Dhaka, June 17 -- order display by Cooper Connolly and a lower-order partnership between Matt Renshaw and Nikhil Chaudhary guided Australia to a hard-fought four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first T20I at Chattogram on Wednesday.

With this victory, the visitors have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, tracking down a modest target of 132 with 10 balls to spare.

Chasing 132 for win, Australia's chase began with immediate drama. Left-arm seamer Shoriful Islam struck in his second over, bowling Josh Inglis for 5 as the batsman missed a cheeky reverse ramp scoop.

However, Cooper Connolly walked in at number three and immediately shifted the pressure back onto the hosts. Connolly launched a brutal counter-attack against Sho...