Rana, Mosaddek power Tigers to big win over Aussies after 21 yrs

Bangladesh tearaway Nahid Rana has ripped through Australia's middle order as the hosts drew first blood with a comfortable 86-run win in the ODI series opener in Dhaka on Tuesday, marking their first win since the historic 2005 triumph in Cardiff, report agencies.
Defending 284 for 8, the hosts consistently chipped away at Australia's batting lineup, reducing them to 191 for 9 before a thunderstorm and rain ended the match early. Nahid Rana kept bowling above 146 kph as he dismantled Australia with four wickets for 41 from his 10 overs.
Despite Cameron Green's defiant half-century, the tourists were one wicket away from a heavy defeat when lightning strikes abruptly halted play with 7.4 overs remaining in the match at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
At that point Australia required an unlikely 94 from 46 balls, and with play unable to resume, Bangladesh took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method when the match was called off about an hour later.
Australia's chase ran into trouble on the very first ball of the innings when Taskin Ahmed bowled Matthew Short for a duck. Mustafizur Rahman added to the visitors' early woes shortly after, trapping Marnus Labuschagne leg-before for 1 to leave the tourists reeling at 2 for 2.
Captain Josh Inglis and Cooper Connolly briefly steadied the ship, putting on a small partnership before Nahid Rana turned the match firmly in Bangladesh's favor.