BAN vs AUS 1st T20I Results

11:34 AM IST One down, two to go - That brings us to the end of a rather one-sided contest, with Australia drawing first blood in the T20I series and now eyeing an unassailable lead in the next game. Bangladesh, meanwhile, will be desperate to bounce back and level the series. We will be back here in Chattogram for the second T20I on Friday, 19th June, which gets underway at 8 am GMT. As always, do join us early for all the build-up. Until then, cheers and goodbye!

11:33 AM IST PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Adam Zampa wins the award for his excellent bowling spell of 3/18.  On picking up 150 T20I wickets, Zampa says it feels good and is a proud achievement, especially after being around in the format for so long. He adds that, despite a tough ODI series, the young players like Nikhil Chaudhary and Joel Davies have settled into the side seamlessly. On the nature of the pitch and his plans, he says the information passed on to him suggested the pitch was a bit dull, with the ball not coming onto the bat easily. He adds that he simply tries to use those conditions to his advantage.

11:31 AM IST The victorious skipper of Australia - Mitchell Marsh says that it's always nice to start the series with a win. On the spinners, he says that they were a bit surprised by the lack of pace and bounce on the wicket and feels that they picked a very well-rounded team. On Cooper Connolly, Marsh says that he's now got a good taste of international cricket and he'll continue to grow.

11:28 AM IST The captain of Bangladesh - Towhid Hridoy says that as a batting unit, they failed today, but will work on it and come back stronger. He further adds that they lost too many wickets in the middle overs. Hridoy reckons that the wicket was a good one to bat on and they should have got to about 160-170, but as a bowling unit, they have been doing well.

11:26 AM IST Aussies get the job done - Chasing a modest target, Australia suffered an early wobble as both openers departed inside the Powerplay. But Cooper Connolly carried his outstanding form from the ODI series into the shortest format, blasting a fluent 47 off just 27 balls. His brisk 40-run stand with Tim David all but knocked the wind out of Bangladesh's challenge. With Australia firmly in control, debutant Nikhil Chaudhary and Matthew Renshaw then guided the visitors closer to the target, but neither could stay till the end. That left Xavier Bartlett to walk out and apply the finishing touches, sealing the win with 10 balls to spare.