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BANGALORE, INDIA - MARCH 21:  Usman Khawaja of Australia bats during the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 Super 10s Group 2 match between Australia and Bangladesh at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on March 21, 2016 in Bangalore, India.  (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images,)
BANGALORE, INDIA - MARCH 21: Usman Khawaja of Australia bats during the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 Super 10s Group 2 match between Australia and Bangladesh at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on March 21, 2016 in Bangalore, India. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images,)Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

ICC World T20 2016 Results: Latest Super 10 Scores, Tables and Schedule

Rory MarsdenMar 21, 2016

Usman Khawaja hit a 45-ball 58 to lead Australia to a relatively comfortable three-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Group 2 of the 2016 World Twenty20 at Bangalore's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday. 

Bangladesh finished their innings well to set a challenging 157 target to win, but Khawaja's consistent scoring set up Australia for victory with nine balls to spare—although they made it tense for themselves late on.

It marked a first win of the tournament for the Aussies, while Bangladesh have now lost two from two in the Super 10 stage.

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Here are the latest group standings following the result and an updated schedule for the tournament.

Group 1MatWonLostTiedNRPtsNRR
West Indies220004+0.893
South Africa211002+0.816
Sri Lanka211002-0.171
England211002-0.408
Afghanistan202000-1.248
Group 2MatWonLostTiedNRPtsNRR
New Zealand220004+1.375
Pakistan211002+0.999
Australia211002+0.108
India211002-0.895
Bangladesh202000-1.749
MatchGroup/StageDateTime (GMT before Mar. 27 and BST thereafter)Fixture
Match 232Tuesday, Mar. 222 p.m.New Zealand vs. Pakistan
Match 241Wednesday, Mar. 239:30 a.m.England vs. Afghanistan
Match 252Wednesday, Mar. 232 p.m.India vs. Bangladesh
Match 262Friday, Mar. 259:30 a.m.Pakistan vs. Australia
Match 271Friday, Mar. 252 p.m.South Africa vs. West Indies
Match 282Saturday, Mar. 269:30 a.m.Bangladesh vs. New Zealand
Match 291Saturday, Mar. 262 p.m.Sri Lanka vs. England
Match 301Sunday, Mar. 279:30 a.m.Afghanistan vs. West Indies
Match 312Sunday, Mar. 272 p.m.India vs. Australia
Match 321Monday, Mar. 282 p.m.South Africa vs. Sri Lanka
Semi-final 1KnockoutWednesday, Mar. 301:30 p.m.TBD vs. TBD
Semi-final 2KnockoutThursday, Mar. 311:30 p.m.TBD vs. TBD
FinalKnockoutSunday, Apr. 31:30 p.m.TBD vs. TBD

Australia vs. Bangladesh 

Australia 157 for seven (Khawaja 58, Shakib three for 27) beat Bangladesh 156 for five (Mahmudullah 49, Zampa three for 23) by three wickets.

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Australia put Bangladesh in to bat, having won the toss, and they took advantage with the second-over dismissal of Soumya Sarkar for just one to the bowling of Shane Watson.

The all-rounder also saw off Sabbir Rahman for 12 in the sixth over as the subcontinent outfit could garner only 33 runs from the opening six-over powerplay.

The absence of in-form opener Tamim Iqbal through illness was clearly a key issue, per AllOutCricket:

Shakib Al Hasan provided some impetus for his side, as he smashed 33 from 25 balls before he fell in the 16th over to spinner Adam Zampa, who also dealt with Mohammad Mithun and Shuvagata Hom in an excellent display.

With just three overs remaining, Bangladesh were struggling, having scored 112 runs, but Mahmudullah gave them hope with a rapid-fire 49.

His blistering innings came from just 29 balls and included seven fours and one six. With the help of Mushfiqur Rahim's 11-ball 15, Mahmudullah led his side past the 150-mark and gave them hope of picking up a key victory, per cricket writer Elizabeth Ammon:

Bangladesh needed early wickets, but Khawaja and Watson got Australia off to a great start, returning 51 runs from the powerplay while losing no wickets.

Watson was excellently run out in the eighth over, and captain Steve Smith made only 14 before being cleaned up by Mustafizur Rahman, but Khawaja remained and batted excellently.

He passed his half century and kept Australia consistently well ahead of the required rate, getting them to 42 needed from 42 balls before he was finally bowled around his legs for 58 by Al-Amin Hossain.

David Warner went seven balls later in the 14th over, but some big-hitting from Glenn Maxwell—who scored 26 from 15—left the Aussies needing just nine from the last three overs.

They did their best to make things difficult despite the easy equation, with Maxwell getting stumped as he went for an unnecessarily big shot before John Hastings was caught at deep midwicket trying to finish the game in one blow.

It could have got really tense for the Australians, but they were let off by some poor fielding by Bangladesh, and a James Faulkner boundary eventually saw them claim the two points with nine balls to spare.

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