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| April 20, 2006 | Thursday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 21, 1427 |
BD in tatters after Gillespie record
CHITTAGONG, April 19: A world record 201 not out by nightwatchman Jason Gillespie steered Australia to a commanding lead in the second Test against Bangladesh on Wednesday.
The previous record for a nightwatchman was 105 scored by compatriot Tony Mann in December 1977 against India.
Fast bowler Gillespie's previous highest Test score was 54 not out and he now has a higher Test best than Mark or Steve Waugh.
Mike Hussey hit 182, his fourth test century, and shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 320 with Gillespie who was celebrating his 31st birthday on Wednesday and faced 425 balls.
The visitors declared their first innings on 581 for four, a lead of 384. Bangladesh were struggling to make Australia bat again after reaching 195 for four at close of play.
Opener Shahriar Nafees hit 75 not out and captain Habibul Bashar 49. Leg-spinner Shane Warne had taken three for 63 by the close, bowling 23 consecutive overs.
Australia had resumed on 364 for three after a rain-disrupted Tuesday.
Hussey went for his strokes, hitting 21 fours and one six before being caught by Shahadat Hossain on the square-leg boundary off Aftab Ahmed with the score on 530.
Michael Clarke was 23 not out when the Australians declared. Gillespie hit 26 fours and two sixes.
The Australian score was the highest in an innings against Bangladesh, beating the 559 scored by West Indies in 2004.
Bangladesh opener Javed Omar was trapped lbw by Brett Lee on 19 and Habibul Bashar was dropped before he opened his account, by Warne at slip off Gillespie.
Habibul and Shahriar put together a 102-run partnership before the Bangladesh skipper was caught by Matthew Hayden at slip off Warne.
Rajin Saleh was dismissed for five when was caught by Ricky Ponting at silly point off Warne.
Shahriar, who was dropped on 29 by Hayden off Warne, faced 166 balls, hitting nine boundaries.
Scoreboard
BANGLADESH (1st Innings) 197 (Rajin Saleh 71).
AUSTRALIA (1st Innings, overnight 364-3):
M.L. Hayden c sub (A. Kapali) b Rafique 29
P.A. Jaques c Shahriar b Rafique 66
J.N. Gillespie not out 201
R.T. Ponting run out 52
M.E.K. Hussey c Shahadat b Aftab 182
M.J. Clarke not out 23
EXTRAS (B-10, LB-10, W-5, NB-3) 28
TOTAL (for four wkts decl, 152.3 overs) 581
FALL OF WKTS: 1-67, 2-120, 3-210, 4-530.
DID NOT BAT: A.C. Gilchrist, S.K. Warne, B. Lee, D.J. Cullen, S.C.G. MacGill.
BOWLING: Mashrafe Mortaza 26-3-114-0 (3nb, 2w); Shahadat Hossain 33-3-143-0 (3w); Mohammad Rafique 48.3-11-145-2; Abdur Razzak 30-5-99-0; Rajin Saleh 8-0-32-0; Aftab Ahmed 7-1-28-1.
BANGLADESH (2nd Innings):
Javed Omar lbw b Lee 19
Shahriar Nafees not out 75
Habibul Bashar c Hayden b Warne 49
Rajin Saleh c Ponting b Warne 5
Mohammad Ashraful b Warne 29
Aftab Ahmed not out 1
EXTRAS (B-7, LB-5, W-1, NB-4) 17
TOTAL (for four wkts, 54 overs) 195
FALL OF WKTS: 1-25, 2-127, 3-137, 4-187.
BOWLING (to-date): Lee 5-1-17-1 (3nb, 1w); Gillespie 4-0-14-0; Warne 23-2-63-3; MacGill 15-2-60-0 (1nb); Cullen 7-0-29-0.—Reuters
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