DARWIN // Mike Hussey scored an unbeaten 57 from 72 balls as Australia were held to 198-5 in their third and final limited-overs match against Bangladesh today. After Australia easily won the opening two matches - by 180 runs and eight wickets - the home side were almost 30 overs without a boundary and three batsmen were dismissed by runouts. The Australian opener Shaun Marsh made 30 from 36 when the field was up at the Marrara Cricket Ground and Cameron White finished 22 not out from 24 balls to add to the Australian score.
With the scoring rate slow throughout the innings, Shane Watson, the acting captain Michael Clarke and David Hussey were all out to questionable running in 12 overs as they tried to boost the run rate. Watson (27) was caught short when called through for a quick single by his captain. Two overs later, Clarke (25) was out after a moment's hesitation with Hussey, and beaten by Alok Kapali's direct hit.
David Hussey (11) was also run out after he drove straight to Mohammad Ashraful and was two metres short when the Bangladesh skipper hit the stumps. The left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak (1-22 from 10 overs) bowled well and had Haddin caught at cover for 16, while spin partner Shakib Al Hasan (0-25 from 10) also played strongly. Marsh, with previous scores of 76 and 69 not out, and Mike Hussey, who made 85 and eight not out in the first two games, were the standouts for Australia's batting in the series.
*AP
