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Australia 'hoping that Bangladesh can get the job done' for them

  Australia 'hoping that Bangladesh can get the job done' for them Australia lost to India in St Lucia, and are now left hoping that Bangladesh beat Afghanistan but don't surpass them on NRR Australia's bid to become the first team to hold the World Test Championship, 50-over World Cup and  T20 World Cup  titles simultaneously is hanging by a thread, and relies on Bangladesh beating Afghanistan in St Vincent on Monday night. Even then, Bangladesh's margin of victory cannot be too big -  otherwise they will progress  at Australia's expense. After five consecutive wins to start the tournament, Australia were beaten by Afghanistan on Saturday night and were then caught cold  by India  on Monday morning in St Lucia. They dragged things back after Rohit Sharma's onslaught, but still fell short in their attempt to chase down 206, leaving Mitchell Marsh to simply joke: "Come on, Bangladesh." Travis Head , who top-scored in the run chase with 76, said the ...

Arshdeep: A lot of credit for my wickets goes to Bumrah

  Arshdeep: A lot of credit for my wickets goes to Bumrah The India quick says the bowlers had to be smart to prevent "the wind to come into play" in St Lucia If  Rohit Sharma , the Player of the Match for his 41-ball 92 in  India's 24-run win over Australia  in  T20 World Cup 2024 , had to "open up all sides of the field" to counter the breeze in Gros Islet,  Arshdeep Singh  said the bowlers had to prevent "the wind to come into play" to not let the Australia batters take advantage of it. Arshdeep finished with 3 for 37, removing David Warner in the first over and then getting the wickets of big-hitters Tim David and Matthew Wade in the death overs. "As a player and as a team, our motto is to adapt as well as we can to the conditions," Arshdeep said after the match. "As for the wind factor, when we bowled from the end opposite to the pavilion, we got a lot of swing. From the other end, bowling against the wind… the batters were going to...