Aus Vs Ban: Reneshaw-Hardie Steal Spotlight In 2nd T20I

Australia had a seven-run victory against Bangladesh in the Second match of the T20 series. The match has taken place in Chattogram. Thus the Aussies hold their place in the series as this win declared a 2-0 point lead for the guests. And the three-match T20 series has become memorable for the team. Although the victory came from quite narrow margins. But it's important as the Australian national cricket team kept hold of their position.

Australia was losing wickets formerly then Matt Renshaw stepped in and produced a magnanimous 89 off 52 deliveries and remained unbeaten. Thus undoubtedly became the star of the match. Although he came into the middle overs. He never missed a single opportunity. And Tim David provided him with the adequate support he needed and along with that scored 45 runs by just 26 deliveries on his behalf. Their partnership contributed an important 97 runs to the impeccable total of 196 runs. Bangladesh Bowlers on the other hand had struggled to pick wickets although Nasum Ahmed stood out among them with two wickets by giving 27 runs.

In the second innings, Bangladesh started really well in the chase. Tanzid Hasan had started remarkably and Saif Hassan has also played a mindful game by scoring 42 runs off 33 balls. Thus the host achieved 72 out of 1 wicket during the powerplay and seemed hopeful. While Aussie bowler Hardie took two wickets including Emon and other bowlers like Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa and Joel Davies took important wickets too. And the Aussie Skipper Mitch Marsh played a key role by taking catches and marked the loss of momentum for the hosts.

Although Bangladeshi batters tried their best till the last moment. Towhid Hridoy scored 35 runs even Shamim Hossain and Abdul Gaffar have contributed crucially and managed to reach 189 by 6 wickets. And fallen short of just 7 runs. Although the victory was really significant for Mitch Marsh and his squad because the hosts had won the previous ODI series. Therefore it was important to prove themself in this series. Reneshaw became the Man of the Match presumably and Aron Hardie once again proved his importance during crucial situations.

Therefore Sportscapeobserves this match as a very thrilling one eyeing the scorecard. And we wish Team Australia our heartiest congratulations on their back-to-back win in this series and appreciate Team Bangladesh for their fighting spirit. Performance from both sides is commendable.