Cricket has witnessed its fair share of one-off upsets in the past - in fact, until today, Bangladesh's only realistic crumbs of comfort have been a victory over Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup and against India on Boxing Day last year. But this result was something entirely different. Say it out loud. Bangladesh, whose record before today read Won 9, Lost 96 have just beaten Australia, the triple World Champions and the most menacing team of assassins ever to have stalked the covers. Nope, I still don't believe I'm hearing myself right.
"The bigger they come the harder they fall" is a cliché that has been doing the rounds since the days of a certain shepherd-boy and his slingshot, but never in the history of international cricket has there been a greater giant-slaying act than the one just witnessed at Sophia Gardens. This is rated biggest one-day upset EVER.
Final Score available here.
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