India, June 14 -- Australia avoided an embarrassing 3-0 series sweep as they clinched the third and final of the series against Bangladesh on June 14, Sunday at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. All-rounder and Punjab Kings star Cooper Connolly's 149 outshone Shoriful Islam's six-wicket haul as Australia completed a tough run-chase of 275 with one wicket to spare.

Bangladesh opt to bat under humid conditions and amass a massive total

Under extremely humid conditions in Mirpur, the home side won an important toss and opted to bat first. After Xavier Bartlett struck in his very first over, Matt Renshaw came up with back-to-back strikes getting the better of Tanzid Hasan (19) and Najmul Hossain Shanto (24). With Bangladesh in a ...