Bangladesh seal first series win over Australia

DHAKA, AFP: Bangladesh beat Australia by 10 runs in the third Twenty20 International in Dhaka on Friday to seal their first-ever series win over their opponents in any cricket format. Bangladesh scored 127 for nine from their 20 overs with captain Mahmudullah hitting 52 off 53 balls. Nathan Ellis took a hat-trick on his debut for Australia.

But Australia again struggled to score runs and managed just 117-4, with Mitchell Marsh hitting the top score of 51. Victory gave Bangladesh an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.