Published on 09:36 AM, September 07, 2017

Bangladesh v Australia. Second Test, Day 4

Australia win by 7 wickets to level series

Glenn Maxwell plays a shot during the fourth day of the second cricket Test between Bangladesh and Australia at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. Photo: AFP

Emphatic victory for the Australians. This is their 144th overseas win in Test. They level the series 1-1 after Bangladesh won the Dhaka Test by 20 runs.

Australia finished their business in a hurry on the fourth day. Maxwell remains not out on a 17-ball 25. Handscomb was on 16 off 14 deliveries as Maxwell saw Australia through with a massive six.

Some niceties between the players in the middle. The Bangladesh players congratulate Maxwell. It has been a hard-fought Test-series. The two teams share the spoils as the two-Test series ends with a victory each for Bangladesh and Australia.

Nathan Lyon was the star performer of this Test match. He took 13 Bangladesh wickets - seven in the first innings and six in the second. He gets the Player-of-the-match award for his brilliant performance.

Lyon shares the player-of-the-series award with David Warner. Warner struck two fantastic centuries in this Test series.

The two skippers Steve Smith and Mushfiqur Rahim lift the trophy together and that's the end of the prize-giving ceremony.

15.3, Australia 87/3 - Maxwell slog sweeps Nasir Hossain for six and Australia win the second Test by seven wickets.

End of over 15, Australia need 9 for victory

14.1, Aus 73/3 - Peter Handscomb sweeps Shakib and ball goes for four. Good use of the wrists.

13.4, Aus 69/3 - Maxwell applies the sweep and hits Taijul for four.

12.3, Aus 63/3 - Lovely use of the feet from Smith and he drives it through cover making the delivery into a half-volley.

11.3, Aus 55/3 - Stand and deliver from Maxwell. Hits Taijul for six over long on.

10.4, Aus 48/3 - Shakib gets Matt Renshaw to dab at a delivery which held it's line. Renshaw is gone! Caught behind.

MT Renshaw c Mushfiqur Rahim b Shakib Al Hasan 22 (53m 40b 2x4 1x6) SR: 55.00

End of over 10

9.3, Aus 46/2 - It's Renshaw who tries the reverse sweep this time. Doesn't quite connect but ball falls safely.

9.1, Aus 44/2 - Taijul gets the edge of Smith's bat and the skipper is gone caught behind by Mushfiqur.

SPD Smith c Mushfiqur Rahim b Taijul Islam 16 (24m 9b 3x4 0x6) SR: 177.77

Australia are 44 for one after nine overs. Renshaw and Smith will look to take Australia home without any more hitch.

7.2, 38/1 - Lovely use of the wrist from Smith. Leans in the drives and ball races through the cover region for four.

7.1, Aus 34/1 - Smith uses his feet and drives it staright over the bowlers head. Four more.

Taijul is introduced to the attack.

Australia are 30/1 after seven overs. It has been a difficult day for the Tigers.

Australia are not hanging around with this chase. They need 57 more. After six overs they are 29 for one.

5.4, Aus 27/1 - Renshaw uses his feet again and gets to the pitch of the delivery. This time it's six!

5.1, Aus 21/1- Renshaw uses his feet effectively and plays it over mid on for four.

End of over 5, Australia need 69 more

4.6, Aus 17/1 - Steve Smith guides it between point and slip cordon. Ball runs away for four.

4.5, Aus 13/1 - Warner goes for the hook shot as Mustafizur bangs it in short. There is a man at deep mid-wicket. It's Soumya Sarkar - he takes the catch easily. Warner is out!

3.3, Aus 10/0 - Warner shuffles across again to play it over the leg slip. Ball catches the bat and hits his upper body. Could have been close.

3.1, Aus 10/0 - Warner opens his arms and drags Shakib square of mid-on for four. He is looking to be aggressive in this innings.

2.1, Aus 6/0 - Mustafizur slides down the leg side and Renshaw flicks it for four through fine leg.

1.2, Aus 2/0 - Aussies open their account. Warner comes down the wicket to Shakib Al Hasan and drives over the bowlers head. Batsmen run two.

0.6, Aus 0/0 - Thats the first over gone. No runs off it. Mustafizur takes a maiden.

Matt Renshaw and David Warner open the innings for Australia. Mustafizur Rahman is coming in to bowl the first over.

Australia need just 86 runs for victory and level the two-Test series. This has been a very dominant performance from th e Aussies. Their professinalism have shone through in this match.

Bangladesh will rue the missed chances as they dropped vital catches on day two and three.

71.2, Ban 157/10 - That's the last wicket. Mustafizur clean bowled by O'keefe.

Mustafizur Rahman b O'Keefe 0 (8m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Bangladesh are down to their last wicket and lead by 85 runs. Australia have comfortably dominated the fourth day of the second Test. They would look to finish off the Bangladesh innings in a hurry.

End of over 70, Ban 157/9 (Mehedi 14, Mustafizur 0)

68.4, Ban 156/9 - Lyon get this one to turn sharply and that's his sixth wicket. Taijul Islam goes. Out bowled.

Taijul Islam b Lyon 4 (32m 32b 0x4 0x6) SR: 12.50

The last five overs have brought in just two runs but Taijul Islam and Mehedi Hasan have kept their head in a track that is turning viciously now.

We are back. Bangladesh lead by 82 runs as the two batsmen walk out to the crease. O' Keefe starts proceedings for Australia.

It's 2:40 pm and Tea has been called on Day four of the second Test match. Bangladesh go to tea eight down for 154 after 63 overs.

60.1, Ban 150/8 - Mehedi flat bats Cummins to deep point boundary for a single. Bangladesh reach 150.

End of over 60

Lyon becomes the highest wicket taker in this calender year with 45 wickets. Bangladesh lead by 77 runs.

58.6, Ban 149/8 - Another one falls. It's the big wicket of Mominul. Top edges a sweep shot. Fielder has been placed there just for that shot and Pat Cummins takes the catch diving forward. It's Lyon again.

Cummins coming over the wicket to Mehedi. Ball angling into the body trying to bring the short-leg into play.

57.4, Ban 147/7 - Mominul pulls Lyon through deep mid-wicket for two runs.

56.4, Ban 145/7 - Cummins pitches it full of length and Mehedi on drives classically. Ball races towards the fence for four.

56.1, Ban 141/7 - Pat Cummins to Mominul - bangs it in short, Mominul pulls him towards deep mid wicket in the air. Only a single.

Bangladesh looking for the singles but must refrain from playing it in the air the way Mehedi and Mominul have done.

End of over 55, Ban 136/7 (Mominul 23, Mehedi Hasan 3)

Mominul is in a bit of pain. The physio is out on the field and ice was being applied to the injured finger. Bangladesh lead by 64 runs.

54.3, Ban 135/7 - Cummins's delivery takes off from a short distance nd catches Mehedi Hasan Miraz, who is the new batsman at the crease. Vicious delivery and it breaks the head guard of the helmet. Caught Mehedi's fingers while on it's way to hitting the helmet. It's his bowling finger that has bloodied.

53.6, Ban 132/7 - Dropped! Mominul tries a flashy cut backward of point. Lyon's delivery took off after landing. Edge flies to second slip - Maxwell drops it. Batsmen run a single.

52.3 overs, Ban 129/7 - Bangladesh lose their seventh. It's Mushfiqur Rahim. He edges Pat Cummins to the keeper. Bangladesh in dire-straits or they already were.

Mushfiqur Rahim c Wade b Cummins 31 (103b 1x4 0x6) SR: 30.09

It's time for a drink as the players get a much needed breather in this hot and humid conditions.

It's strange the Bangladesh batsman keep trying the reverse sweep. What are they thinking?

51.6, Ban 129/6 - Agar to Mominul. The most orthodox of the Bangladesh batsman tries the reverse sweep. Four Byes - ball spun greatly and even Wade could not manage to get a hand to it.

End of over 50, Ban 123/6 (Mushfiqur 29, Mominul 19)

The Mominul Mushfiq partnership stands at 26 runs from 65 balls. Mushfiq has faced 92 deliveries for his fighting 29. This pitch has been very testing for the batsmen. Commendable from Mushfiqur.

Mominul and Mushfiqur cannot allow themselves to go too deep into their crease on the back foot. They are probably trying to counter the spin and the bounce but some of the deliveries have turned viciously from the rough. There has also been a hint of low bounce on this fourth day. Pretty dangerous to go into the back foot in such conditions. This pitch has looked docile on the first thre days but the demons are now coming out on this fourth day of play.

45.1, Ban 113/6 - Mominul drives O' Keefe through the covers for four. Too full from O' Keefe, Mominul stands there and looks at the ball racing away to the fence.

End of over 45

43.6, Ban 109/6 - Mominul plays one of his favourite shots. A delicate glide through third-man. Fielder dives but can't keep it in.

Mominul and Mushhfiqur have the quality to build an innings and hopefully they would play with a lot more responsibility now. The pressure would be immense on this duo.

As good as the Australian bowlers have been, one gets the impression that Bangladesh have lost some of their wickets by their own making.

41.6, Ban 100/6 - Mominul plays it square on the off-side for a single to bring up Bangladesh's 100.

End of over 40

Lyon gets his fourth wicket today and 11th overall in this Test match. Mominul Haque is the new batsman at the crease.

39.1, Ban 97/6 - Sabbir goes down the wicket and misses. Wade removes the bails and the stumps. It's out - third upmire gives the decision in favor of the Aussies.

Sabbir Rahman st Wade b Lyon 24 (59b 2x4 0x6) SR: 40.67

Sabbir continues with his strange fascination for the reverse sweep against the spinning ball. It's comical now.

35.5, Ban - 93/5 - reverse sweep applied again. Ball misses everyone and goes for four byes. That's also the fifty partnership between the two.

End of over 35

Mushfiqur and Sabbir continue with the Bangladesh innings. Lot of consolidation work needs to be done. Bangladesh are 86 for five.

It's 12:40 pm and we are back after lunch on day four.

It's 12pm and it's lunch on day four of the second Test match. Bangladesh go into lunch leading by 11 runs. 

End of over 34, Ban 83/5 (Mushfiqur 16, Sabbir 20)

When the batsmen have looked to play orthodox cricket they have generally been rewarded. 

It's quitened down a bit after the chirpy morning session where the Australians made something happen with every ball. Sabbir Rahman has tried the risky reverse sweep on a few occasion today. It's been adventurous more or less. 

At one point it looked highly unlikely that Bangladesh will take the lead. All the Australian bowlers have bowled well. They have stuck to their line and length and forced Bangladesh batters to make errors. It is another great session for Australia.

Bangladesh would look to Sabbir and skipper Mushfiqur to get them to a respectable score. Bangladesh score is 79/5 and they are really up against it on the fourth day - staring defeat with only five wickets left.

End of over 30 (Mushfiqur 14, Sabbir 17) Bangladesh lead by 6 runs.

28.2, Ban 74/5 - Sabbir dispatches O'keefe through square of mid-wicket for four. With that boundary, Bangladesh take the lead.

The Mushfiqur - Sabbir partnership has been a familiar one in this second Test. They have put on 27 runs for the sixth wicket.

26.6, Ban 69/5 - Mushfiqur sweeps through depp mid-wicket. The spin beats the fielder and ball goes for four.

25.1, Ban 59/5 - Sabbir reverse sweeps. Goes behind backward point and to the boundary

End of over 25 (Mushfiqur Rahim 3, Sabbir Rahman 3)

Another eventful over comes to an end.

24.2, Ban 54/5 - This time Aussies appeal again for a leg-before. Nigel Llong says not out. Australia review decision. Impact outside off and Sabbir played forward - Not out says third umpire Aleem Dar.

24.1, Ban 54/5 - Australia go up in unioson. Umpire gives out. Sabbir challenges the leg-before decision. He got an inside edge. It's not out!

Bangladesh are 54 for the loss of five wickets at the start of the fourth day of the second Test. They still trail by 18 runs.

22.3, Ban 52/5 - Bye four. That brings up Bangladesh's 50. Agar strayed doen the leg side. Full delivery, races to the boundary as Wade can't get a hand to it.

Ashton Agar comes in to the attack. Mushfiqur Rahim and Sabbir Rahman are the batsmen at the crease.

Bangladesh will be thoroughly dissapointed with their batting display this morning. This should not have been on the cards but the ball has spun sharply this morning and caused all kinds of trouble with the extra bounce.

End of over 20

19.4, Ban 43/5 - Naisr is gone. O'keefe fl;ights it beautifully and spins it just adequately. Ball takes the edge and flies to first slip where skipper Steve Smith takes the catch.

Nasir Hossain c Smith b O'Keefe 5 (26m 18b 1x4 0x6) SR: 27.77

19.1, Ban 43/4 - Nasir swivels and pulls a short one from O' Keefe for four.

18.3, Ban 39/4 - It's Shakib Al Hasan this time - out. Lyon is spinnin g the ball sharply. Ball takes the edge. Not much Shakib could do their. Warner takes a sharp catch.

Shakib Al Hasan c Warner b Lyon 2 (8m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00

Bangladesh have started terribly in this morning session. The top order succumbs yet again in the face of Australian pressure.

16.6, Ban 37/3 - Ball turns viciously. Beats Shakib all ends up.

16.1, Ban 37/3 - Kayes is gone. Lyon helped greatly by the pitch. Ball holds up but Kayes checked at it without conviction. Easy catch for Glenn Maxwell.

Imrul Kayes c Maxwell b Lyon 15 (42m 35b 3x4 0x6) SR: 42.85

End of over 15

Bangladesh send in Nasir Hossain. Possibly to change the batting combination - a right-hander and a left-hander at the crease.

12.6, Ban 32/2 - Overtly aggressive from Tamim. Goes for an expansive shot - down the wicket. Lyon pulls it back and Tamim fails to connect. Matthew Wade does the rest and takes the bails off. Tamim is gone!

Tamim Iqbal st Wade b Lyon 12 (51m 38b 2x4 0x6) SR: 31.57

12.3, Ban 32/1 - Lyon unleashes one that take off after pitching. This pitch is getting difficult.

11.1, Ban 29/1 - Tamim punishes a short one from O'keefe square of cover for four.

End of over 10 (Imrul Kayes 9, Tamim 7) Bangladesh trail by 47 runs

8.1, Ban 23/1 - Another edge from Kayes off Cummins. Goes through slip cordon to the boundary again.

7.1, Ban 19/1 - Tamim Iqbal charges down the wicket and plays Lyon aerially over extra cover for four. Risky adventure ftom Tamim. 

6.6, Ban 15/1 - Cummins gets the edge of Imrul Kayes's bat but ball goes between the first slip and keeper and to the boundary for four.

End of over 5

4.5, Ban 11/1 - Pat Cummins goes for a fuller delivery after pushing Soumya further and further on the back foot the last couple of deliveries. Soumya edges to first slip and Bangladesh lose their first wicket.

Soumya Sarkar c Renshaw b Cummins 9 (20m 16b 2x4 0x6) SR: 56.25

2.5, Ban 9/0- Pat Cummins provides width an Soumya dispatches through the gap between point and gully for four.

There is good turn on this wicket. Lyon is getting the ball to turn and bounce already this morning.

1.1, Ban 4/0 - Soumya Sarkar cuts Lyon to backward point for four.

Australia do not add to their overnight score and Mustafizur Rahman gets his fourth wicket in this innings.

119.5, overs, Aus 377/10 - Mustafizur Rahman to Nathan Lyon, That's gone! Fizz shapes it away from Lyon and gets a nice edge. 

NM Lyon c Imrul Kayes b Mustafizur Rahman 0 (13m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Welcome to our live updates of the third day of the second Test between Bangladesh and Australia at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.