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So, that will be all from the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune for this wonderful ODI World Cup! The venue has given us some unforgettable moments across five matches. The crowd has been highly supportive no matter who played, which is great news for the game in itself! Now, Australia have their sights firmly set on the semi-finals. Bangladesh of course are out of the semi-final race but will closely follow tomorrow's match between India and the Netherlands, hoping for an Indian victory. That will ensure that Bangladesh do not miss out on the opportunity of playing the Champions Trophy in a couple of years time. For now, this is the pair of Pratyush and Bidipto taking your leave. You can check out what is happening in other World Cup match at the Eden Gardens between England and Pakistan here. Keep following Sportskeeda!
Pat Cummins (Australia captain): Really happy with how things have panned out! We have a few selection issues heading into Kolkata for sure but that is a good thing. We won seven games in a row and some of them, from tight situations. So, we really cannot be any better placed both mentally and tactically to be honest leading up to the knockouts. Mitchell Marsh will be a dangerous proposition for any side next week, I can promise you that!
Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh captain): I think two run-outs when we batted made us lose out momentum. 340-350 would have been nice but we needed to bowl better. There were runs on the board but the bowling wasn't up to the mark. We need to improve as a team. Individual performances are not the concerns, it is the team effort which has to get better as we go along.
Mitchell Marsh is the Player of the Match: Feels great. It's nice to finish off the round of games with a win. To chase a total like that is good for the boys. (Batting positions) I knew I was going to go down to 3 when Heady came into the side. It was important for me to back my game and keep the intent going. I lost that in the middle but it's back with this contest. (Flying back home) I'm sure all the family will be watching at home. My pop was a great man, I'm sure the family celebrated his life with some beers in the afternoon. (Semi-finals) It's going to be a ripper. Last week of this World Cup with four of the best teams playing. Should be a cracker in Kolkata. It's not often you get Man of the Match when you've conceded 50 runs off 4 overs (laughs). Thank you.
Australia win by 8 wickets with 32 balls to spare!
Mitchell Marsh 177* (132) | Adam Zampa - 2/32 (10) Towhid Hridoy 74 (79) | Taskin Ahmed - 1/61 (10)
This is the highest successful run chase for Australia in ODI World Cups! Such a commanding performance by them with the bat this, right from the start of the innings.
Travis Head was the only batter who missed out today after getting the opportunity to bat on that beautiful batting pitch. But the other three batters who got their chances made the most of them! David Warner notched up another half-century in his own, positive fashion. Steven Smith brought up an important unbeaten fifty after struggling just a wee bit early on. And Mitchell Marsh knocked off the second highest individual score of the tournament thus far!
He brought up his 3rd ODI century by smashing 17 fours and 9 sixes! There were issues of cramps but there were definitely no issues of struggling in terms of either timing or placement. He was just stupendous today.
Bangladesh were made to look like a below average team with the ball. The early strike by Taskin Ahmed and some economical overs from Mahedi Hasan were the only high points scored but otherwise, it was a sorry tale both in terms of bowling and captaincy!
Shakib Al Hasan was missed today. Maybe not so much with the bat, but definitely with the ball and as the skipper. Najmul Hossain Shanto could not have done a whole lot with the attack at his disposal on that pitch but the proactiveness in his leadership was not quite there.
Australia therefore, win 7 games in a row and head into the semi-final against South Africa sky high on confidence while Bangladesh have a lot of thinking to do when it comes to getting their ODI team ready for the next big tournament away from home. We might have seen the last of Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah in World Cups, today.
44.4 Mustafizur Rahman to Steve Smith, FOUR! Game. Set. Match! It was pitched up for Smith and he took matters into his own hands. Sitting back in his crease to get underneath this one, walloping it over mid-on to finish things off in style. Australia win by 8 wickets with 32 balls to spare.
44.3 Mustafizur Rahman to Mitchell Marsh, short of a length this time. Marsh comfortably pulls it to deep square leg
44.2 Mustafizur Rahman to Steve Smith, pitched up outside the off-stump. Smith leans into a lovely drive for a single at long-off
The 300 came up for Australia with that wide a couple of balls earlier.
44.1 Mustafizur Rahman to Mitchell Marsh, pitched up outside the off-stump. Marsh extends his arms to drill it to deep cover
44.1 Mustafizur Rahman to Mitchell Marsh, wide. The attempted slower one is down the leg side.
Mustafizur Rahman [9.0-0-68-1] comes back into the attack.
Less than 10 runs to go now for Australia! They are on the lookout for finishing things off in the next over itself. Marsh will be on strike, so, he may think of only two more deliveries left in the innings!
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299/2score
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Steven Smith*
58(62)
Mitchell Marsh
175(130)
Mahedi Hasan
0/38
43.6 Mahedi Hasan to Steve Smith, pushes it well wide outside off. Smith throws his hands at it, slicing it up and over point for a couple in the deep
43.5 Mahedi Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, low full toss darted wide outside off. Marsh drives it to sweeper cover
43.4 Mahedi Hasan to Steve Smith, a bit more round-arm as he drops it short. Smith rocks back to punch it to deep point
43.3 Mahedi Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, floated full at the off-stump. Marsh hammers it towards long-off
43.2 Mahedi Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, fires it in full and wide outside off, left alone
43.1 Mahedi Hasan to Steve Smith, darted into the stumps. Smith shovels it out towards long-on for a single
Mahedi Hasan [8.0-0-32-0] comes back into the attack.
So that does for Taskin in the World Cup. He tried his best to make more inroads but the effort was not good enough. Bangladesh now are just going through the motions towards another defeat.
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