Bangladesh bow out T20 WC with crushing defeat

 DHAKA -Bangladesh put up yet another disastrous performance before bowing out the Twenty20 World Cup as they were thrashed by

a ruthless Australia by eight wickets in their last game of the Super 12
today at Dubai in UAE.

   The game was finished in just 21.2 overs with Australia needing just 38
balls to seal the deal after Bangladesh were shot out for 73 in 15 overs. In
doing so, Australia also boosted their net-run-rate and moved to the second
spot of Group 1.

   Leg-spinner Adam Zampa was the wrecker-in-chief with 5-19, his best
bowling and second best for Australia in this format. He was ably supported
by fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazzlewood who claimed two wickets
apiece.

   After Zampa show, Australia openers Aaron Finch and David Warner cut
Bangladesh bowling in surgical fashion to put 58 in just 5 overs. Finch led
the way with 20 ball-40 that included two fours and four towering sixes.

   He was the first to go when Taskin Ahmed dismissed him before Shoriful got
the better of Warner who made 18. Mitchell Marsh with 5 ball-16 not out
completed the inevitable as Australia reached 78-2 in 6.2 overs.

   Only three batters of Bangladesh could reach double digit figure with
Shamim Patwari making the highest 19. Opener Naim Sheikh scored 17 while
captain Mahmudullah Riyad added 16.

   This was Bangladesh's second lowest total with the lowest 70 came against
New Zealand in Kolkata in 2016 T20 World Cup. This was also Mahmudullah and
his troops' second total below 100 in this tournament in a row, having shot
out for 84 against South Africa in the previous match.

   After being sent to bat first, Bangladesh lost the wicket in the first
over when Liton Das was bowled out by an express delivery of Mitchell Starc.

   But Bangladesh appeared to recover from the jolt with Naim and Soumya
Sarkar finding a couple of boundaries in an otherwise a pretty good batting
deck.

   But the rot began then with Soumya dragging one of Josh Hazzlewood onto
his wicket and Mushfiqur being trapped leg-before after trying to flick a
delivery of Glenn Maxwell.

   The Tigers were left to 10-3 in third overs, indicating that the second
consecutive total below 100 was on the cards.

   Adam Zampa then appeared in the stage, leaving Bangladesh in further
trouble with his googly and traditional leg-break.

   Amid Zampa's carnage, Shamim Patwari showed a brief show of his big
hitting prowess but couldn't continue as he also dug his own graveyard by
playing wretched shot.

   Soon after captain Mahmudullah was dismissed by Starc and his dismissal
brought an end to Bangladesh's slim hope to propel the score past 100.

   However the lower order saved Bangladesh from being bowled out for their
lowest total in the Twenty20 World by 3 runs margin even though Zampa
finished with his first five-wicket haul in the T20 International format and only fourth for Australia.BSS