• Australia 381-5; Bangladesh 333-8. Australia win by 48 runs
• Australia make it five wins from six in tournament
Australia have sputtered at times on their way to four wins out of five, but they roared to full power with a batting demolition of Bangladesh to notch a fifth win and all-but confirm a World Cup semi-final place with a 48-run victory. Bangladesh have a remote chance of doing the same, but they did not just go down swinging: their raucous band of travelling support made sure they were singing, dancing and cheering in a joyful riposte of their own.
Australia ensured that Trent Bridge lived up to its high-scoring reputation, slamming 381 for five. Bangladesh were never truly in the chase but unlike against England, where they mainly seemed interested in batting out the overs, Mushfiqur Rahim drove a sparkling reply of 333 for eight that was celebrated every step of the way, raising a century and his nation’s highest one-day score.
Written by Geoff Lemon at Trent Bridge
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/20/australia-bangladesh-cricket-world-cup-report under the title “David Warner begins to find accelerator as Australia outgun Bangladesh”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
