Bangladesh stuns Australia in rain-affected 1st ODI

Bangladesh stunned Australia with an 86-run ​win via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method ‌in their opening one-day ​international in Dhaka ⁠on Tuesday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Chasing ‌285, Australia slumped to 191-9 when rain ‌halted play, with only ‌four ⁠batters making it ⁠into double figures. Cameron Green top-scored with an unbeaten 52, but ​he found ‌little support as wickets fell at the other end at regular intervals.

Fast bowler ‌Nahid Rana led Bangladesh’s ​attack with four wickets from his 10 ⁠overs.

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Earlier, Bangladesh built a competitive 284-8 after half-centuries from ‌Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mosaddek Hossain.

Australia was without captain Mitchell Marsh, who was ruled out of the ‌ODI series with an ankle ​injury. Spinner Tanveer Sangha is also unavailable ⁠for the tour, while opener ⁠Travis Head has been rested.

The second ODI ‌will be played on Thursday. 

Published on Jun 09, 2026