Australia Vs Bangladesh 1St Odi
Bangladesh tour of Australia - 2008 (2008) · Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin · 30 August 2008
Australia won by 180 runs
Australia won by 180 runs. Michael Hussey top-scored with 85 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin
- Date
- 30 August 2008
- Toss
- Bangladesh, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 180 runs
- Player of the match
- Michael Hussey
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh)
- Debut
- Brett Geeves (Australia)
- Umpires
- AM Saheba and PD Parker
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field. It was Brett Geeves's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 254 for 8. Michael Hussey top-scored with 85 off 87 balls, and Shaun Marsh made 76. Shahadat Hossain took 3 for 42 for Bangladesh. The innings was built on a 85-run stand for the third wicket between Michael Hussey and Shaun Marsh.
Chasing 255, Bangladesh made 74 all out. Tamim Iqbal top-scored with 21 off 31 balls. Cameron White took 3 for 5 for Australia. From 58 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 16 runs, to 74 for 10.
Australia won by 180 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Marrara Cricket Ground across the 4 ODIs in our archive. Bangladesh's 74 all out is the lowest completed total at Marrara Cricket Ground.
AUSTRALIA: 254 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Hopes | c Mehrab Hossain jnr b Nazmul Hossain | 22 | 30 |
| Shaun Marsh | b Abdur Razzak | 76 | 105 |
| Michael Clarke | c Dhiman Ghosh b Shakib Al Hasan | 14 | 34 |
| Michael Hussey | b Shahadat Hossain | 85 | 87 |
| David Hussey | c Mashrafe Mortaza b Shakib Al Hasan | 24 | 22 |
| Brad Haddin | b Alok Kapali | 3 | 13 |
| Cameron White | b Shahadat Hossain | 9 | 11 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c & b Shahadat Hossain | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Geeves | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark
Extras 21 · Total 254 for 8
| Bowler (Bangladesh) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 10 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Shahadat Hossain | 6 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Nazmul Hossain | 10 | 1 | 55 | 1 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 10 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| Abdur Razzak | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Alok Kapali | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-56 (James Hopes, 11.5 ov), 2-76 (Michael Clarke, 18.6 ov), 3-161 (Shaun Marsh, 35.6 ov), 4-201 (David Hussey, 42.3 ov), 5-208 (Brad Haddin, 45.3 ov), 6-252 (Cameron White, 49.3 ov), 7-252 (Mitchell Johnson, 49.4 ov), 8-254 (Michael Hussey, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | James Hopes (22) and Shaun Marsh (23) | 56 | 73 |
| second | Michael Clarke (14) and Shaun Marsh (5) | 20 | 43 |
| third | Michael Hussey (31) and Shaun Marsh (48) | 85 | 102 |
| fourth | Michael Hussey (15) and David Hussey (24) | 40 | 39 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (4) and Brad Haddin (3) | 7 | 18 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (33) and Cameron White (9) | 44 | 25 |
| seventh | Michael Hussey (0) and Mitchell Johnson (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Michael Hussey (2) and Brett Geeves (0) | 2 | 2 |
BANGLADESH: 74 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehrab Hossain jnr | lbw b Stuart Clark | 0 | 8 |
| Tamim Iqbal | c Brett Geeves b Mitchell Johnson | 21 | 31 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | lbw b Mitchell Johnson | 5 | 16 |
| Raqibul Hasan | c David Hussey b Brett Geeves | 14 | 50 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | c Stuart Clark b Michael Clarke | 7 | 12 |
| Alok Kapali | run out (Stuart Clark) | 12 | 17 |
| Dhiman Ghosh | c Brad Haddin b Brett Geeves | 1 | 8 |
| Abdur Razzak | c & b Cameron White | 4 | 9 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | not out | 5 | 7 |
| Nazmul Hossain | c Michael Clarke b Cameron White | 0 | 6 |
| Shahadat Hossain | c Michael Clarke b Cameron White | 0 | 2 |
Extras 5 · Total 74 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bracken | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Stuart Clark | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Michael Clarke | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Brett Geeves | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Cameron White | 1.4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Mehrab Hossain jnr, 3.2 ov), 2-28 (Tamim Iqbal, 8.1 ov), 3-33 (Mohammad Ashraful, 10.2 ov), 4-44 (Shakib Al Hasan, 13.6 ov), 5-58 (Alok Kapali, 19.2 ov), 6-63 (Dhiman Ghosh, 22.1 ov), 7-68 (Raqibul Hasan, 24.4 ov), 8-72 (Abdur Razzak, 25.6 ov), 9-74 (Nazmul Hossain, 27.2 ov), 10-74 (Shahadat Hossain, 27.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mehrab Hossain jnr (0) and Tamim Iqbal (12) | 12 | 20 |
| second | Mohammad Ashraful (3) and Tamim Iqbal (9) | 16 | 29 |
| third | Mohammad Ashraful (2) and Raqibul Hasan (3) | 5 | 13 |
| fourth | Shakib Al Hasan (7) and Raqibul Hasan (4) | 11 | 22 |
| fifth | Alok Kapali (12) and Raqibul Hasan (1) | 14 | 32 |
| sixth | Dhiman Ghosh (1) and Raqibul Hasan (4) | 5 | 17 |
| seventh | Abdur Razzak (3) and Raqibul Hasan (2) | 5 | 15 |
| eighth | Mashrafe Mortaza (3) and Abdur Razzak (1) | 4 | 8 |
| ninth | Mashrafe Mortaza (2) and Nazmul Hossain (0) | 2 | 8 |
| tenth | Mashrafe Mortaza (2) and Shahadat Hossain (0) | 0 | 2 |
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