Dhaka, June 14, 2026: Bangladesh narrowly missed the opportunity to complete a historic whitewash against Australia as the visitors secured a dramatic one-wicket victory in the third and final One-Day International at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.
Chasing a target of 275, Australia reached 275 for 9 in 49.3 overs, thanks largely to a match-winning innings of 149 by Cooper Connolly. The victory allowed Australia to avoid a 3-0 series defeat, although Bangladesh still claimed the series 2-1 — their first-ever ODI series win against Australia.
Australia appeared to be cruising towards victory with Connolly and Oliver Peake putting together a crucial 64-run partnership. However, Bangladesh fought back strongly through pacer Shariful Islam,
who produced a career-best bowling performance of 6 for 48. Shariful dismissed Peake (27), Xavier Bartlett (0), and Ben Dwarshuis (4) in a dramatic spell that revived Bangladesh’s hopes of a historic whitewash.
The contest took another dramatic turn when Mustafizur Rahman bowled Connolly for 149 in the 49th over. Despite the late collapse, Bangladesh failed to take the final wicket as Adam Zampa struck the winning boundary with three balls remaining.
Earlier, Bangladesh posted a competitive total of 274 for 5 after electing to bat first. Towhid Hridoy, Litton Das, and Mosaddek Hossain all scored half-centuries to guide the hosts to a challenging total.
Litton Das returned after briefly retiring hurt due to extreme heat and remained unbeaten on 58, while Mosaddek contributed 56 not out. Hridoy also played a vital role in stabilizing the innings after Bangladesh lost three early wickets for 61 runs.
For Australia, Matthew Renshaw and Xavier Bartlett claimed two wickets each.
Connolly was named Player of the Match for his outstanding 149-run knock, while Mosaddek Hossain was awarded Player of the Series after scoring 157 runs and taking two wickets across the three-match series.
Although Bangladesh fell just short of completing a clean sweep, the series victory marks a significant milestone in the team’s ODI history against Australia.
