chasing, Bangladesh opted to bowl first but Adelaide Academy put up a strong batting performance to rack up 164-9. Bangladesh eventually managed to score 143-9 before losing the game by 21 runs.

Pacer Abdul Gaffar Saqlain claimed 4-21 and spinner Mohammad Rubel returned figures of 3-30 to push the Australian domestic team hard but a combined effort saw them past 150-run mark.
 
Opener Thomas Kelly was the top-scorer with 20 ball-38, sending the ball across the ropes for six times. Harry Hunter made 35 while Noah McFadyen chipped-in-with 31.

Bangladesh made a horrible start losing inform opener Jisan Alam for the first-ball-duck. But Habibur Rahman Sohan and Ariful appeared to bring the side back on track with calculative cricket.

However, Lachlan Bangs broke through with the wicket of Sohan who made 23 and sparked a collapse that saw Bangladesh lost wickets at regular intervals despite Ariful's excellent batting.

Bangs finally got the wicket of Ariful after he made 66 off 54 with five fours and two sixes. Shamim Patwari scored 18 and was the only batter to reach double digits after Ariful and Sohan.

Bangs ended the game with 4-29 while Henry Thornton and Waheguru Dhillon took two wickets apiece, reports BSS.