Bangladesh v Australia: Cummins claims hat-trick in rain-affected T20 World Cup win

A Pat Cummins hat-trick and a quick-fire 53 not out from David Warner saw Australia beat Bangladesh by 28 runs in a weather-d.isrupted T20 World Cup Super Eight clash in Antigua on Thursday.

Australia, who are bidding to complete a historic treble of World Test Championship, ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup titles, were awarded the victory under the Duckworth-Lewis formula after motoring to 100-2 off 11.2 overs when rain stopped play.

Earlier, Australia had held Bangladesh to 140-8 off their 20 overs at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound.

The weather is set to play a part in the remaining Super Eight matches, with rain forecast from Saturday in Bridgetown (Barbados), North Sound (Antigua), Gros Islet (St Lucia) and Kingstown (St Vincent).

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh saluted his bowlers for laying the foundations for the win.

"Really exciting bowling performance, the boys played well tonight," Marsh said. "It is a very good playing XI. We've got 15 guys that can take us deep in the World Cup, but there's a long way to go."

Fast bowler Cummins was elated to bag his first international hat-trick.

"Pretty awesome to tick that off," said player-of-the-match Cummins. "The boys are welcoming me into the club – it's a good club to be part of."

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