Australia vs Bangladesh T20I: Match Highlights and Analysis

We are all set for the action to begin. The umpires and the players are already out in the middle. Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis will open up for the Aussies. Nasum Ahmed has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

Overs1.1 Score18 - 0 Abdul Saqlain to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Off the edge! Short of a good length, outside off. Mitchell Marsh stands tall, slashes and slashes pretty hard at it. Gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies over the leaping keeper. Parvez Hossain Emon extends his right hand up to pluck it but it flies over him to the fence behind.

Overs1.2 Score22 - 0 Abdul Saqlain to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Not quite timed well, but The Bison is up and running! Back of a length, just outside off. It lands and kicks off the surface. Mitchell Marsh pulls it off the higher portion of the bat and clears mid-wicket for a boundary.

Overs2.4 Score30 - 1 Nasum Ahmed to Josh Inglis, OUT! LBW! Nasum has the last laugh and provides the first breakthrough. That's his 50th T20I wicket as well in his 50th appearance for his country in this format. He pushes it through, full in length and it keeps sliding on with the arm towards the leg stump line. Josh Inglis sits across to play the sweep shot, but misses and is hit on the front pad. A very confident appeal for LBW and up goes the fingers. The hosts are joyous, but Inglis has gone for the review straightaway. The ball seems to have missed the gloves en route. And UltraEdge confirms it with a flat line. Ball Tracking shows that the ball is projected to clip the leg stump on umpire's call. Australia retain the review, but Inglis falls. He is absolutely livid and smashes the boundary ropes with his bat before making his way to the dugout. Australia are 30/1 after 2.4 overs.

Overs2.6 Score31 - 1 Nasum Ahmed to Cooper Connolly, Another full ball, around off, Cooper blasts it down the ground, where the mid off fielder lets the ball through on a fumble and allows a single. A successful over for Nasum, though. Just four runs and a wicket from it.

Overs3.2 Score31 - 2 Nahid Rana to Cooper Connolly, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Spectacular bowling, excellent catch. Bangladesh roar back strongly. Nahid cannons it on a fuller length and gets the ball to curve away late off the pitch. Cooper Connolly does not move his feet much and throws his bat hard at it, looking to thrash it through the covers, but only manages to get a fat outside edge. The ball is flying like a projectile to the left of the first slip fielder, where Saif Hassan is very alert and takes a sharp diving catch. Australia are 31/2 in 3.2 overs.

Overs3.6 Score34 - 2 Nahid Rana to Mitchell Marsh, Nervy! Slides one onto the pads, on a fractionally fuller length. Mitchell Marsh is hurried by pace. Tries to whip that across to the leg side, but misses and the ball slams his front pad before rolling into the square leg region. Marsh looks for a leg bye, but is sent back in time.

PITCH REPORT - Athar Ali Khan is inspecting the conditions in Chattogram. He first informs that a new surface will be used. Also points out that there was a bit of overnight rain, but the conditions are dry as the venue has a good drainage system. Mentions that the pitch looks much the same as before, and he also observes some bare patches and little grass on offer. He feels the spinners will find enough to work with and will pose more questions today than the pacers. For the batters, he stresses the need to spend time in the middle and apply themselves before looking to go big.

A quick word - Joel Davies says it was a really proud moment for him to pick three wickets on his T20I debut, but admits he didn't think it would happen this quickly. On whether the Big Bash experience helped him, he agrees and credits the Big Bash for giving him the confidence to perform at this level, and mentions that conversations with mentors Steve O'Keefe and Moises Henriques back home gave him a great deal of belief as well. On the conditions in Bangladesh, Davies says it is his first time in the subcontinent and that he had expected a lot of spin based on what he had seen on television. He says it has not spun as much as anticipated, and that the bounce has been a little on the low side.