Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2005-06
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| Australian Cricket Team in Bangladesh in 2005-06 | ||
| Teams |
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| Dates | 9 April – 28 April 2006 | |
| Captains | Ricky Ponting | Habibul Bashar |
| Number of Tests | 2 | |
| Tests won | 2 | 0 |
| Most runs (Tests) | Michael Hussey (242) | Shahriar Nafees (250) |
| Most wickets (Tests) | Stuart MacGill (16) | Mohammad Rafique (11) |
| Player of Series (Tests) | Jason Gillespie | |
| Number of ODIs | 3 | |
| ODIs won | 3 | 0 |
| Most runs (ODIs) | Adam Gilchrist (108) | Habibul Bashar (155) |
| Most wickets (ODIs) | Brad Hogg (9) | Abdur Razzak (5) |
| Player of Series (ODIs) | Brad Hogg | |
The Australian cricket team ended the 2005-06 season by touring Bangladesh in April 2006. The series was seen as an uneventful way to end the season as Australia, who were twenty points clear of second place in the ICC Test Championship, played a Bangladeshi team who had won one Test match in their cricketing history and were ranked at the bottom, over 100 points behind Australia. Bangladesh, however, wanted to refute comments made by the tourists' captain, Ricky Ponting who told London's Daily Telegraph in February ""What I would not have is the minnow nations in the World Cup and the Champions Trophy, and I would not have Bangladesh and Zimbabwe playing Tests at present." On arrival, Ponting pointed out, in support of the home side, that "maybe Bangladesh having Test status will take the game forward". On the back of a three-Test whitewash tour of South Africa, but a 3-2 loss in ODI matches which included the two highest scoring innings of any type of match, Australia came to Bangladesh to play two Tests and three One-day International matches, without any warm-up touring matches.
Bangladesh did gain a first innings lead in the first Test, but eventually lost the match by three wickets, and then conceded a double hundred to nightwatchman Jason Gillespie in the second Test.
Contents |
[edit] Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| April | ||
| 9-13 | 1st Test | Fatullah |
| 16-20 | 2nd Test | Chittagong |
| 23 | 1st ODI | Fatullah |
| 26 | 2nd ODI | Fatullah |
| 28 | 3rd ODI | Fatullah |
[edit] Squads
| Australia[1] | Bangladesh[2] |
|---|---|
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[edit] Test Matches
[edit] First Test (9-13 April)
 Bangladesh |
427 (123.3 overs) | & | 148 (50 overs) | Australia won by 3 wickets[3] |
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Shahriar Nafees 138 (189) |
Shahriar Nafees 33 (38) |
Narayanganj Osman Stadium, Fatullah, Bangladesh |
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 Australia |
269 (95.2 overs) | & | 7-307 (107 overs) | |
|
AC Gilchrist 144 (210) |
RT Ponting 118* (253) |
After winning the toss, Habibul Bashar decided to bat and his team initially showed value to Bashar's promise that, despite losing by an innings in both Tests in Australia in 2003, his team would play with conviction. The morning session saw a run rate averaging almost six per over. Opener Javed Omar was caught lbw for 27 by veteran Aussie Jason Gillespie. However, Shahriar Nafees and Bashar then knocked up a partnership that even Shane Warne, who would eventually leave injured with bowling figures of no wickets for 112, could not dismantle - his only chance coming from Adam Gilchrist putting down Bashar for 36 behind the stumps. The pair lasted almost all of the afternoon session, Nafees scoring his first Test century off two consecutive boundaries from Warne, but Brett Lee caught a ball from Stuart MacGill one ball before tea to dismiss the captain. The evening session saw few runs but much wickets as stumps were called at 355 for 5.
Day two began in similar fashion, Bangladesh losing only one wicket in the morning session as Rajin Saleh hit a half-century, but after lunch the team were out for 427 - their second highest total thus far in Test cricket. MacGill picked up a career best of eight for 108 as the last four wickets fell for just 29 runs. Australia took to the wicket with a disheartened spirit, conveyed by Matthew Hayden being lbw for six runs in the third over and Ricky Ponting was trapped the same way for 21. The rest of the team fell thick and fast if it had not been for Adam Gilchrist putting up a fight of 51* as the day closed on 145-6 with the Australians fighting to avoid the follow on. The third day was resumed with Gilchrist and Brett Lee (12) to bat, the latter being the only wicket to fall in the morning. The eighth wicket, aided by Gillespie helped avoid the follow on, with a partnership of 73 in which Gilchrist managed his first Test century for over a year. Stuart Clark came and went for a duck and Gilchrist was caught, leaving the Australians 269 all out and Bangladesh spin bowler Mohammad Rafique with figures of five for 62.
Bangladesh's scores were worse the second time around, as Nafees failed to live up to his previous innings century after making 33, and opener Omar edged to the wicket keeper Gilchrist for 18. Soon the captain was run out for seven and Aftab Ahmed lost his wicket in the final over to see Bangladesh positioned at 124 for 5 at stumps. The fourth day continued in the same vain as Khaled Mashud was bowled for a duck in the second over of the day and both Shane Warne and Jason Gillespie made up for their first innings oversight by bowling and trapping the last five wickets of Bangladeshi for 88 runs, the former improving his previous 0-112 to this innings' 3-28, despite Mohammad Rafique taking three fours off him. Australia started the final innings in the knowledge that they have only twice, in fifty years, managed to pull off a second innings score higher than the first, needing as they did 307 runs for victory. Taking no risks, Australia's openers made a calm 67 either side of the tea break before captain Ricky Ponting came out with seven boundaries and an unbeaten 72 at the close of play. The second wicket partnership stood for 106 before Australian wickets began to tumble with two removals from left-arm slow bowler Mohammad Rafique to leave the team at 212-4, with only their high-scoring skipper and Adam Gilchrist (6*) in the way of their five bowlers at the lower order.
The final morning began poorly for Australia with Mohammad Rafique picking up the wickets of Gilchrist (12) and Warne (5) cheaply to have Australia in trouble at 6-231 still requiring 76 for victory. However, Ponting remained resolute in defence as he uncharacteristically crawled his way towards a century. He was joined by Lee and together they put on 46 for the 7th wicket. But the new ball turned Bangladesh's fortunes and Lee's wicket in the lead up to lunch gave them some hope. Their biggest opportunity came when Ponting skied a pull shot on 98 only to be dropped by Mashrafe Mortaza at fine leg. He proceeded to his 31st test century in the final over before lunch with a cover drive to the fence. Now joined by Gillespie, victory was delayed only by the lunch break. Ponting remained not out on 118. Mohammad Rafique finished with match figures of 9-160. Adam Gilchrist was named man of the match.
[edit] Second Test (16-20 April)
| Bangladesh |
197 (61.2 overs) | & | 304 (80.2 overs) | Australia won by an innings and 80 runs [4] |
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Rajin Saleh 71 (126) |
Shahriar Nafees 79 (180) |
Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Australia |
4/581 dec. (152.3 overs) | |||
|
JN Gillespie 201* (425) |
Day one started off as Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat but could not repeat their 'heroics' and got all out for 197. Jason Gillespie took 3 for 11 in 5 overs while Test Debutant Dan Cullen takes his first wicket claiming the scalp of Mashrafe Mortaza. Rajin Saleh top scored for Bangladesh with 71. Ricky Ponting also got fined 25% of his match fee for failing to respect an umpires decision and showing dissent due to an unfortunate decision given against the Australia for what should have been a catch but was turned down by the third umpire Mahbubur Rahman.
The Australians took to the crease with about 20 overs left in the day but losing Matthew Hayden near the end of play and Jason Gillespie came in as night-watchman. Day Two started with Phil Jaques along with Jason Gillespie at the crease as Jacques went ahead to get his maiden test fifty for Australia but he got out to an untimed slog sweep at forward square leg for 66. Ricky Ponting came in and batted but then thunder and lightning struck which caused seven hours of play lost and which meant the next three playing days started 30 minutes earlier.
Day Three continued as Ricky Ponting and Jason Gillespie still at the crease as Ponting cruised to his 34th Test Fifty but got run out for backing up too far to run a sneaky single for 52. Michael Hussey came in to steady the ship with Jason Gillespie to make the 93 not out at tea. But the real highlight of the day was Jason Gillespie's maiden Test and First-Class Century coming off 296 balls and also put him into the record books as the third night-watchman to make a Test Century and the longest to stay in as night-watchman having faced 300 balls at 102 not out at tea. At the tea, the day's play was called off as due to rain therefore there was an early finish.
Day Four continued on without any disruptions and the sun had finally broken out with 100 overs to be played. Michael Hussey made his 4th Test Century in the fifth over of the day's play. Gillespie and Hussey pushed on to bat making great progress through the day with Hussey punishing the pacemen while Gillespie took on the spinners with great drives and a couple of magnificent sixes. Gillespie nearly got run out approaching 150 but was just in as Michael Hussey reached his 150 before Gillespie but soon Hussey got out to a mistimed pull to the mid-wicket boundary for a quick 186 at a strike rate of near 90. Hussey and Gillespie made a magnificent fourth wicket partnership of 320 runs. Michael Clarke went into the crease to support Jason Gillespie near tea and he put on 23 not out before captain Ricky Ponting declared. But the real highlight of the day and if not the test was Gillespie's 10 hour stint of 201 not out off 425 balls in which his second 100 came off only 129 balls. His score rewrote the history books as the highest scorer as a night-watchman in Test cricket and the highest score by an Australian against Bangladesh. Ricky Ponting declared just after tea with Australia posting a total of 4 for 581.
[edit] ODI Matches
[edit] First ODI (23 April)
| Bangladesh |
195 (47 overs) | Australia won by 4 wickets [5] |
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Habibul Bashar 52 (93) |
Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Australia |
6/196 (44 overs) | |
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AC Gilchrist 76 (46) |
[edit] Second ODI (26 April)
| Australia |
5/250 (50 overs) | Australia won by 67 runs [6] |
|
A Symonds 103* (125) |
Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, Fatullah, Bangladesh |
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| Bangladesh |
183 (48 overs) | |
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Habibul Bashar 70 (114) |
[edit] Third ODI (28 April)
| Bangladesh |
124 (42.3 overs) | Australia won by 9 wickets [7] |
|
Rajin Saleh 37 (102) |
Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, Fatullah, Bangladesh |
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| Australia |
1/127 (22.4 overs) | |
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MJ Cosgrove 74 (69) |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Australia in Bangladesh, April 2006, Australian squad, from Cricinfo, retrieved 10 April 2006
- ^ Australia in Bangladesh, April 2006, Bangladesh Squad, from Cricinfo, retrieved 10 April 2006
- ^ First Test scorecard, from Cricinfo
- ^ Second Test Scorecard, from Cricinfo
- ^ First ODI scorecard, from Cricinfo
- ^ Second ODI scorcard, from Cricinfo, retrieved 27 April 2006
- ^ Third ODI scorecard, from Cricinfo, retrieved April 28 2006
