Unbelievable batting collapse leads to big defeat for Bangladesh
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At the end of the second day, Bangladesh trailed by 73 runs with 8 wickets in hand. On the third and final day of the preparation match for the Australia tour, the Bangladesh batting lineup witnessed an unbelievable collapse. They lost their last 8 wickets for just 26 runs and were bowled out for 54. As a result, the Tigers started the series with a heavy defeat by an innings and 38 runs.
Overnight batsmen Tanjid Tamim and Soumya Sarkar started the day cautiously. However, Thompson dismissed Soumya when the score was 28. Soumya returned to the pavilion for just 5 runs.
That was the beginning. After that, Darwin witnessed a procession of Bangladeshi batsmen returning to the dugout. Thompson single-handedly destroyed Bangladesh's batting lineup, taking 8 wickets.
Tamim fought from one end, scoring the highest individual innings of 22 runs. None of the other 10 batsmen could even reach double figures!
Bangladesh lost their last 8 wickets with only 26 runs added to the total. Their innings eventually ended at 54 runs in 22 overs. As a result, the Australian team did not need to bat a second time.
