PLAYER RATINGS: David Warner and Mushfiqur Rahim star as the bowlers are punished

JAMES COYNE assesses both sets of players after the five-time winners cruise to a 48-run victory at Trent Bridge to all-but secure a semi-final place

 

AUSTRALIA

 

David Warner (166): Even when in fourth gear and not growling like the Warner of old, still one of the very best. Was scratchy, then fluent, then destructive. Second only to Rohit Sharma in terms of 150-plus scores in this format, and third only to Ricky Ponting and Mark Waugh with hundreds for Australia. 9

 

Aaron Finch (53): Paced himself nicely in a big opening partnership until being surprised by a bit of bounce from the part-time bowler. After then it was a case of juggling resources in the field and keeping his usual phlegmatism. Did well to choose the right end to run out Soumya. 7

 

Usman Khawaja (89): Almost stubbornly slow as he approached 50, but then he needed time in the middle, so understandable to a degree. A delightful touch player who can sometimes cream the ball straight to the fielders. Not the best fielder himself. 7

 

Glenn Maxwell (32 and 0-25): Gloriously clean ball-striking in 32 off nine balls until Khawaja bizarrely declined a single and was run out, saving Bangladesh worse damage. On to bowl as early as the sixth over; ignored completely thereafter. 7

 

Marcus Stoinis (17* and 2-54): Confident enough in the total to nudge singles down the ground before having a swing. Got the decisive wicket of Shakib with a nice off-cutter. Laconic body language but no doubt he balances the side. 6

 

 

^{Glenn Maxwell helped put the gloss on the Australia innings}

 

Steve Smith (1): Shunted down to No.6 as Australia chased late runs. Almost out lbw twice in his first two balls. Reviewed the second to no avail. 4

 

Alex Carey (11* and no dismissals): Threw his bat to decent effect at the end. Bit scrappy when keeping: had some trouble with the odd ball that dipped on him, and made the mistake of not getting his body behind the spinning ball when standing back. 5

 

Nathan Coulter-Nile (2-58): Always likely to be targeted by the Bangladeshis late on, though his two wickets in consecutive balls in the 46th over killed the contest. 6

 

Pat Cummins (0-65): Not his best game. Reduced to containment tactics as Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah dragged Bangladesh back into it. 4

 

Mitchell Starc (2-55): Few better sights in world cricket than him hurling down his reverse-swinging yorkers. But when he bellyflopped over a chance at long-off, it did show Australia were rattled. 7

 

Adam Zampa (1-68): I know he’s a leggie – well, more a top-spinner – which are all the rage, but he’s keeping Nathan Lyon out of the team, which just doesn’t seem right. Mahmudullah climbed into him to give Bangladesh late impetus. 5

 

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BANGLADESH

 

Tamim Iqbal (62): Again more measured than he used to be, but at least he wasn’t spooked by the nasty Aussie fasties. Chopped on to Starc around halfway, signalling the end of the contest. 7

 

Soumya Sarkar (10 and 3-58): Whoever took up odds of this old-school dibbly-dobbly claiming three wickets did some decent business today. Sold down the river by Tamim, but why he didn’t put a dive in only he will know. 7

 

Shakib Al Hasan (41 and 0-50): In the form of his life, and skipped along to 41 from 41 balls until Stoinis undid him with a slower ball and the giant edges of modern bats did the rest. Posed little threat with his bowling. 7

 

Mushfiqur Rahim (102* and 1 catch): He may be thinning on top these days, but still one of Bangladesh’s finest cricketers. Every bit as gutsy as you’d expect in trying to keep Bangladesh in the contest, and when using the pace at his best he bears comparison with Mahela Jayawardene. Kept tidily save for one blemish. 8.5

 

Liton Das (20): Fronted up fairly well after he turned his head on Starc first ball and was struck on the helmet. Tad unlucky to be given out lbw. 5

 

 

^{Soumya Sarkar took three wickets to peg Australia back}

 

Mahmudullah (69): An underestimated cricketer, though he has to keep producing runs as he no longer bowls much. Mucked in alongside Mushfiqur, and upped the ante with two consecutive heaved sixes off Zampa. 8

 

Sabbir Rahman (0): A bit of a shocker. Not used with the ball, missed a tough chance off Warner, and played on to Coulter-Nile first ball. 2

 

Mehedy Hasan (6 and 0-59): Did his job tidily enough, though was milked by Warner and Maxwell with endless singles down to long-off. 5

 

Mashrafe Mortaza (6 and 0-56): Stuck with a slightly longer run than we sometimes see. Soumya’s surprising success meant he did not have to bowl his full allocation. 4

 

Rubel Hossain (0-83): Bowled with fire early on, angling the ball short of a length into Warner’s ribs, but got hammered by Maxwell towards the end. Took both loopy catches off Soumya’s bowling, and ran out Maxwell with a direct hit. 5

 

Mustafizur Rahman (1-69): Very good once again: bowled intelligently early on and at the death, and pinned Smith beautifully with a yorker. 6

 

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