Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh, celebrating with teammates (AP Photo)

Bangladesh created history by securing their first ODI series win over Australia on Thursday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match contest with a five-wicket win in the second match.The long rain interruption of about two and a half hours forced the officials to revise Bangladesh’s target under the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern (DLS) method. Chasing 192 in 41 overs, the hosts reached 195 for 5 with six overs remaining, ensuring that the series was theirs with a match still in hand. The final ODI is to be held at the same venue on Sunday.The result was based on another disciplined all-round performance from Bangladesh after a poor start by Australia’s batting lineup. The visitors lost their first three wickets without scoring any runs, putting them under immediate pressure.Only flexible half-century from marnus labuschagne And Xavier Bartlett helped Australia recover from the early collapse. Labuschagne remained unbeaten on 55, while Bartlett contributed 52 as Australia eventually scored 187 for 8 in the allotted 42 overs.Bangladesh made just one change from the team that had won the opening ODI by 86 runs via the DLS method, bringing in opener Soumya Sarkar. The move paid off as Sarkar scored 42 runs and formed an important partnership with Nazmul Hossain Shanto, who also scored 42 runs.After a poor start, Shanto took charge of the innings and along with Sarkar added 86 runs to help Bangladesh chase the target. Riley Meredith eventually broke the stand when Shanto was caught behind, giving the fast bowler his first ODI wicket in five years since his return to the format.Despite being in good shape, Bangladesh collapsed to 144 for 5 in the 27th over, giving Australia a ray of hope. However, Tauheed Hridoy and captain Mehdi Hasan Miraj dashed those hopes with an unbeaten 51-run partnership that took the hosts over the finish line. Hridayoy remained unbeaten after scoring 40 runs in 55 balls.There was a worrying moment at the end of the chase when a ball from Nathan Ellis hit Mehdi on the helmet. The Bangladesh captain fell on his knees on the field and started vomiting. Although he declined the offer of a stretcher and continued batting, Shanto later revealed that Mehdi was taken to hospital for observation after the match.Australia’s decision to bat first backfired dramatically. Matthew Short recorded his third consecutive ODI duck, while Cooper Connolly and Matthew Renshaw were also out without opening an account. This is only the fourth time in ODI history that a team has lost its first three wickets even before opening its account.Mustafizur Rahman And Taskin Ahmed was the chief architect of Australia’s downfall. Both fast bowlers took three wickets each, Mustafizur took 3 wickets for 27 runs and Taskin took 3 wickets for 33 runs. Mustafizur also dismissed Alex Carey, who was caught at point.Things got worse for Australia when captain Josh Inglis was out at deep cover, leaving the visitors struggling at 68 for 5.Labuschagne, batting at number seven, started recovery along with Bartlett. The pair added 103 runs for the sixth wicket and allowed Australia to bowl at a very low score. Labuschagne’s innings was particularly significant as it was his first ODI half-century in 14 innings. He also got an early reprieve when Tanvir Islam missed the stumps in a run-out attempt with the batsman on just one run.Ultimately, however, Bangladesh’s batting depth and composure under pressure proved decisive as they achieved a historic ODI series win over Australia.