Bangladesh claim first ODI series win over Australia

Bangladesh claim first ODI series win over AustraliaImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bangladesh have now won an ODI and T20 series against Australia, but are yet to win a Test seriesByCallum MatthewsBBC Sport senior journalistPublished25 minutes ago4 CommentsSecond one-day international, MirpurAustralia 187-8 (42 overs): Labuschagne 55*; Mustafizur 3-27Bangladesh 195-5 (35 overs): Soumya 42, Shanto 41Bangladesh won by five wickets (DLS method); lead series 2-0ScorecardBangladesh claimed their first one-day international series win against Australia with a five-wicket victory in the second game in Mirpur.The hosts, who won their first 50-over match against Australia in 21 years in the series opener, had lost all four of their previous ODI series against the six-time World Cup winners 3-0.Their only previous match win was in a tri-series with England in 2005, but back-to-back victories means a first ODI series success to add to their T20 triumph in 2021.Chasing a revised 192 in 41 overs after the Australia innings was halted by rain, Bangladesh lost opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim for a duck in the first over.Soumya Sarkar (42) and Najmul Hossain Shanto (41) put on 86 for the second wicket but both fell in quick succession to leave the hosts 98-3.However, they got over the line with six overs to spare, with Tawhid Hridoy making an unbeaten 40 and captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz 22 not out.Mehidy was hit by a bouncer from Nathan Ellis and needed treatment but continued to bat despite a stretcher being called for.Australia - who are without key players including Mitch Marsh, Travis Head, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood - had earlier posted 187-8 in 42 overs before the rain arrived.They were reduced to 0-3 inside two overs - just the fourth instance in 4,975 men's ODIs of a side losing three wickets for no runs - before stand-in captain Josh Inglis made 34.Marnus Labuschagne added an unbeaten 55 and shared a seventh-wicket stand of 103 with Xavier Bartlett (52), but the...