DHAKA, June 11, 2026 — Bangladesh created history on Thursday by securing their first-ever One Day International (ODI) series victory against Australia, defeating the visitors by five wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in the second ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
The victory gave Bangladesh an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, marking their first bilateral ODI series triumph over Australia and extending their winning streak in ODI series to four.
Chasing a revised target of 192 runs in 41 overs after rain interrupted Australia’s innings, Bangladesh reached 192 for 5 in just 35 overs. Towhid Hridoy remained unbeaten on 40 off 55 balls, while captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz contributed an unbeaten 22 as the pair shared a match-winning 51-run partnership for the sixth wicket.
Bangladesh suffered an early setback when opener Tanzid Hasan was dismissed for a duck in the first over. However, Soumya Sarkar and Najmul Hossain Shanto steadied the innings with a crucial 86-run partnership. Both batters scored 42 before falling short of half-centuries. Litton Das added 21 and Mosaddek Hossain chipped in with 15 before Hridoy and Miraz guided the hosts safely to victory.
Earlier, Bangladesh’s pace attack tore through the Australian top order after captain Josh Inglis elected to bat first. Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman reduced Australia to 0 for 3 within the opening two overs, the first time Australia had lost their first three wickets without scoring in ODI history.
Australia’s innings was rescued by Marnus Labuschagne and Xavier Bartlett, who shared a 103-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Bartlett scored 55 while Labuschagne made a valuable half-century to help Australia recover from 81 for 6.
Rain halted play after 42 overs with Australia on 187 for 8, leading officials to revise Bangladesh’s target to 192 under the DLS method.
Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman claimed three wickets each, while left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam took two wickets.
Having already ended a 21-year wait for an ODI victory over Australia in the series opener, Bangladesh have now achieved another milestone by sealing their maiden ODI series win against the world champions. The final match of the series will be played with Bangladesh aiming for a clean sweep.
