Opener Cooper Connolly blazed 149 runs off 134 balls to lead Australia to a dramatic one-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the third and final one-day match in Mirpur on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh had already clinched the series by winning the first two matches, but Cooper's innings overshadowed a career-best 6-48 by left-arm pace bowler Shoriful Islam.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Set 275 to win, Australia scraped home with three balls to spare when Adam Zampa hit a cover drive to the boundary off Taskin Ahmed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh earlier reached 274-5 after winning the toss, with Towhid Hridoy leading the way with a composed innings of 83 off 88 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia started their run chase strongly, racing to 40 before losing captain Josh Inglis to Shoriful in the fifth over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shoriful then bowled Matt Renshaw for a duck two balls later to have Australia at 40-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia were then wobbling at 70-3 when Alex Carey fell for eight to a stunning catch by Soumya Sarkar at short cover off Taskin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Connolly refused to buckle, the 25-year-old opener sharing a 64-run stand with Marnus Labuschagne (29) and then similarly valuable partnerships with Cameron Green and Oliver Peake.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shoriful removed Peake and Xavier Bartlett with successive deliveries, but Ben Dwarshuis denied him the hat-trick.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dwarshuis's dismissal soon after left Australia needing five runs from 15 balls with two wickets in hand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tanzid Hasan then dropped a straightforward chance at gully off Zampa that eemed to deflate Bangladesh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Connolly finally fell to Mustafizur after scoring his first ODI century, an innings studded with 13 fours and six sixes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
That left Australia four runs short with nine balls remaining, with Zampa and tail-ender Riley Meredith at the crease.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Zampa then found the cover boundary on the third ball of the final over from Taskin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In Bangladesh's innings, Litton Das (58) and Mosaddek Hossain (56) made unbeaten half-centuries to provide support for Hridoy, who scored his 13th ODI half-century.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Litton retired hurt on 48 with a muscle injury but returned to bring up his first ODI fifty at Mirpur.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bartlett and Renshaw picked up two wickets apiece for Australia.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cooper-Connolly.jpg", "alt_img": "Cooper Connolly", "alt_title": "Cooper Connolly\u2019s 149 Powers Australia to Thrilling One-Wicket Win Over Bangladesh", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Cooper Connolly\u2019s 149 Powers Australia to Thrilling One-Wicket Win Over Bangladesh On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Cooper Connolly smashed 149 off 134 balls as Australia edged Bangladesh by one wicket in a dramatic ODI finale in Mirpur. Shoriful Islam claimed a career-best 6-48, but Connolly\u2019s maiden century sealed a memorable victory.", "seo_keywords": "Cooper Connolly, Australia Vs Bangladesh, Shoriful Islam, Towhid Hridoy, Australia Tour Bangladesh 2026", "tag": null, "tagging": "Cooper Connolly,Australia Vs Bangladesh,Shoriful Islam,Towhid Hridoy,Australia Tour Bangladesh 2026", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "cooper-connollys-149-powers-australia-to-thrilling-one-wicket-win-over-bangladesh", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "286", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2026-06-15 07:51:30", "updated": "2026-06-15 07:51:30", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Cooper Connolly, Australia Vs Bangladesh, Shoriful Islam, Towhid Hridoy, Australia Tour Bangladesh 2026", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "1", "posted_by": "19", "jio_date": "2026-06-15 07:51:30", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": "Latest Cricket News", "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/cooper-connollys-149-powers-australia-to-thrilling-one-wicket-win-over-bangladesh-198358" }