Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2011
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 7 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]
Squads
Australia[2] | Bangladesh |
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Tour match
Bangladesh Cricket Board XI vs Australians
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
2nd ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- 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.
3rd ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bangladesh seamer Mashrafe Mortaza took his 150th ODI wicket with the dismissal of Callum Ferguson.[5]
References
- ↑ "Australia to tour Bangladesh after World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- 1 2 "Clarke named captain for Bangladesh tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ↑ "Shane Watson hits world-record 15 sixes as Aussies win". BBC Sport. 11 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ↑ "Match scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. 11 April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ↑ "Mike Hussey hits ton in Australia win over Bangladesh". BBC Sport. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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