World Cup, Australia vs Bangladesh as it happened: Despite Rahim’s ton, Aussies win by 48 runs

Ban 333/8 after 50 overs - Rahim 102

WICKET! Mortaza falls off the last ball but Rahim stays unbeaten on 102. If Bangladesh wanted to restrict the damage to their NRR, they have succeeded. If they wanted to win, they have failed... they were never really in the hunt.

Mortaza c Maxwell b Stoinis 6(5, 4x1)

Ban 323/7 after 49 overs - Rahim 100, Mortaza 1

100 off 95 balls for Rahim. He kept the innings together but just too much to do and they left it too late.

Ban 323/7 after 48.2 overs - Rahim 98

WICKET! Starc’s second wicket. A bit too quick for Mehidy. He tried to turn it around, got the leading edge to Warner.

Mehidy Hasan c Warner b Starc 6(7)

Ban 310/6 after 47 overs - Rahim 86, Mehidy 5

Bangladesh need 72 runs in 18 balls. but Rahim just isn’t going for it. He should. Staying not out will make no difference but scoring as many runs as possible will.

Ban 302/6 after 45.4 overs - Rahim 83

WICKET! Sabbir last just one ball, edges it back onto the stumps. Coulter-Nile is on a hat-trick now.

Sabbir Rahman b Coulter-Nile 0(1)

Ban 302/5 after 45.3 overs - Rahim 83

WICKET! Mahmudullah falls after an enterprising 69. He got Bangladesh dreaming again but the high RR meant they just had to keep going for the big shots.

Mahmudullah c Pat Cummins b Coulter-Nile 69 (50, 4x5, 6x3)

Ban 300/4 after 45 overs - Rahim 83, Mahmudullah 67

Bangladesh need 82 runs in 30 balls. Possible... maybe.. maybe... Bangladesh need a miracle but they haven’t given up... not for a moment.

Ban 289/4 after 44 overs - Rahim 81, Mahmudullah 58

53 off 41 balls for Mahmudullah – he is lighting it up now. Can they? Another 12-run over but the required rate is now more than 15.

Ban 276/4 after 43 overs - Rahim 79, Mahmudullah 48

The 100-run partnership has come off 83 balls. It hasn’t been quick enough but it has got Bangladesh to a point where they can throw caution to the winds. Here we go. 13 runs off the Cummins over.

Ban 263/4 after 42 overs - Rahim 76, Mahmudullah 45

15 runs off the Zamba and 12 off them coming off two massive sixes by Mahmudullah. The second and third sixes of the innings for the Tigers and they need plenty more where they came from.

Ban 249/4 after 41 overs - Rahim 76, Mahmudullah 29

Australia were 263/1 after 41 overs. Bangladesh are close enough but Australia got a burst from Maxwell around this time and can the Tigers get something similar? Australia hit 10 sixes in their innings, Bangladesh have hit only one so far.

Ban 234/4 after 39 overs - Rahim 68, Mahmudullah 24

Rahim fights on, showing everyone how it could have been done. If only they had managed to keep a few more wickets in hand, they would have truly managed to pressure the Aussies.

Ban 219/4 after 37 overs - Rahim 60, Mahmudullah 18

Bangladesh need 163 runs in 78 balls. The RR is now 12.64. Rahim is doing his best to take Bangladesh as close to the total as possible but there is just too much to do at the moment.

Ban 208/4 after 35 overs - Rahim 52, Mahmudullah 15

Rahim has 52 off 55. This is now more an exercise of keeping the NRR in some sort of control. Rahim can hit the big shots but the RR is reaching almost 12 now. Too much?

Ban 175/4 after 29.1 overs - Rahim 33

WICKET! Zampa traps Das LBW. Bangladesh decided to take a review but it didn’t help. They retained the review as it came down to umpire’s call but that was perhaps their only solace. Liton had played a nice innings in the last game and his wicket will hurt the Tigers.

Liton Das lbw b Zampa 20 (17, 4x3)

Ban 167/3 after 28 overs - Rahim 33, Das 13

A tough ask for Bangladesh but they haven’t given up completely not yet. And as long as Australia keep making misfields, as Stoinis did off the last ball, they won’t mind.

Ban 144/3 after 24.1 overs - Rahim 23

WICKET!! Starc came back into the attack and he got the breakthrough with a 146 km/h delivery. Tamim shaped up to guide it to the third man but got an inside edge back onto the stumps. Starc seemed to react to the wicket with surprise.

Tamim b Starc 62 (74, 4x6)

Ban 135/2 after 23 overs - Tamim 57, Rahim 20

Rahim has settled in quickly and Bangladesh need a big partnership before they can entertain any thoughts of winning this match.

Ban 120/2 after 21 overs - Tamim 51, Rahim 11

50 off 65 for Tamim, his first half-century of this World Cup. A big match player for Bangladesh but with Shakib back in the hut, he will have to do some heavy lifting for his side today.

Ban 112/2 after 20 overs - Tamim 45, Rahim 9

A tactically difficult period coming up for Bangladesh. They can’t afford to fall too far behind the eight ball and they can’t take too many risks either.

Ban 102/2 after 18.1 overs - Tamim 44

WICKET! Stoinis comes up a wonderfully disguised slower ball to dismiss Shakib al Hasan. This is the big wicket, the man in the form. The ball took the leading edge and went straight to Warner at mid-off. He didn’t make a mistake and this is the first non-fifty score for the left-hander in this World Cup.

Shakib c Warner b Stoinis 41 (41, 4x4)

Ban 102/1 after 18 overs - Tamim 44, Shakib 41

100-1 after 17.4 overs. Good going but they need to keep this going. Can they?

Ban 98/1 after 17 overs - Tamim 42, Shakib 39

Drinks break. Time for Bangladesh to take stock of where they stand. They should be pretty happy with how they have done so far. But for the run-out, they have not put a foot wrong.

Ban 91/1 after 16 overs - Tamim 36, Shakib 38

A two off the first ball and singles off the other five. This is smart cricket – keeping things going. Once they add the odd boundary to the mix, Australia will start feeling the pressure. That is when the game will truly begin.

Ban 84/1 after 15 overs - Tamim 31, Shakib 36

Six singles from the Stoinis over. No risk taken, milking the bowling in the best way possible. This is good batting by Bangladesh – really showing the value of experience.

Ban 75/1 after 13 overs - Tamim 27, Shakib 31

Back-to-back boundaries by Shakib show that he means business. Both were straight down the ground, one that gave the fielder a chance of stopping it and got cries of ‘catch it’ from Maxwell, the other was flatter and hit even better. The left-hander just anchored a great chase in the previous game against the West Indies... can he do it again?

Ban 63/1 after 12 overs - Tamim 26, Shakib 20

Steady stuff by Bangladesh, important to keep the singles going and rotate the strike. The Tigers will need to pick the bowlers they want to attack to keep themselves in the hunt here.

Ban 53/1 after 10 overs - Tamim 23, Shakib 13

Australia had the same total after 10 overs. Bangladesh have done well except for that one run out. But the wicket is good, batting is comfortable and Shakib and Tamim are in good form. This could get interesting.

Ban 49/1 after 9 overs - Tamim 22, Shakib 9

Dangerous by Shakib off the last ball from Cummins, he moved across his stumps and was almost bowled. Somehow, he managed to keep him out. Too early to play shots like that?

Ban 41/1 after 8 overs - Tamim 22, Shakib 3

Australia wasted a review in the over. After a huge LBW appeal against Shakib, Carey convinced Finch to go for the review but the ball pitched outside the leg-stump. The batsman survived and Bangladesh won’t have to worry about a review till the end of the innings.

Ban 31/1 after 6 overs - Tamim 14, Shakib 2

Maxwell into the attack early and his first over went for 7. Big plan or just a change of ends?

Ban 23/1 after 3.5 overs - Tamim 8

WICKET! A mix-up in the middle. Soumya was ball-watching even as Tamim called for a quick single. He didn’t respond till Tamim was halfway down the pitch, at which point Tamim had decided to turn back anyway. The ball was hit to Finch, at mid-on, who had enough time to line up the stumps and hit them directly. Disaster for Bangladesh.

Soumya Sarkar run out (Finch) 10 (8, 4x2)

Ban 19/0 after 3 overs - Soumya 10, Tamim 8

Two fours for Soumya in the over. The first was off a delivery on middle and leg by Starc. The batsman helped it along and the second was thanks to a misfield by Cummins, who slipped in the deep.

Ban 9/0 after 2 overs - Soumya 2, Tamim 7

Lovely straight drive by experienced Tamim off Cummins to get things going. The ball isn’t doing much at the moment and batting is not too difficult.

Ban 4/0 after 1 over - Soumya 1, Tamim 3

So important for Bangladesh to get a good start. Soumya and Tamim have shown, in the past, that they can do it but to harbour any hopes of victory today, the Tigers need the openers to shine again.

AUSTRALIA FINISH AT 381/5

4,4,2 by Stoinis in the final over to finish proceedings against Mustafizur. Australia were magnificent with the bat and finish at a mammoth 381/5. Barring Soumya Sarkar, every Bangladesh bowler had a forgettable day on the field.

7:00 pm: The players are back on the field. The skies are clear now. Alex Carey is on strike and Mustafizur will bowl the final over.

Aus 368/5 after 49 overs - Stoinis 6, Carey 9

RAIN STOP PLAY! With just one over to go, the heavens open up. It’s pouring and the players have run in.

Aus 359/5 after 48 overs - Stoinis 3, Carey 3

Wow. That Maxwell dismissal knocked the stuffing out of Australia. The run-rate has dropped radically. But worryingly, another mini-collapse for Australia... they are making a habit of this.

Aus 354/5 after 47.1 overs - Stoinis 1

WICKET! Steve Smith misses a full toss and it hits him right in front of the stumps. Stunningly, he goes for a review. And unsurprisingly, he didn’t get it right.

Smith lbw b Mustafizur 1(2)

Aus 353/4 after 46.5 overs - Stoinis 1

WICKET! Now, Khawaja is walking back. Short ball from Soumya, gets the bottom edge through to the keeper. He might not want to go back to the dressing room. Keep away from Maxwell. Good idea.

Khawaja c Rahim b Soumya Sarkar 89 (72, 4x10)

Aus 352/3 after 46.2 overs - Khawaja 89

WICKET! Mix-up between Khawaja and Maxwell. Maxwell wanted a single, Khawaja ran halfway down the pitch and refused it. The look on Maxwell’s face needed to be seen to be believed. Maxwell was going so well.

Maxwell run out (Rubel) 32 (10, 4x2, 6x3)

Aus 346/2 after 46 overs - Khawaja 89, Maxwell 26

1Nb 6 4 6 0 3 4

The Big Show is on. 25 runs off the over!!! Maxwell and Khawaja have ripped Rubel’s bowling to shreds. This is what Warner needed to have done. Australia left it a bit too late but they could still reach 400. This is astounding stuff.

Aus 313/2 after 44.2 overs - Khawaja 83

WICKET! Warner falls to Soumya Sarkar’s slower bouncer. The left-hander tried to ramp it over short third man. But there was no pace to play with and he only ended up lobbing it to fielder instead. The end of a good innings, still not his best but good enough for Bangladesh.

Warner c Rubel b Soumya Sarkar 166 (147, 4x14, 6x5)

Aus 306/1 after 44 overs - Warner 162, Khawaja 83

This is all about damage limitation now. Can Bangladesh keep this to less than 350? That itself would represent a victory of sorts.

Aus 296/1 after 43 overs - Warner 151, Khawaja 82

150 off 139 for Warner – sixth time he has achieved it, only Rohit Sharma has more scores over 150. It started off slowly but he has been getting better through the innings. Even now though, the innings doesn’t have the dash of madness that Warner is capable of producing.

Aus 281/1 after 42 overs - Warner 143, Khawaja 76

4.4.2.4.4.1

19 runs off the over. 32 runs off the last two. 45 in the last three. The charge is on. The 150 of the Warner-Khawaja stand also came up in the last over and it came off 124 balls. Khawaja’s innings has got a sudden boost with fours all around the park with some wonderfully timed shots.

Aus 263/1 after 41 overs - Warner 143, Khawaja 57

Warner has teed off. Another 13-run over. A reverse sweep over the in-field off Shakib, who bowled a series of poor deliveries in that over. And the over ends with a 92m six as Shakib bowls a rank short ball. One of the worst balls you are likely to see this World Cup. Last 5 overs, the scoring rate is 10.20.

An unfortunate 50 for Shakib al Hasan, comes up in just his 6th over! (0/50 after 6 overs).

Aus 250/1 after 40 overs - Warner 133, Khawaja 54

Third six of the innings for Warner and arguably the best of the lot. Picks up a length ball from Rubel and drives down the ground like an arrow. Sails over the fence for six. A big score is on the cards for Warner here. 10 overs left in the innings, can Australia reach 350?

In the last 10 overs: 82/0. Been All Australia.

Aus 237/1 after 39 overs - Warner 123, Khawaja 52

The Fizz uses the cutters to good effect to prevent Warner, Khawaja from going for big shots. Warner starts the over off with a big heave and then follows that up with a lofted off-drive for four.

STAT: This is also the first time Australia have 100-run stands for the first two wickets in World Cups. (via ESPNCricinfo)

Aus 230/1 after 38 overs - FIFTY FOR KHAWAJA!

The Fizz comes back for a second spell that could well make or break Bangladesh’s chances in this match. Australia have shown a tendency to collapse at the end. Just six runs in that over.

A run-a-ball fifty comes up for Khawaja as well as the 100-run stand between the two batsmen off an expensive over by Rubel. He has rotated strike well as Warner continues to go strong at the other end.

Aus 211/1 after 36 overs (Warner 110, Khawaja 42)

Warner has also become the first Australian since Mathew Hayden in 2007 to score two centuries in the World Cup. Another drinks break before Australia press down on the accelerator. This could get ugly now.

Aus 190/1 after 33 overs (Warner 101, Khawaja 29)

100 off 110 – his second century of this World Cup. Not his most exciting knock but it has done a job for the team. Can he carry on and make this a big one?

Aus 168/1 after 30 overs (Warner 89, Khawaja 19)

Khawaja has killed the momentum of this innings. He has 19 off 27, is struggling to find the boundary. Hard to believe that he has been the best ODI batsman in the year.

Aus 165/1 after 29 overs (Warner 87, Khawaja 18)

Warner decides to get a move on all of a sudden. 12 runs in the over with two fours for the left-hander. Bangladesh looking decidedly flat at the moment. They need a wicket to perk things up.

Aus 153/1 after 28 overs (Warner 77, Khawaja 16)

Last 5 overs: 28 runs, 0 wkts. Australia are playing steadily but not much else to say there.

Aus 144/1 after 26 overs (Warner 72, Khawaja 12)

Steady as steady can be. Warner and Khawaja will want to bat for as long as possible and then give the the likes of Maxwell the chance to go absolutely nuts.

Aus 139/1 after 25 overs (Warner 69, Khawaja 10)

Khawaja starting to get a move on now. He needs to as well. A great opportunity for him to get a big one here. Lots of overs left and the team already has a good platform to build on.

Aus 125/1 after 23 overs (Warner 64, Khawaja 1)

Just two runs from the over and Khawaja has 1 off 8. Right decision to send him ahead of the in-form Steve Smith? Are Australia taking Bangladesh too lightly?

Aus 121/1 after 20.5 overs (Warner 62)

WICKET! Soumya Sarkar can do anything. First over of the tournament and he gets a pretty innocuous ball to bounce on Finch, who gives the man at short third man some fielding practice. This wicket has come out of nowhere.

Finch c Rubel b Soumya Sarkar 53 (51, 4x5, 6x2)

Aus 117/0 after 20 overs (Warner 59, Finch 52)

51 off 47 balls form Finch. He has now passed 50 on 8 occasions in his last 11 innings for Australia. What a turnaround it has been for the Australian skipper.

Aus 101/0 after 17 overs (Warner 50, Finch 43)

Warner and Finch continue their good run at the top of the order – 100-run stand comes of 99 balls. They are making it look easy. Time for a drinks break.

Aus 98/0 after 16 overs (Warner 50, Finch 33)

Australia have raised the tempo nicely here. In the last 5 overs, they have scored 38 runs without losing a wicket. Bangladesh desperately need a wicket at this point but they are getting hit for a six in almost every over.

Aus 86/0 after 15 overs (Warner 50, Finch 33)

Warner has hogged the lion’s share of the strike and got to his fifty off 55 balls. This might be the innings that will allow him to finally break the shackles that have held him back so far.

Aus 83/0 after 14 overs (Warner 48, Finch 32)

Australia have just cruised to almost six an over. They haven’t needed to go nuts either. The odd big shot has been enough for them to put Bangladesh in a spot.

Aus 72/0 after 13 overs (Warner 37, Finch 32)

Rubel comes into the attack and get the ball to go through to the keeper. He even beats Warner once.. with the angle and movement off the pitch.

Aus 60/0 after 11 overs (Warner 28, Finch 29)

Mortaza’s six overs have gone for 31 runs. Not the best option to start the innings with if Bangladesh needs wickets? Australia, though, are not really playing very exciting cricket.

Aus 53/0 after 10 overs (Warner 26, Finch 24)

The Powerplay is done. No wickets for Bangladesh and it will be the spinners who have to do all the hard work. Australia need to find a way to up the tempo now.

Aus 47/0 after 9 overs (Warner 25, Finch 19)

Slow and steady by Australia. They are in no rush at the moment. A good start is what they seek and they have perhaps already got that.

Aus 44/0 after 8 overs (Warner 25, Finch 16)

A short pitch delivery from ‘The Fizz’ was dispatched beyond the boundary ropes by Warner. It might be just the thing to get the left-hander started. They have dropped him and Bangladesh are doing everything they can to help the Australian opener.

Aus 36/0 after 7 overs (Warner 18, Finch 15)

Warner still not looking very fluent as usual. He seems to be struggling today as well. Finch looking much more at ease today.

Aus 27/0 after 5 overs (Warner 12, Finch 13)

A six to start the over – it wasn’t too full from Mortaza but Finch too full toll and then a DROPPED CHANCE to end the over. A life for Warner. Sabbir, who has come into the side, failed to hold on at backward point. Mortaza is disappointed. This could come back to haunt them.

Aus 12/0 after 3 overs (Warner 6, Finch 5)

Trent Bridge is a high-scoring ground and once the Aussies through the first few overs, expect them to pull out the big shots...

Aus 5/0 after 1 over (Warner 1, Finch 4)

Steady start for Australia. Mortaza isn’t going to trouble too many people at his pace and Bangladesh will need early wickets.

2.37 pm: Two changes for the Tigers. Three for the Aussies.

Australia XI: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.

Bangladesh XI: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Liton Das, Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman, Mehedi Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman.

2.34 pm: Aaron Finch: We are gonna bat first, looks a really good surface. I think we have played well in patches. There have been times we haven’t got it right. Still excited to be in this position. Stoinis comes back in the team. We get through the middle overs nicely.

2.30 pm: Australia have won the toss and they are going to bat first.

2.15 pm: Hello all and welcome to our live coverage of match No 26 at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019. It’s Australia vs Bangladesh at Trent Bridge today.

Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey says the defending champions will target Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan when the two sides meet in what is a must-win clash for the Asian side.

Shakib’s brilliant century helped the Tigers complete the second-highest World Cup chase in a seven-wicket win over the West Indies in Taunton on Monday.

The 32-year-old allrounder, who is the tournament’s leading run-scorer with 384 runs, also hit a century against England earlier in the tournament and has been among the wickets.

When Bangladesh beat Australia in a 2005 one-day international in Cardiff, it was widely regarded as one of the biggest upsets in cricket history. But they are now an established force and, having beaten both South Africa and the West Indies already at this tournament, they are pushing for an unlikely semi-final berth.

“We’ve obviously put our time into Shakib and all the players at the top of the order as well as their bowling,” Carey said on Wednesday.

“He’s in probably career-best form with the white ball. So we sort of know the areas and line and length we want to bowl to him and I guess out there we’ll assess the conditions as well.

“We leave that up to the bowlers and the captain to do that, but he’s one guy we want to get out early.”

And if Australia do manage to do that and win, they will be back on top of the points table: