Australia collapse to their lowest-ever T20I score

Missing several first-choice players, Australia recorded the fourth-lowest score by a full member nation in a men’s T20I and the 17th lowest of all time

Australia collapsed to their lowest score in T20I history as they were bowled out for just 62 by Bangladesh, completing a miserable series for Matthew Wade’s side.

Missing several first-choice players, Australia recorded the fourth-lowest score by a full member nation in a men’s T20I and the 17th lowest of all time.

From 38 for 2 in the eighth over, chasing 123 for a consolation victory in the last game of the five-match series which had already been sealed by the hosts, Wade’s dismissal – bowled by Shakib Al Hasan – sparked an extraordinary collapse that saw eight wickets fall for just 24 runs.

Shakib finished with figures of 4 for 9 while, apart from Wade’s 22 and Ben McDermott’s 17, Australia’s next-highest score came from Adam Zampa and Mitchell Marsh, who made four apiece.

In an extraordinary run-chase, the visitors didn’t hit a single four in conditions that heavily favoured the spinners; only Wade and McDermott faced more than nine balls as Australia were bundled out in just 13.4 overs.

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Their previous lowest score was 79 against England in 2005 in the one-off T20 match that preceded the Ashes series won by Michael Vaughan’s men. That match saw the T20 debuts of Matthew Hayden and Jason Gillespie in a side captained by Ricky Ponting, who batted at No.6.

In a low-scoring series – won 4-1 by Bangladesh, the same scoreline as Australia’s defeat last month against West Indies – the visitors were bowled out twice and ended with a high score of just 121.

They were without the likes of Steve Smith, Aaron Finch, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins for the trip. Bangladesh, though, were also missing key players: Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal were all absent.