India, June 11 -- Bangladesh are on the cusp of a landmark ODI series win as they face Australia in the second game of the three-game rubber on June 11, Thursday at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. The hosts couldn't have asked for a better start as they excelled across departments to outplay Australia decisively and take a series lead of 1-0.

Bangladesh rode on half-centuries from Tanzid Hasan (54), Najmul Hossain Shanto (67) and Mosaddek Hossain (86), while Towhid Hridoy also chipped in with 31 to lift their side to an imposing 284/8 in 50 overs. With the ball, Taskin Ahmed shook Australia in the first ball of the innings as he breached Matt Short's defences. While the tourists found some resilience from Josh Inglis, Cooper Connolly...