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Mosaddek Hossain struck a career-best 86 not retired connected his instrumentality to planetary cricket arsenic Bangladesh recovered to station 284-8 against a sloppy Australia successful the opening one-day planetary successful Dhaka connected Tuesday (June 9, 2026).
The all-rounder, recalled aft a four-year absence, took complaint against the Australian spinners, hitting 7 fours and 3 sixes successful his 70-ball sound astatine the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh benefited from Australia’s mediocre show successful the field, with the visitors putting down arsenic galore arsenic six catches, 4 of them disconnected Mosaddek.
Opener Tanzid Hasan and fig 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto gave Bangladesh a coagulated platform, with the left-handed brace hitting half-centuries.
Tanzid struck 54 disconnected 44 balls earlier Nathan Ellis removed him successful his 2nd spell.
Shanto, continuing his affluent vein of form, made 67 disconnected 86 earlier a brushed dismissal ended his innings.
The brace enactment connected 96 runs for the 2nd wicket disconnected 91 balls aft Australia struck early, with Ellis accounting for Saif Hassan (5) who edged to 2nd gaffe wherever Marnus Labuschagne took a elemental catch.
Australia threatened to prehend power erstwhile Matt Renshaw’s part-time off-spin proved amazingly effective, removing Litton Das (7) with a instrumentality drawback earlier besides accounting for Shanto.
But Mosaddek steadied the innings, archetypal adding 75 with Towhid Hridoy, earlier precocious partnerships of 20 with Tanvir Islam and 45 with Taskin Ahmed to guarantee a competitory total.
Ellis was the prime of the Australia bowlers with 3-38, portion debutant Liam Scott and Renshaw claimed 2 wickets each.
