Cooper Connolly hits 149 as Australia win third ODI by one wicket

Cooper Connolly scored 149 in the third ODI against Bangladesh at Mirpur on Saturday. Australia chased down the target to win by one wicket — a narrow escape that couldn't salvage the series, which Bangladesh had already taken 2-1 with their first ODI series victory over Australia.

It was Connolly's maiden ODI century, and it came when it mattered least and most at once. Adam Zampa finished the job in the final over, steering Australia home in a chase that kept coming down to single runs.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz framed the win differently. "The biggest achievement," he said, "is hearing Australia praise Bangladesh's cricket, conditions and players." For a side tasting its first series victory over the Australians, that validation — respect extracted at home, not handed out — felt like the real milestone.