Bangladesh v Australia, 2005-06
Bangladesh v Australia, 2005-06
Nabila Ahmed
15-Apr-2007
At Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong, April 23, 2006. Australia won by four wickets.
Toss: Bangladesh. One-day international debut: D. J. Cullen.
Gilchrist dismantled hapless opponents silly enough to feed him leg-side full tosses and drop
him on 39, hitting five sixes in a marauding 76 from 46 balls. Australia were almost halfway to
a meagre target of 196 when he fell in the 11th over, but failed to make their win emphatic,
taking three times as long to score the rest, with a determined middle-order struggle. Gilchrist
had started the day with five dismissals. On a smooth, hard, shiny pitch like a dance floor that
should have been the perfect stage for their talents, Bangladesh's batsmen were as cavalier as
wannabe heart-throbs at an underage nightclub. They went down recklessly swinging, scooping
and swiping. Off-spinner Dan Cullen bowled with impressive control and versatility without
claiming a wicket on his one-day debut.
Man of the Match: A. C. Gilchrist.