page_title: Bangladeshi cricket team in Australia in 2003
section_title: 3rd ODI
hierarchical_section_title: Bangladeshi cricket team in Australia in 2003 / One Day series / 3rd ODI
caption_attribution_description: English: Australia are in trouble at 3/10 when Ricky Ponting decides to smash a couple of sixes. He went on to make 124 - his highest score in an ODI at the SCG. 2nd Final of the VB Series - Australia v Sri Lanka. See the chat on comments page to of the image for more info: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nellistc/99173458/
context_page_description: The Bangladesh national cricket team played two Test matches and three One Day International matches on a mid-year tour of Australia in 2003. They were captained by all-rounder Khaled Mahmud. The Australians were under a split captaincy—Steve Waugh in the Tests and Ricky Ponting in the following ODIs. The series marked the first time a Test match had been played outside an Australian state capital city; with matches played at Bundaberg Rum Stadium in Cairns, and the newly upgraded Marrara Oval in Darwin.
  Australia easily won the two-match Test series. Bangladesh's performances' did not get any better during the ODI series—failing to score more than 147 in any innings—as Australia completed a clean-sweep.
context_section_description: The series finished in Darwin, with Australian skipper Ricky Ponting winning the toss and electing to bat. They were restricted to 4/114—partly due to the tight bowling of Rafique who picked up two wickets—before the Australian captain stabilised the innings. He scored a composed century, as he and Bevan put on a run-a-ball 127 run stand. Strangely, Ponting's 14th ODI century, included only two fours, despite hitting four sixes. Australia finished on 7/254 from their 50 overs. On return, Mortaza took two late innings wickets; however, the rest of the bowling (apart from Rafique and Kapali) again lacked penetration. 
  Thanks to some tight bowling, Bangladesh slumped to 5/36. Both Bashar (2) and Mohammad Ashraful (4) were dismissed charging Bichel and Harvey respectively, before Kapali compiled a determined 49 in a 66 run sixth-wicket partnership with Hossain. These shots were possibly caused by tight bowling from Jason Gillespie, who took 1/16 in 10 overs. Bangladesh were bowled out for 142 in the 48th over, with Ian Harvey taking four for 16. Ponting received the man of the match and series awards, as Australia won by 112 runs. According to cricket historian Gideon Haigh, "Almost a quarter of the combined populations of Cairns and Darwin attended the cricket" during the Test and ODI series.
   
  Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
caption: Australian ODI captain Ricky Ponting (pictured), struck his 12th International century in 12 months.
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