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Cricket: Australia bounce back to win fourth T20 against Bangladesh

Cricket - Fourth Twenty20 International - Bangladesh v Australia - Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh - August 7, 2021. Australia's Ashton Agar plays a shot. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Australia's Andrew Tye and Mitchell Swepson delivered a spirited bowling performance as the tourists defeated Bangladesh by three wickets in Saturday's fourth Twenty20 international to record their first win in the five-match series.

Bangladesh took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series with Friday's 10-run victory in Dhaka. The final match will be played on Monday at the same venue.

Tye (3-18) and Swepson (3-12) restricted Bangladesh to 104-9 as the hosts lost three players, including skipper Mohammad Mahmudullah to a duck, with opener Mohammad Naim top-scoring with 28 runs.

Cricket - Fourth Twenty20 International - Bangladesh v Australia - Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh - August 7, 2021. Australia's Josh Hazlewood celebrates with his teammates after taking the wicket of Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

The Bangladesh bowlers fought hard to defend the measly total but Australian Dan Christian's 15-ball 39 coupled with team mate Ashton Agar's run-a-ball 27 helped the visitors seal the contest with an over to spare.

(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)

Cricket - Fourth Twenty20 International - Bangladesh v Australia - Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh - August 7, 2021. Australia's Ashton Turner runs to field the ball. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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