Watson blows Bangladesh away

Apr 11, 2011

Australia had reason to celebrate early on, as Mitchell Johnson dismissed Tamim Iqbal for 5•Associated Press

... but Imrul Kayes was stuck at the other end, struggling to 5 off 41 balls before succumbing to Johnson•Associated Press

Shakib Al Hasan's cheap dismissal was a big blow for Bangladesh, as they slipped further ...•Associated Press

Shane Watson was in murderous form from the outset in the chase•Associated Press

... notching up the highest ODI score by an Australian, while taking his side to an impressive nine-wicket win with 24 overs to spare•Associated Press

Shahriar Nafees came in and played his shots ...•Associated Press

Nafees got to a half-century, but had to depart to soon after ...•Associated Press

... before an unbeaten, attacking innings of 81 from Mushfiqur Rahim ... •Associated Press

After Brad Haddin was dimissed cheaply, Watson combined with Ricky Ponting to put on a 170-run stand ...•Associated Press

... having hit the ball to Steven Smith for a return catch•Associated Press

... during which he unleashed a flurry of big shots in the batting Powerplay to push Bangladesh past 200 and carry them to 229•Associated Press

... bludgeoning his way to 185 off 96 balls with 15 sixes ...•Associated Press