| Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2011 | |||||
| Australia | Bangladesh | ||||
| Dates | 9 April 2011 – 13 April 2011 | ||||
| Captains | Michael Clarke | Shakib Al Hasan | |||
| One Day International series | |||||
| Result | Australia won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||||
| Most runs | Shane Watson (294) | Mahmudullah (134) | |||
| Most wickets | Mitchell Johnson (7) | Mashrafe Mortaza (5) | |||
| Player of the series | Shane Watson (Aus) | ||||
The Australian cricket team toured Bangladesh between 9 April to 13 April 2011. The tour consisted of three One Day Internationals (ODIs).[1] Michael Clarke was announced as the Australian captain, following Ricky Ponting's resignation.[2]
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| 9 April Scorecard |
Australia 270/7 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 210/5 (50 overs) |
Australia won by 60 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Johanes Cloete (SA) and Nadir Shah Player of the match: Michael Clarke (Aus) |
| Michael Clarke 101 (111) Suhrawadi Shuvo 3/44 (8 overs) |
Tamim Iqbal 62 (89) Mitchell Johnson 1/23 (8 overs) |
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| 11 April Scorecard |
Bangladesh 229/7 (50 overs) |
v | Australia 232/1 (26 overs) |
Australia won by 9 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Johanes Cloete (SA) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus) |
| Mushfiqur Rahim 81* (80) Mitchell Johnson 3/54 (10 overs) |
Shane Watson 185* (96) Shakib Al Hasan 1/35 (7 overs) |
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Shane Watson hit an unbeaten 185, which included a record 15 sixes. His score beat the previous highest ODI score by an Australian (Matthew Hayden's 181 against New Zealand) and the most sixes, previously set by Xavier Marshall with 12 against Canada.[3] The score also included the most boundaries in an ODI innings, beating the previous record of 126 runs in boundaries by Herschelle Gibbs in 2006.[4] It was also the highest proportion of runs scored by a player in an ODI innings, scoring 79.74% of the runs.
| 13 April Scorecard |
Australia 361/8 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 295/6 (50 overs) |
Australia won by 66 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Johanes Cloete (SA) and Enamul Haque Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Aus) |
| Michael Hussey 108 (91) Abdur Razzak 3/58 (9 overs) |
Imrul Kayes 93 (95) Mitchell Johnson 3/67 (9 overs) |
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Bangladesh seamer Mashrafe Mortaza took his 150th ODI wicket with the dismissal of Callum Ferguson.[5]
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