Australia win the toss and decide to bat but lose opener Shane Watson for only four runs in the third over after being caught off the bowling of Mashrafe Mortaza
Bangladesh claim a second wicket in the following over when David Warner sends a catch to Aftab Ahmed at the square leg boundary having contributed 16 runs
The score moves to 37-3 when wicket-keeper Brad Haddin swipes Abdur Razzak's delivery high into the air allowing Shafiul Islam to complete a comfortable catch
Captain Michael Clarke also fights his way to 16 runs before the bowling of Mohammad Ashraful gets the better of him in the 10th over
Mortaza bags his second wicket of the afternoon when he gets David Hussey to play an ugly shot which sends the ball into the waiting palms of Mushfiqur Rahim to make it 57-5
Australia add only eight more runs before the spin bowling of Shakib Al Hasan unseats Cameron White for eight in the 13th over
The only partnership of note is forged by Michael Hussey and Steven Smith who put on 74 before the latter falls for 27 in the final over as Australia total 141-7
Hussey brings all his nous to the game to finish undefeated on 47 off 29 balls, including four fours and a six, and a strike rate of 162.06
Shaun Tait bowls hard and fast and has Bangladesh on the back foot in the very first over, dismissing Imrul Kayes for a duck with a slower ball
Dirk Nannes, who played for the Netherlands in the last World Twenty20, dismisses Mohammad Ashraful next over and then sees off Aftab Ahmed and Mahmudullah (above) in the fourth over to reduce Bangladesh to 15-4
Shakib Al Hasan does his best to get rebuild the innings but falls for 28 to a stunning catch on the boundary from Hussey - Bangladesh 63-5
Mushfiqur Rahim hits two fours and a six in a gutsy innings to give his side some hope, but when he falls for 24 it really is all over for the Tigers
Shafiul Islam hits the 100th six of the tournament but then in trying to hit another maximum, misses, and is bowled by Steve Smith for 16
Ryan Harris rearranges Mortaza's stumps and Bangladesh are all out for 114, meaning Australia win by 27 runs and take their place in the Super Eights with Pakistan
South Africa v Afghanistan: The underdogs make a good start in their must-win second match as South Africa opener Loots Bosman is run out for a duck
South Africa slip to 45-2 but Jacques Kallis stands firm and hits two sixes in his 34, his side's top inividual score, before he becomes the fourth wicket to fall with the score on 84
Afghanistan continue to make it difficult for the Proteas and Hamid Hassan traps Mark Boucher lbw to leave them struggling a bit on 90-5
Some big hitting from Albie Morkel and JP Duminy down the order lifts South Africa to a respectable total of 139-7 from their 20 overs
Afghanistan's reply gets off to the worst possible start as fast bowler Dale Steyn strikes to remove opening batsman Noor Ali in the first over
Morne Morkel produces a superb display of fast bowling to rip through the Afghan top order and put South Africa firmly in command
Charl Langeveldt mops up the tail as Afghanistan are bowled out for 80 to wrap up a 59 run victory for South Africa which propels them into the Super Eight phase
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