Australia’s Dan Christian seemed in a very different mood altogether as he dismissed Bangladesh’s prime bowler Shakib Al Hasan for five sixes in an over after being prompted as a pinch hitter in the fourth T20I of the five-match series.
Christain, who was ridiculed for not being able to even make a good connection in the 19th over of the third T20I against Mustafizur Rahman in the penultimate over, took a liking to the legendary Bangladeshi to script an incredible revenge story for the 38-year-young Australian. In the last game, Australia lost the game needing 22 off the last 12 balls.
Coming into the fourth over, Shakib had only gone for five runs from the solitary over he had bowled. In a turning track of Shere Bangla Stadium, Shakib was tonked over mid-wicket, long on and cow corner by Christain for the five balls he hit for six. While he hit three sixes in a row on the first three balls of the over and then after missing out on the fourth ball, he once again hit the next two balls for sixes as well.
However, instead of going on to remain there and see his team home, Christain was dismissed by Mustafizur Rahman for 39 off 15 balls. At the time of writing this piece, the Australians were 61-4, needing 43 to win from 66 balls. Earlier in the match, the visitors managed to restrict Bangladesh to just 104/9 in their 20 overs.