Twitter Reactions: Nasum Ahmed strangle Australia into submission as Bangladesh wins opener

Australia was up against Bangladesh for the 1^st T20I of the five-match T20I series which commenced on August 03 in Bangladesh. Bangladesh won the series opener by 23 runs as they stunned Kangaroos by their bowling action. Australia won the toss and decided to move up the field with the ball under the captaincy of Matthew Wade. Bangladesh couldn’t step up the field very well and started losing wickets gradually.

Opening batsman Mohammad Naim and home side’s ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan got decent scores in their bags. While Naim added 30 off 29 in the beginning, Hasan chipped in with 36 off 33 before getting trapped by Josh Hazlewood. Home skipper Mahmudullah and Afif Hossain remained in their 20s to push their side as they posted meager 131/7 on the board.

Josh Hazlewood turned out to be the pick of the bowlers as he picked three wickets and ace pacer Mitchell Starc got two under his belt. Both Andrew Tye and Ashton Agar refused to leak runs as they conceded at 5.50 while the former got one wicket to his credit. As Australia took the field with the bat, they were in for some trouble as they lost quick three wickets.

Here is how Twitter reacted

Historic Day for Bangladesh Cricket.

Bangladesh Won First Ever T20 Match against Australia. What a Day for Bangladesh. #BANvAUS

— Chanakya_the ultimum (@CHANAKY81555413) August 3, 2021

Bangladesh's first win in T20i against Australia. And in what way!!#AUSvBAN l #BANvAUS

— VIRAT KOHLI👑🇮🇳 (@ammar_vk) August 3, 2021

Beautifully defended 131👏 ,Congratulations🇧🇩#BANvAUS

— Furqan (@MFurqan72) August 3, 2021

HISTORY: Bangladesh beat Australia in 1st T20i at Dhaka that too without Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal#BANvAUS

— Najeeb ul Hasnain (@ImNajeebH) August 3, 2021

Australia bowled out for 108 .. lost by 23 runs. Brilliant from B'desh. #BANvAUS

— 🄳🅄🄴🄽🄳🄴 (@manpb21) August 3, 2021

B.Desh beat Aus in1st T20i defending 132 runs. First ever win in T20i's against Aus. What a moment for @BCBtigers #AusvsBan #BANvsAUS #BanvAus #AUSvBAN

— Ali Raza🇵🇰🏏 (@alirazamalik_) August 3, 2021

Australia missed a player like Steve Smith today, one who could anchor in a 130-140 kinda chases on tough pitches #BANvAUS

— Ryan (@ryandesa_7) August 3, 2021

What a win by Bangladesh and What a Remarkable comeback by Bangladesh. Bangladesh only scored 131 runs but they won by 25 runs against Australia in First T20I match. Nasum Ahmed is the Star for Bangladesh, picked 4 wickets in 4 overs. Brilliant display of Bangladesh. #BANvAUS

— Labib Choudhury (@iamlabibchy) August 3, 2021

Bangladesh beats Australia. Wow!

I thought Aussies might finish the match in 15 overs itself but they are all out for 109 chasing 132. #BANvAUS

— Yokesh (@ImYokEsH) August 3, 2021

STAT TRACKER: Bangladesh win their first-ever T20I against Australia.#BANvAUS #CricTracker

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) August 3, 2021

Australia played the last over knowing that they have lost the match! #BANvAUS Yes, they lost a T20I against Bangladesh. Congratulations Tigers!

— Saif Hasnat (@saifhasnat) August 3, 2021

This is the first time Bangladesh has beaten Australia in a T20I. Australia had won the previous 4 matches #BANvsAUS #Cricket

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) August 3, 2021

Langer : Never, ever underestimate Bangladesh, there are 16 million Bangladeshis.

— Manya (@CSKian716) August 3, 2021

Bangladesh have defended their lowest team total to secure their first T20I win against Australia.

They had previously played Australia four times and suffered a defeat on each ocassion.#BANvAUS

— Israr Ahmed Hashmi (@IamIsrarHashmi) August 3, 2021

That’s a solid win for Bangladesh. In the end Aus had just as much trouble playing cutters as they did spin. Completely outfoxed by the Bangladesh attack. 6 T20
games in on this tour can’t really talk about rustiness. #BANvAUS

— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell) August 3, 2021

Big upset
Bangladesh beat Australia in 1st T20

Aus bundled out for 108 in chase of 132

Coming World T20 in UAE will be very interesting

— Abdul Ghaffar (Replay, Dawn News) (@GhaffarDawnNews) August 3, 2021

Impressive performance by @BCBtigers executing the plans perfectly defending a small total. @CricketAus got some work to do especially in the batting department. Well done Bangladesh👍🏽 #BANvAUS

— Farveez Maharoof (@farveezmaharoof) August 3, 2021

Bangladesh's first win in T20i against Australia. And in what way!!#AUSvBAN l #BANvAUS

— VIRAT KOHLI👑🇮🇳 (@ammar_vk) August 3, 2021

Historic Day for Bangladesh Cricket.

Bangladesh Won First Ever T20 Match against Australia. What a Day for Bangladesh. #BANvAUS

— Chanakya_the ultimum (@CHANAKY81555413) August 3, 2021

Beautifully defended 131👏 ,Congratulations🇧🇩#BANvAUS

— Furqan (@MFurqan72) August 3, 2021

HISTORY: Bangladesh beat Australia in 1st T20i at Dhaka that too without Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal#BANvAUS

— Najeeb ul Hasnain (@ImNajeebH) August 3, 2021

Bangladesh beats Australia. Wow!

I thought Aussies might finish the match in 15 overs itself but they are all out for 109 chasing 132. #BANvAUS

— Yokesh (@ImYokEsH) August 3, 2021

Nasum Ahmed stuns Australia in the series opener to push Bangladesh over the line

Alex Carey, Josh Philippe, and Moises Henriques, all three were shown their way to the pavilion where their scoreboard read 11 runs. However, Mitchell Marsh showed the courage to settle their innings as he added 45 runs off 45 balls. On the name of runs, after Marsh, skipper Wade could add 13 while pacer Starc added 14. When it had already turned unachievable for Australia, their show ended on 108 runs in the given 20 overs.

Talking about bowling action of the home side, the 26-year-old leg-spinner Nasum Ahmed owned the night in every sense. He picked a classy four-for while conceding at 4.80. Mustafizur Rahman also bowled tight spells as he conceded just 16 runs in four overs. However, the show started with Mahedi Hasan who kicked off the carnage after dismissing Alex Carey right in the beginning.