Australia take on hosts Bangladesh in their final group tie of the ICC World Twenty20. Catch all the live updates of the match from Mirpur.
Bangladesh host Australia in Group 2 tie of the ICC World Twenty20 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. Follow live updates of the match here: (Live Scorecard | Text Commentary )
Australia, who have won four World Cups but never the ICC World Twenty20, play their last game against Bangladesh today. Both sides will meet in Mirpur with the hope of signing off the tournament on a positive note. Australia and Bangladesh have three losses in as many games so far.
Australia captain admitted Australia's performance in tournament was below par. "This is the most disappointing performance by our team in three years of my captaincy," Australia captain George Bailey said. Australia entered the tournament as an overwhelming favourite.
"We have to be motivated. I think for me personally, the motivation is - I don't like losing, personally. As a team we, don't like losing. I don't like my performance in this tournament. I haven't got five runs," Australia all-rounder Shane Watson said.
Bangladesh have only defeated Australia once in any format. This will be Bangladesh's best chance of breaking a depressing sequence at home and arresting a losing streak. Bangladesh have been beaten by 73 runs, eight wickets and 50 runs in its three Super 10 matches.
Bangladesh medium pacer Mashrafe Mortaza has been ruled out of today's match after suffering a knee injury in Sunday's game against Pakistan.
Australia: George Bailey (captain) Doug Bollinger, Daniel Christian, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin (wicketkeeper), Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Glenn Maxwell, James Muirhead, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Shane Watson, Cameron White
Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim (captain/wicketkeeper), Abdur Razzak, Al-Amin Hossain, Anamul Haque, Farhad Reza, Mahmudullah, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shamsur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Sohag Gazi, Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed, Ziaur Rahman
Story first published on: Tuesday, 01 April 2014 13:30
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