rbartlett
18-06-2005, 08:37 PM
"Bangladesh produced a major sporting upset by defeating shell-shocked Australia by five wickets with four balls to spare in a NatWest Series clash at sun-baked Sophia Gardens.
Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting's side were 100-1 on with bookmakers William Hill before the game to triumph in their first game in the competition.
But instead their disappointing start to the Ashes became a crisis after they failed to defend a challenging total of 249 five from 50 overs on a slow pitch.
A superb innings from Mohammad Ashraful was the mainstay of Bangladesh's victory - only their 10th in 108 internationals.
He reached three figures in limited-overs cricket for the first time off 100 balls with 11 fours before falling to the next delivery from Jason Gillespie.
Ashraful shared a fourth-wicket stand of 130 in 23 overs with skipper Habibul Bashar (47) to provide the cornerstone of a win which was greeted with euphoria by their fans.
Bangladesh needed seven off the final over from Jason Gillespie and Aftab Ahmed hammered the first ball for six over long-on and a single off the next ball completed the win. "
okay, so now the aussies are officially rubbish at sport -what's left for 'god's own country' ?
cheers
richard
Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting's side were 100-1 on with bookmakers William Hill before the game to triumph in their first game in the competition.
But instead their disappointing start to the Ashes became a crisis after they failed to defend a challenging total of 249 five from 50 overs on a slow pitch.
A superb innings from Mohammad Ashraful was the mainstay of Bangladesh's victory - only their 10th in 108 internationals.
He reached three figures in limited-overs cricket for the first time off 100 balls with 11 fours before falling to the next delivery from Jason Gillespie.
Ashraful shared a fourth-wicket stand of 130 in 23 overs with skipper Habibul Bashar (47) to provide the cornerstone of a win which was greeted with euphoria by their fans.
Bangladesh needed seven off the final over from Jason Gillespie and Aftab Ahmed hammered the first ball for six over long-on and a single off the next ball completed the win. "
okay, so now the aussies are officially rubbish at sport -what's left for 'god's own country' ?
cheers
richard