Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2011
{{short description|International cricket tour}}
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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2011
| team1_image = Flag of Australia.svg
| team1_name = Australia
| team2_image = Flag of Bangladesh.svg
| team2_name = Bangladesh
| from_date = 9 April 2011
| to_date = 13 April 2011
| team1_captain = Michael Clarke
| team2_captain = Shakib Al Hasan
| no_of_ODIs = 3
| team1_ODIs_won = 3
| team2_ODIs_won = 0
| team1_ODIs_most_runs = Shane Watson (294)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs = Mahmudullah (134)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Mitchell Johnson (7)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Mashrafe Mortaza (5)
| player_of_ODI_series = Shane Watson (Aus)
}}
The Australian cricket team toured Bangladesh between 7 April to 13 April 2011. The tour consisted of three One Day Internationals (ODIs).{{Cite web |title=Australia to tour Bangladesh after World Cup |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-australia-2011/content/story/503376.html |date=27 February 2011 |access-date=4 April 2011 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo }} Michael Clarke was named as the Australian captain, following Ricky Ponting's resignation.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-australia-2011/content/story/508633.html |title=Clarke named captain for Bangladesh tour |access-date=5 April 2011 |work=ESPN Cricinfo }}
Squads
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! {{cr|BAN}} |
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Tour match
=Bangladesh Cricket Board XI vs Australians=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 7 April 2011
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS|name=Australians}}
| score1 = 308/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 218/7 (50 overs)
| team2 = Bangladesh Cricket Board XI
| runs1 = Michael Hussey 69* (55)
| wickets1 = Shuvagata Hom 1/18 (7 overs)
| runs2 = Myshukur Rahaman 68 (103)
| wickets2 = John Hastings 4/15 (7 overs)
| result = Australians won by 90 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-australia-2011/engine/match/503362.html Scorecard]
| venue = Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah
| umpires = Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Nadir Shah (Ban)
| motm =
| toss = Australians won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
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ODI series
=1st ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 9 April
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 270/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 210/5 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| runs1 = Michael Clarke 101 (111)
| wickets1 = Suhrawadi Shuvo 3/44 (8 overs)
| runs2 = Tamim Iqbal 62 (89)
| wickets2 = Mitchell Johnson 1/23 (8 overs)
| result = Australia won by 60 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-australia-2011/engine/match/503363.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
| umpires = Johan Cloete (SA) and Nadir Shah
| motm = Michael Clarke (Aus)
| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
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=2nd ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 11 April
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| score1 = 229/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 232/1 (26 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = Mushfiqur Rahim 81* (80)
| wickets1 = Mitchell Johnson 3/54 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Shane Watson 185* (96)
| wickets2 = Shakib Al Hasan 1/35 (7 overs)
| result = Australia won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-australia-2011/engine/current/match/503364.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
| umpires = Johan Cloete (SA) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
| motm = Shane Watson (Aus)
| toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Shane Watson hit an unbeaten 185, which included a record 15 sixes. His score beat the previous highest ODI score by an Australian (Matthew Hayden's 181 against New Zealand) and the most sixes, previously set by Xavier Marshall with 12 against Canada.{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/13035935.stm|title=Shane Watson hits world-record 15 sixes as Aussies win|date=11 April 2011|access-date=11 April 2011|publisher=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110412035329/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/13035935.stm| archive-date= 12 April 2011 | url-status= live}} The score also included the most boundaries in an ODI innings, beating the previous record of 126 runs in boundaries by Herschelle Gibbs in 2006.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-australia-2011/engine/current/match/503364.html|title=Match scorecard|date=11 April 2011|access-date=11 April 2011|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110503174338/http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-australia-2011/engine/current/match/503364.html| archive-date= 3 May 2011 | url-status= live}} It was also the highest proportion of runs scored by a player in an ODI innings, scoring 79.74% of the runs.
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=3rd ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 13 April
| time = 14:00
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 361/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 295/6 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| runs1 = Michael Hussey 108 (91)
| wickets1 = Abdur Razzak 3/58 (9 overs)
| runs2 = Imrul Kayes 93 (95)
| wickets2 = Mitchell Johnson 3/67 (9 overs)
| result = Australia won by 66 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-australia-2011/engine/current/match/503365.html Scorecard]
| venue = Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
| umpires = Johan Cloete (SA) and Enamul Haque
| motm = Michael Hussey (Aus)
| toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Bangladesh seamer Mashrafe Mortaza took his 150th ODI wicket with the dismissal of Callum Ferguson.{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/13067396.stm|title=Mike Hussey hits ton in Australia win over Bangladesh|date=13 April 2011|access-date=13 April 2011|publisher=BBC Sport| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110414035719/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/13067396.stm| archive-date= 14 April 2011 | url-status= live}}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-australia-2011/content/series/503357.html Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]
{{International cricket tours of Bangladesh}}
{{International cricket in 2011}}
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Category:2011 in Bangladeshi cricket
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