Bangladesh vs Australia, 2nd ODI, Australia tour of Bangladesh, 2026 - CommentaryBAN vs AUS, 2nd ODI, Australia tour of Bangladesh, 2026 - Commentary

Bangladesh are a fast improving team easpecially in the 50-over format and they've shown it once again, securing a 5th straight series win at home. Granted, this wasn't a full-strength Australian team, but the home team showed plenty of skills and character in both games. They've alreaady created history by winning the series, can they complete a 3-0 series whitewash? Join us on Sunday for the last match of the ODI series. For now, cheers and bye..

Najmul Shanto | Bangladesh Vice Captain: (On Mehidy Hasan) Looks fine, but we have to observe him tonight. That's what I heard. Probably he went to hospital. It means a lot, but I can't tell you in words. (On the series win) It's an amazing feeling, and the way we played this series, we showed a lot of courage. We have been working really hard last few months, and we wanted to improve our game, and the way we played the last two matches, it's outstanding. And I'm really proud to be a part of this team. (On what worked for the team) We wanted to play as a team, and every skill we wanted to improve, and everyone wanted to contribute for every single match. It can be fielding, it can be bowling. So that's what we wanted, to play like that. And then the boys showed a lot of character, especially those who are not playing, sitting in the dugout. They also helped a lot. So it feels like we play as a team, and we need to continue those little things. And then I felt if we continue to play like that, we can improve a lot. (On the final ODI) Very important. If you look at the way we played the last two matches, it's important to play again good cricket, and we wanted to compete. We wanted to win the last match as well, but we have to play some good cricket. Those who are performing, those who are not performing, we have to chip in the next match as well. So I hope we'll play good cricket again.

Mustafizur Rahman is the Player of the Match

Josh Inglis | Australia Captain - (Losing 3 quick wickets): Yeah, it did. As you said, anytime you lose three wickets that early, it's always tough to recover. I thought the partnership between Marnus and Xavier was outstanding. They got us to a total that was probably below par, but at least it gave us something to bowl at. They did a terrific job getting us into a competitive position. We tried hard out there, but that partnership at the end from Bangladesh was crucial. I thought they played really well. (On choosing to bat first)? I don't think so. If we'd managed to get through those first few overs without losing wickets, it still looked like a pretty good batting surface. It wasn't as quick or bouncy as it was in the first game, but there were definitely runs to be scored. Personally, I got a start and then got out at a crucial stage, which didn't help. As I mentioned, Marnus and Xavier did a great job of getting us to a respectable total, but ultimately it wasn't enough. (After the rain and the DLS score, did you still believe you could defend the score?): Absolutely. In those situations, you've always got to believe. You have to give it everything and back yourselves. I felt there was still enough in the pitch with the new ball, and if we could have picked up three or four early wickets, we would have been right in the contest. I thought we bowled well through the middle overs and kept taking wickets, which gave us a real chance. But that final partnership took the game away from us. (There is still one match left, What will your message be to the group?): We just need to sharpen up in all three facets of the game. We've had players who got starts, but no one has made a significant contribution. That's something we've let ourselves down on. Having said that, Bangladesh have outplayed us so far in the series, so full credit to them. We'll regroup, come back stronger, and look to finish the series on a positive note.

20:22 Local Time, 14:22 GMT, 19:52 IST: In 2005, Bangladesh created history by beating Australia for the first time in Cardiff. They've now rewritten history by beating Australia for the first time in a bilateral ODI series. Another comprehensive win for Mehidy and Co. and it was only fitting that the captain hit the winning runs. They were always in control - first after reducing Australia to 0 for 3, then to 81 for 6. The visitors recovered a bit, but Taskin's two-wicket burst ensured that the DLS target wasn't too high after a near 3-hour rain delay. They lost Tanzid early in the chase, but 40s from Soumya Sarkar and Najmul Shanto ensured a recovery - Australia did fightback with 3 quick wickets, but Towhid Hridoy held one end and Mehidy ensured that they didn't lose the plot at the end. Australia fought hard with the ball, but they were always a few runs short. Stay tuned for the presentations..

Josh Inglis has selected the ball which will be used for the rest of the chase. The bails has been replaced once again

The physio is out for the mandatory concussion check - Mehidy is looking a bit dazed and this doesn't look good. Vomits and the stretcher is brought out. This doesn't look good and hopefully he'll get better with some rest. The crowd has gone slient as they recognise that their skipper isn't well. The Australian team doctor is also there in the middle and he's in a serious chat with Ahsan Raza, the Pakistan umpire. Bangladesh can avail of a concussion substitute if Mehidy can't continue here. But Mehidy looks fine now and will continue