Shock 36-minute demolition saves Australia

The Aussies bowled Bangladesh out for 73 before romping to the score in just 6.2 overs, sealed with a monster six from Mitchell Marsh that resulted in the second biggest victory in T20 World Cup history.Catch Australia take on the West Indies at the ICC T20 World Cup on Saturday night (9pm AEDT) on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial todayJustin Langer’s troops secured the win as Aaron Finch smashed 40 off 20 balls to lead the chase, before Marsh iced the game with 16 off just five deliveries.The game starts at 9pm AEDT. Catch Australia take on Bangladesh at the ICC T20 World Cup on Thursday night (9pm AEDT) on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial today.Remarkably, it only took Australia 36 minutes to chase down the runsComing into the game, it was a grim looking ladder as Australia (third) were a full net run rate point behind South Africa, who were second in their group. Australia had a net run-rate of -0.627 while the Proteas were sitting pretty at a NRR of +0.742. If both teams finished the Super 12 stage on the same points, the Proteas would go through with a superior net run rate.However, by humiliating Bangladesh Australia lifted their net run rate to +1.031 to surge back into second in the group, breathing new life into the campaign. The top two sides from each group progress to the semi-finals.Finch and Co. needed to reach 74 in 8.1 overs to go ahead on net run rate and did it with ease, taking just 6.2 overs to get the job done.The result was set up by Bangladesh’s putrid batting display. The side dropped to 3/10 inside the first three overs and never recovered as Adam Zampa ran riot with figures of 5/19, the second best ever figures by an Australian in a men’s T20 International.“We wanted to come out really aggressive,” Zampa said.“We had some really interesting memories the last time we played Bangladesh. That was in our minds a little bit. We have a little bit of a different team (this time around), some really fast bowlers and we wanted to be aggressive early.“In terms of the situation of our World Cup and how important a big win was it feels really good to be able to contribute. It’s a satisfying win and important one for us.” Speaking on Fox Cricket, Mark Waugh didn’t hold back.“That is woeful. That is an embarrassing display (by Bangladesh),” he said. “Australia bowled well but that was poor. This is meant to be a T20 World Cup. You wouldn’t find that in third grade in a park.”Finch then crushed four sixes to spearhead the Aussie charge towards victory, while Marsh and David Warner (18 off 14) also chipped in.Shane Warne was full of praise on Twitter. “Well done to the Aussie boys in the #ICCT20WorldCup2021 hammering B’desh! Loved the attitude of the boys. No fear & all went into beast mode,” Warne wrote. “More of that & the boys will have a huge say in this WC. I know B’desh are way out of form but the attitude was there tonight!”Although it was a stunning performance from Australia, Bangladesh had endured a horrid World Cup campaign, becoming the whipping boys in the Super 12 tournament.ESPN’s Sreshth Shah tweeted: “Is shameful the word? Disappointing? Embarrassing? Bangladesh have let too many people down with their cricket in this tournament. Being home-track bullies is simply not good enough.”Indian cricket legend VVS Laxman wrote: “Bangladesh’s poor World Cup ends with another heavy loss in the Super 12s. They are a much better team than this, time to return to the drawing board and regroup. Zampa was Australia’s hero, five wickets in a T20 game is just wow!”Australia play the West Indies on Saturday at 9pm AEDT, while South Africa and England play on Sunday morning at 1am AEDT.

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The Aussies bowled Bangladesh out for 73 before romping to the score in just 6.2 overs, sealed with a monster six from Mitchell Marsh that resulted in the second biggest victory in T20 World Cup history.Catch Australia take on the West Indies at the ICC T20 World Cup on Saturday night (9pm AEDT) on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial todayJustin Langer’s troops secured the win as Aaron Finch smashed 40 off 20 balls to lead the chase, before Marsh iced the game with 16 off just five deliveries.The game starts at 9pm AEDT. Catch Australia take on Bangladesh at the ICC T20 World Cup on Thursday night (9pm AEDT) on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial today.Remarkably, it only took Australia 36 minutes to chase down the runsComing into the game, it was a grim looking ladder as Australia (third) were a full net run rate point behind South Africa, who were second in their group. Australia had a net run-rate of -0.627 while the Proteas were sitting pretty at a NRR of +0.742. If both teams finished the Super 12 stage on the same points, the Proteas would go through with a superior net run rate.However, by humiliating Bangladesh Australia lifted their net run rate to +1.031 to surge back into second in the group, breathing new life into the campaign. The top two sides from each group progress to the semi-finals.Finch and Co. needed to reach 74 in 8.1 overs to go ahead on net run rate and did it with ease, taking just 6.2 overs to get the job done.The result was set up by Bangladesh’s putrid batting display. The side dropped to 3/10 inside the first three overs and never recovered as Adam Zampa ran riot with figures of 5/19, the second best ever figures by an Australian in a men’s T20 International.“We wanted to come out really aggressive,” Zampa said.“We had some really interesting memories the last time we played Bangladesh. That was in our minds a little bit. We have a little bit of a different team (this time around), some really fast bowlers and we wanted to be aggressive early.“In terms of the situation of our World Cup and how important a big win was it feels really good to be able to contribute. It’s a satisfying win and important one for us.” Speaking on Fox Cricket, Mark Waugh didn’t hold back.“That is woeful. That is an embarrassing display (by Bangladesh),” he said. “Australia bowled well but that was poor. This is meant to be a T20 World Cup. You wouldn’t find that in third grade in a park.”Finch then crushed four sixes to spearhead the Aussie charge towards victory, while Marsh and David Warner (18 off 14) also chipped in.Shane Warne was full of praise on Twitter. “Well done to the Aussie boys in the #ICCT20WorldCup2021 hammering B’desh! Loved the attitude of the boys. No fear & all went into beast mode,” Warne wrote. “More of that & the boys will have a huge say in this WC. I know B’desh are way out of form but the attitude was there tonight!”Although it was a stunning performance from Australia, Bangladesh had endured a horrid World Cup campaign, becoming the whipping boys in the Super 12 tournament.ESPN’s Sreshth Shah tweeted: “Is shameful the word? Disappointing? Embarrassing? Bangladesh have let too many people down with their cricket in this tournament. Being home-track bullies is simply not good enough.”Indian cricket legend VVS Laxman wrote: “Bangladesh’s poor World Cup ends with another heavy loss in the Super 12s. They are a much better team than this, time to return to the drawing board and regroup. Zampa was Australia’s hero, five wickets in a T20 game is just wow!”Australia play the West Indies on Saturday at 9pm AEDT, while South Africa and England play on Sunday morning at 1am AEDT.