Australia defeat Bangladesh in rain-affected T20 World Cup match

Australia began their Super Eight campaign in the T20 World Cup with a convincing 28-run victory over Bangladesh, thanks to Pat Cummins' hat-trick and David Warner's unbeaten half-century. The match, held at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, was affected by rain, leading to Australia securing the win via the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Cummins, recalled alongside Josh Hazlewood after resting in the previous match against Scotland, delivered a match-changing spell. His hat-trick included dismissals of Mahmudullah for two, Mahedi Hasan for a duck, and Towhid Hridoy for 40, restricting Bangladesh to 140 for eight. Cummins finished with figures of 3-29 from his four overs, while Adam Zampa contributed with 2-24.

Australia's chase was cut short by rain after they reached 100 for two in 11.2 overs. David Warner remained unbeaten on 53, and Glenn Maxwell was not out on 14. Mitchell Marsh, the Australian captain, continued his struggle with the bat, getting out lbw for one to Rishad Hossain, who also dismissed Travis Head for 31. The match was abandoned due to rain, securing Australia’s victory through the DLS method.

**Squads:**

**Bangladesh (Playing XI):**
- Tanzid Hasan
- Litton Das (wk)
- Najmul Hossain Shanto (c)
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mahmudullah
- Mahedi Hasan
- Rishad Hossain
- Taskin Ahmed
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib
- Mustafizur Rahman

**Australia (Playing XI):**
- Travis Head
- David Warner
- Mitchell Marsh (c)
- Glenn Maxwell
- Marcus Stoinis
- Tim David
- Matthew Wade (wk)
- Pat Cummins
- Mitchell Starc
- Adam Zampa
- Josh Hazlewood