Tamim Iqbal offered Bangladesh's lone resistance with a valiant 95 as Australia restricted his side to 182 all out in yesterday's Champions Trophy clash
Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal en route his 95 against Australia yesterday. Pic/AFP
Tamim Iqbal offered Bangladesh's lone resistance with a valiant 95 as Australia restricted his side to 182 all out in yesterday's Champions Trophy clash.
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After hitting 128 against England in Bangladesh's opening match on Thursday, Tamim was the main man once again, but this time he lacked support and was unable to stop Australia taking control at The Oval.
While Tamim was rock solid, hitting his 95 off 114 balls with six fours and three sixes, Shakib Al Hasan was the next highest scorer on 29.
Pace bowler Mitchell Starc was Australia's most effective force with four wickets from his 8.3 overs.
Australia, whose final group match is against England in Birmingham on June 10, were the victims of one of the all-time great upsets when Bangladesh beat them by five wickets in a one-day international in Cardiff in 2005. But it would be an even bigger surprise if Steve Smith's side fail to knock off the runs required to secure their first win of the tournament.
The main threat to Australia's ambitions could come from the weather, with rain forecast for the latter part of the day.
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