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Dhaka - Pre-tournament favourites Australia finished their unimpressive World Twenty20 campaign with a comfortable seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Openers Aaron Finch scored a 45-ball 71 and David Warner knocked a fiery 35-ball 48 to help Australia chase down a 154-run target in 17.3 overs in the Super-10 Group two match.
Australia and hosts Bangladesh had lost their first three matches and were playing for pride in a meaningless match with no bearing on semifinal positions.
Finch and Warner put on a solid 98-run opening wicket stand by the 12th over to quash any hopes of a win for Bangladesh at a packed Shere Bangla stadium.
Finch smashed four sixes and seven boundaries before he was bowled by paceman Al-Amin Hossain who finished with 2-30.
Finch was also ruthless, hitting three sixes and five boundaries before Hossain bowled him with a beautiful delivery.
Cameron White, who made 18 not out, hit a four and a six to seal the victory.
Earlier Bangladesh, who batted after winning the toss, were helped to 153-5 by Shakib Al Hasan's 52-ball 66 for his fourth Twenty20 fifty -- the first from any Bangladeshi batsman in the tournament.
Shakib added 112 for the third wicket with skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (47) in a much improved batting display by the home team.
The duo created a new Bangladesh record for the third wicket in all Twenty20 internationals, beating the 109-run stand set by Aftab Ahmed and Mohammad Ashraful against the West Indies at Johannesburg in the 2007 World Twenty20.
Bangladesh lost openers Anamul Haque (nought) and Tamim Iqbal (five) in paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile's first two overs, leaving the repair work to the two most senior players of the team.
Coulter-Nile was the pick of Australian bowlers with 2-17. Shakib hit five boundaries and three sixes before he fell to a brilliant catch by Glenn Maxwell off Doug Bollinger.
Rahim matched his illustrious partner as he smashed five boundaries and a six off just 36 balls, before he holed out off Shane Watson in the 17th over.
Earlier, Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bat.
The host have made three changes -- Sohag Gazi, Mominul Haque and Taskin Ahmed, the 18-year old seamer makes his debut. Australia have brought in Dan Christian and Nathan Coulter-Nile.
Teams
Bangladesh - Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (Capt. & wk), Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah, Sohag Gazi, Abdur Razzak, Al-Amin Hossain, Taskin Ahmed
Australia - David Warner, Aaron Finch, Cameron White, Glenn Maxwell, George Bailey (Capt.), Shane Watson, Dan Christian, Brad Haddin (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Doug Bollinger
Brief scores
Bangladesh - 153 for 5 (Shakib 66, Mushfiqur 47)
Australia - 158 for 3 (Finch 71, Warner 48)
Result - Australia won by 7 wickets
Points - Australia 2, Bangladesh 0
MOM - Aaron Finch (Australia)
