A swashbuckling Shane Watson broke the record for the foremost sixes in an ODI to guide Australia to a nine-wicket victory against Bangladesh on Monday night.
The vice-captain belted fifteen sixes and fifteen fours on his thanks to 185 to leapfrog West Indian Xavier Marshall's record for twelve sixes against Canada in 2008.
The all-rounder's 96-ball knock was conjointly the best score by an Australian in one-day cricket, surpassing Matthew Hayden's 181 against New Zealand.
Set 230 for victory, the guests cruised to 1-232 in twenty six over’s at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Australia currently have an unassailable 2-0 lead within the series with one match to play.
Watson pounded the Tigers bowlers into oblivion. The right-hander reached his half-century from twenty eight balls, notched a hundred in sixty nine and spoken his one hundred fifty in only eighty three deliveries.
Ricky Ponting finished thirty seven not out from forty two balls whereas Brad Haddin (eight) was the sole wicket to fall, the wicketkeeper spooning a catch to mid-wicket off Shakib Al Hasan.
Earlier, a quickfire innings from middle order batsman Mushfiqur Rahim boosted Bangladesh to a competitive 7-229.
The Tigers were in early hassle once winning the toss and batting after they slumped to 5-88 however Rahim's eighty one in eighty balls and Shahriar Nafees' fifty six from seventy three deliveries led the house side's valiant fightback.
Nafees was back within the sheds, caught and bowled by Steve Smith, by the time Bangladesh took their batting power play at the 45-over mark.
But with Rahim along with his eye in, they still added fifty nine runs in an exceedingly productive final 5 over’s.Mitchell Johnson was the simplest of the Aussie bowlers with 3-54 whereas spinner Smith chimed in with 2-34, as well as the vital wicket of the damaging Nafees.
The Aussie quacks lost their means late; Watson went for fourteen runs within the forty sixth over and Brett Lee for seventeen within the forty ninth.
Lee remains stranded on 349 ODI wickets once the speedster completed ten wicket less over’s.
The veteran's failure to require a scalp was offset by a stingy 1st eight over’s that went for simply thirteen runs.
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