Renshaw turns it around
Matt Renshaw walked in with Australia wobbling and batted them out of trouble, his 89 off 52 powering a 7-run win. After the early damage at 44/3, he rebuilt with intent rather than caution, then accelerated hard enough to keep Bangladesh chasing a moving target. Even with Bangladesh flying early, the required rate never truly dipped once Australia’s middle overs took off.
Middle overs swing decisive
The match was effectively won in Australia’s middle phase: 110/2 at 11 an over from overs 7–16. That surge, anchored by Renshaw and finished off by Tim David, erased the slow powerplay and turned a par start into a commanding platform. Bangladesh’s bowlers couldn’t break the stand quickly enough, and the lack of wickets through that stretch meant Australia could still close with 42 without losing one at the death.
Renshaw leads, Nasum counters
Renshaw was the clear difference-maker, combining tempo and placement to dominate the key phase and then adding 1/13 in his two overs to tighten the chase. David’s 45 off 26 gave the innings its late punch and ensured the middle-overs platform became a 190-plus total. For Bangladesh, Nasum Ahmed’s 2/27 was the standout spell, keeping one end quiet even as the Renshaw-David partnership did the damage.
Bangladesh’s chase loses shape
Bangladesh began like a chase in control, racing to 72/1 in the powerplay, but the innings stalled once the field spread. Their middle overs returned 81/3 at 8.1 an over, and those wickets forced the hitters to reset rather than launch. By the time they reached the last five, the equation demanded sustained boundary-hitting; 36/2 in the death overs kept them close, but the chase ran out with 189/6.
BABangladesh
131/10
AUAustralia
133/6
BABangladesh
102/10
NZNew Zealand
104/4
BABangladesh
183/4
NZNew Zealand
182/6
BABangladesh
119/2
IRIreland
117/10
BABangladesh
174/6
IRIreland
170/6
BABangladesh
142/9
IRIreland
181/4
BABangladesh
151/10
WIWest Indies
152/5
BABangladesh
135/8
WIWest Indies
149/9
BABangladesh
149/10
WIWest Indies
165/3
AFAfghanistan
143/9
BABangladesh
144/4
BA4AU6BABangladesh
131/10
AUAustralia
133/6
AUAustralia
100/2
BGBangladesh
140/8
AUAustralia
78/2
BGBangladesh
73/10
BABangladesh
122/8
AUAustralia
62/10
BABangladesh
104/9
AUAustralia
105/7
BABangladesh
127/9
AUAustralia
117/4
BABangladesh
123/5
AUAustralia
121/7
BABangladesh
131/7
AUAustralia
108/10
AUAustralia
157/7
BGBangladesh
156/5
BGBangladesh
153/5
AUAustralia
158/3
BABangladesh
131/10
AUAustralia
133/6
AUAustralia
108/1
OMOman
104/10
AUAustralia
181/10
SLSri Lanka
184/2
AUAustralia
146/10
ZIZimbabwe
169/2
AUAustralia
182/6
IRIreland
115/9
PAPakistan
207/6
AUAustralia
96/10
PAPakistan
198/5
AUAustralia
108/10
PAPakistan
168/8
AUAustralia
146/8
AUAustralia
119/10
INIndia
167/8
AUAustralia
186/6
INIndia
188/5