Australia six down

BANGLADESH V AUSTRALIA. FIRST TEST, DAY 4

Published : 30 Aug 2017, 11:42

Sahos Desk

51.3, Aus 192/6 - Australia lose their sixth wicket!

51.1, Aus 192/5 - Wade gets an inside edge onto his pads from Shakib's delivery and that was close! Almost hits the stumps.

End of over 50 (Glenn Maxwell 10(9) not out, Mattew Wade 3(7) not out)

Shakib Al Hasan is getting a lot of turn out there. Australia under a bit of pressure now. What a fantastic Test match!

49.2, Aus 188/5 - inside edge from Matthew Wade, who looked to sweep Shakib. Could have easily dragged it back on to his stump. Close call!

48.2 overs, Aus 187/5 - Handscomb slashes hard at a spinning delivery from Taijul and ball flies to first slip. This time Soumya Sarkar holds on after a few juggling move!. What a wicket!

PSP Handscomb c Soumya Sarkar b Taijul Islam 15 (25b 2x4 0x6) SR: 60.00

Australia not hanging about their business. They want to finish this quickly and not get bogged down by Bangladesh.

Australia need another 78 runs. Bangladesh have done well to remove the dangerous duo of Smith and Warner in this morning session.

45.5 overs, Aus 171/4 - It's Shakib AL Hasan! he delivers yet again!. This time he gets Australia captain Steve Smith caught behind the wicket. Smith romped back onto the back foot to put away the delivery but instead manages to nick it to Mushfiqur Rahim.

SPD Smith c Mushfiqur Rahim b Shakib Al Hasan 37 (99b 3x4 0x6) SR: 37.37

End of over 45 (Steve Smith 37(97) not out, Peter Handscomb 8(12) not out)

Drink has been taken on the fourth day. Australia are 95 runs away from victory.

44.1 overs, Aus 170/3 - Smith gets a thick outside edge from a wide and short Taijul Islam delivery. Ball races to the boundary for four.

43.6, Aus 166/3- Handscomb slog sweeps Shakib through square of mid on for four. Fielder placed at square leg lost the ball in the air and did not move.

Australia require a further 103 runs for victory. Bangladesh got thr breakthrough they needed, now they have to make inroads into this Australia lineup. Would Warner's knock prove to be too much for Bangladesh?

41.5, Aus 158/3 - Shakib finally gets his man! It's David Warner who leaves after a fantastic 112. Ball hits Warner on the pads after he wanted to play across the line of the ball.

DA Warner lbw b Shakib Al Hasan 112 (135b 16x4 1x6) SR: 82.96

40.4 overs, Aus 152/2 - Mehedi to Smith, who belts it past mid on for four.

38.1 overs, Aus 143/2 - Warner reaches century in 122 deliveries. He hit 15 boundaries and a six on his way to this magnificent ton.

Welcome to our live updates of the fouth day of the first Test between Bangladesh and Australia being played at the Sher-e-Bangla Nationa;l Stadium in Mirpur. We have been treated to a fantastic Test match so far and the day of reckoning has come. Australia need a further 156 runs victory. David Warner has looked to take the game away from Bangladesh with his positive batting yesterday. The opener moved his feet well against the spinners and dispatched anything short or wide.

Source: thedailystar

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