Bangladeshi cricket team in Australia in 2008

Bangladeshi cricket team in Australia in 2008
	Bangladesh	Australia
Dates	30 August 2008 – 6 September 2008
Captains	Mohammad Ashraful	Michael Clarke
One Day International series
Results	Australia won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs	Tamim Iqbal (84)	Shaun Marsh (175)
Most wickets	Shakib Al Hasan (4)	Mitchell Johnson (6)
Player of the series	Michael Hussey (Aus)

The Bangladesh national cricket team played three One Day International (ODI) matches in Australia in 2008, under the captaincy of Mohammad Ashraful. The Australians, captained by Michael Clarke, comfortably swept the series 3–0.

The series was during the southern Australian winter, therefore the matches were played in northern Australia at Marrara Oval, Darwin. On slow, low, continental-like pitches, Bangladesh failed to score more than 125 in the series. Australian Shaun Marsh was the leading run-scorer for the series, with 175 runs. Australia's Mitchell Johnson finished leading wicket-taker for the series—with six wickets—ahead of teammates Cameron White and Stuart Clark. Michael Hussey was named man of the series as the Australian's dominated every facet of the series.

ODI series

1st ODI

30 August (scorecard)

Australia  254/8 (50 overs)	v	Bangladesh 74 (27.4 overs)
Michael Hussey 85 (87) Shahadat Hossain 3/42 (6 overs)		Tamim Iqbal 21 (31) Cameron White 3/5 (1.4 overs)

Australia won by 180 runs Marrara Oval, Darwin, Australia Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (IND) & Peter Parker (AUS) Player of the match: Michael Hussey

• Bangladesh score of 74 runs was their lowest ODI score ever.^[1] Brett Geeves, Australian fast-medium bowler, debuted in this match taking 2/11.

2nd ODI

3 September (scorecard)

Bangladesh  117 (36.1 overs)	v	Australia 118/2 (22.4 overs)
Dhiman Ghosh 30 (36) Mitchell Johnson 3/17 (6.1 overs)		Shaun Marsh 69 (81) Shakib Al Hasan 2/38 (6.4 overs)

Australia won by 8 wickets Marrara Oval, Darwin, Australia Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (Ind) & Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Shaun Marsh

3rd ODI

6 September (scorecard)

Australia  198/5 (50 overs)	v	Bangladesh 125 (29.5 overs)
Michael Hussey 57* (72) Abdur Razzak 1/22 (10 overs)		Tamim Iqbal 63 (69) James Hopes 3/30 (5 overs)

Australia won by 73 runs Marrara Oval, Darwin, Australia Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (Ind) & Peter Parker Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal

• Player of the series Michael Hussey

Tour Matches

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Australian Institute of Sport v Bangladeshis

18 August (scorecard)

Australian Institute of Sport 330/4 (50 overs)	v	Bangladeshis 316 (49.3 overs)
Peter Forrest 83 (86) Shakib Al Hasan 1/45 (10 overs)		Tamim Iqbal 85 (45) Jon Holland 4/43 (10 overs)

Australian Institute of Sport won by 14 runs. Gardens Oval, Darwin, Australia Umpires: Stuart Rudd & R Saunders

Australian Institute of Sport v Bangladeshis

20 August (scorecard)

Australian Institute of Sport 284/8 (50 overs)	v	Bangladeshis 288/7 (44.5 overs)
Michael Hill 59 (52) Shahadat Hossain 3/64 (9 overs)		Mashrafe Mortaza 56 (44) Steve Smith 3/56 (9 overs)

Bangladeshis won by 3 wickets Gardens Oval, Darwin, Australia Umpires: Mark Donfeld & R Saunders

Australian Institute of Sport v Bangladeshis

23 August (scorecard)

Bangladeshis 270/9 (50 overs)	v	Australian Institute of Sport 271/5 (48.1 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 67 (55) Grant Sullivan 2/39 (10 overs)		Usman Khawaja 94 (123) Shakib Al Hasan 2/34 (8 overs)

Australian Institute of Sport won by 5 wickets Gardens Oval, Darwin, Australia Umpires: Bruce Oxenford & Peter Parker

• Players per side: 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding)

Australian Institute of Sport v Bangladeshis

25 August (scorecard)

Bangladeshis 229/9 (50 overs)	v	Australian Institute of Sport 230/1 (36.2 overs)
Alok Kapali 62 (74) Grant Sullivan 4/30 (10 overs)		Usman Khawaja 101 (92) Abdur Razzak 1/32 (4 overs)

Australian Institute of Sport won by 9 wickets Gardens Oval, Darwin, Australia Umpires: Bruce Oxenford & Rod Tucker

• Players per side 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding)

Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI v Bangladeshis

27 August (scorecard)

Bangladeshis 305/4 (50 overs)	v	Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI 185 (38.2 overs)
Mehrab Hossain jnr 132* (129) Richmond Hodgson 2/66 (10 overs)		Shane McDermott 61 (48) Alok Kapali 3/22 (6.2 overs)

Bangladeshis won by 120 runs. Gardens Oval, Darwin, Australia Umpires: Peter Parker & Stuart Rudd

• Players per side: Bangladeshis 11 ; Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI 13 (11 batting, 11 fielding)

References

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1. "Australia's back-up boys crush Bangladesh
2. Cricinfo, Accessed 17 August 2008
3. Most runs Cricinfo, Accessed 10 September 2008
4. Most wickets Cricinfo, Accessed 10 September 2008