Clarke stars in Aussie win

Clarke made 101 off 111 balls as Australia recovered from 90 for three to post a challenging 270 for seven before their bowlers restricted Bangladesh to 210 for five in their 50 overs.

The home side started wobbling when they lost their first two wickets for nine runs and could never pose any serious threat to Australia despite opener Tamim Iqbal (62) and captain Shakib Al Hasan (51) each contributing. Former skipper Ricky Ponting made 34.

Score board

AUSTRALIA

Watson lbw Razzak    37
Haddin b Mortaza    10
Ponting (run out)    34
Clarke c Mahmudullah b Mortaza    101
White c Kayes b Shuvo    20
Hussey c Mahmudullah b Shuvo    33
Smith b Shivo    1
Johnson (not out)    26
Hastings (not out)    0
Extras (LB-3, W-4, NB-1)    8
Total (for 7 wkts, 50 overs)    270
Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-81, 3-90, 4-138, 5-222, 6-225, 7-264.
Bowling: Shafiul 9-1-55-0, Mortaza 9-0-65-2, Razzak 10-0-54-1, Shuvo 8-0-44-3, Shakib 10-0-34-0, Mahmudullah 4-0-15-0.

BANGLADESH

Tamim c Smith b Doherty    62
Kayes c Haddin b Lee    4
Nafees lbw Johnson    0
Raqibul c Watson b Hastings    7
Shakib c Watson b Smith    51
Rahim (not out)    44
Mahmudullah (not out)    28
Extras (LB-2, W-11, NB-1)    14
Total (for 5 wkts, 50 overs)    210
Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-9, 3-49, 4-116, 5-149.
Bowling: Lee 8-0-36-1, Johnson 8-0-23-1, Hastings 8-0-31-1, Watson 8-0-35-0, Doherty 10-1-36-1, White 1-0-6-0, Smith 7-0-41-1.