Twnety20 World Cup: Australia vs Bangladesh Match Key Figures

Earlier today, Australia convincingly defeated Bangladesh in a match of Twenty20 World Cup. Bret Lee recorded the first hattrick in Twenty20 version of the game of cricket. So, it was an interesting and exciting match. Of course, Bangadeshi fans were not happy with the performance of their team. On the other hand, Australian fans were delighted that Australia did not suffer another humiliation in Twenty20 World Cup. You know that Australia lost the first match of Twenty20 World Cup against Zimbabwe.

Anyway, Rediff has posted Statistical highlights : Australia vs Bangladesh. I am quoting a some stats from there:

- Australian speedster Brett Lee [Images] became the first ever bowler to accomplish a hat-trick in Twenty20 Internationals when he dismissed Bangladesh's three batsmen - Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza [Images] and Alok Kapali - off successive deliveries.

- Having already performed the hat-trick in One Day Internationals, Lee is now the only bowler to achieve the distinction in ODIs as well as in Twenty20 Internationals.

- Australia's nine-wicket triumph is their fifth in 8 matches.

- Australia's nine-wicket victory is their biggest in Twenty20 Internationals, bettering their eight-wicket win over England [Images] at Cape Town on 14.9.2007.

Sounds interesting, isn’t it? In the article, you can find a number of other interesting stats about the match. So, read it and enjoy the stats.