Sobhana Mostary Sets Bangladesh Records With 118 as Australia Clinch ODI Series

A historic century could not stop Australia's charge

Sobhana Mostary scored 118 from 134 balls and shared a record 195 partnership with captain Nigar Sultana as Bangladesh recovered from 8 for 3 to make 220 for 6 against Australia at Allan Border Field in Brisbane on Sunday, October 11, 2026. Her maiden international century was the first by a Bangladesh woman against Australia and the highest individual score in Bangladesh women's one day international cricket.

Australia answered with an unbeaten 131 from Georgia Voll and 70 from Phoebe Litchfield, reaching 222 for 1 in 28.1 overs. The nine wicket victory, completed with 131 balls remaining, secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three match series.

For Mostary, 24, the breakthrough came in her 107th international appearance. Her 18 fours helped Bangladesh pass 200 against Australia for the first time in their seventh ODI meeting. Before this match, Bangladesh had never reached that mark in six encounters at home and away, and had managed 153 in the series opener.

The result captured two very different achievements. Bangladesh produced an innings that reset several national records, while Australia's openers showed why even that improvement was insufficient to make the contest close. Mostary and Sultana supplied 192 of Bangladesh's 220 runs, leaving the visitors heavily dependent on the pair. Australia, by contrast, had almost completed the chase before losing their first wicket.

How Bangladesh recovered from 8 for 3

Australia elected to bowl and immediately put Bangladesh under pressure. The visitors scored just two runs in the first four overs. Megan Schutt removed Fargana Hoque for a duck, caught behind after facing 13 balls, while Kim Garth dismissed Sarmin Sultana lbw for 5 following a decision review.

Schutt then bowled Sharmin Akhter for an 11 ball duck. At 8 for 3 after 7.2 overs, Bangladesh had lost three specialist batters before the innings had properly begun. The score notation means eight runs had been scored and three wickets lost, with 7.2 overs representing seven completed overs and two further deliveries.

Mostary responded with attacking strokes rather than allowing the early collapse to dictate her entire innings. She got off the mark through the covers against Schutt and struck three fours in Georgia Wareham's opening over. Those boundaries gave Sultana time to settle while ensuring Bangladesh continued to score.

The recovery was gradual. Their partnership reached 50 from 79 balls and 100 from 139. Mostary brought up her own fifty from 66 balls, striking Alana King through the off side, while Sultana later reached her tenth ODI half century from 97 deliveries.

A partnership that changed two record books

Mostary and Sultana added 195 from 243 balls for the fourth wicket. Their stand took Bangladesh from 8 for 3 to 203 before Mostary's dismissal, turning a possible batting collapse into the team's highest ODI total against Australia.

It was Bangladesh women's highest partnership for any wicket, surpassing the 152 added by Sultana and Sharmin Akhter against Thailand in 2025. The new mark was 43 runs higher, an increase of about 28 percent over the previous record.

The partnership was also reported as the largest against Australia in women's ODIs, exceeding the 170 added by New Zealand's Emily Drumm and Rebecca Rolls for the second wicket in 2002. Mostary and Sultana improved that benchmark by 25 runs.

Almost 89 percent of Bangladesh's total came during the 195 stand. That share shows both the scale of the rescue and the limited contribution elsewhere. No other Bangladesh batter reached double figures, and the pair's dismissal separation left little time for the remaining batters to add much.

Mostary's boundaries drove the breakthrough

Mostary reached her century in the 45th over, taking a single off Annabel Sutherland before raising her bat and embracing Sultana. Reports differ on whether she needed 123 or 124 deliveries to reach the milestone, but agree on her final score of 118 from 134 balls.

Her innings surpassed Fargana Hoque's previous Bangladesh ODI record of 107 by 11 runs. It was the country's fourth women's ODI century and made Mostary its third centurion, joining Fargana, who has two hundreds, and Sultana, who has one.

Mostary was also identified as the eighth batter to score an ODI century against Australia in Australia, and her innings was reported as only the fourth women's ODI hundred by an Asian batter on Australian soil. Before this match, Sultana's unbeaten 63 in a T20 international had been Bangladesh women's highest individual score against Australia across the international formats.

The 18 fours accounted for 72 of Mostary's runs, about 61 percent of her innings. That boundary tally was also reported as a Bangladesh women's record. Her scoring was built around drives, cuts and strokes through the leg side, with no sixes required.

She passed her previous ODI best of 74, accelerated through the 80s with successive boundaries against Tahlia McGrath and struck further fours against Sutherland after reaching her century. Schutt finally bowled her with a low full toss in the 48th over.

The captain's instruction was to stay

Mostary said her preparation had changed after reflecting on her dismissal in the first ODI. Rather than chasing a large score from the outset, she concentrated on extending her innings and choosing scoring opportunities that suited her game.

Speaking after her century, the Bangladesh batter described the significance of succeeding against Australia:

I am so happy about my century," Mostary said. "I batted against a world champion team. It is the first time one of us scored a hundred in Australia. I thought about my batting style after the way I got out in the first ODI. I just realised how I can bat deep. I thought about my process. I went out there and played to my strength.

She also explained how captain Nigar Sultana, known as Joty, kept the partnership focused on preserving wickets while taking advantage of loose deliveries:

"Captain Joti told me to just stay out there, at least till the 40th over. Afterwards, we can maybe play our shots. We looked out for the bad ball, which we punished. We had to respect the good ball. Joti kept telling me that I am capable of scoring a century. Joti also played really well. She provided me with the support," Mostary said.

Coach David Hemp reinforced that approach at the second drinks break, advising the pair to bat until at least the 42nd over before attacking more freely. His instruction and Sultana's earlier target were successive checkpoints in a plan built around completing all 50 overs.

Sultana finished unbeaten on 74 from 114 balls, including seven fours. Her slower scoring gave Mostary a stable partner throughout the recovery, and she remained at the crease after wickets fell late in the innings.

Voll and Litchfield took the chase away

Australia needed 221 to win, but Voll and Litchfield prevented Bangladesh from building sustained pressure. Voll reached fifty from 34 balls, with Australia already 82 without loss after ten overs. Four boundaries against Ritu Moni in the tenth over helped establish the pace.

Litchfield attacked both pace and spin, using drives, reverse sweeps and strokes over the wicketkeeper. She had an early escape when an edge off Marufa Akter went past the slip fielder, then went on to score her second half century of the series.

By 15 overs, Australia were 131 without loss. The detailed match account records an opening partnership of 162 from 19.5 overs before Litchfield was dismissed for 70 from 51 balls. She hit seven fours and two sixes, then top edged a reverse sweep against Shorna Akter to cover.

Voll continued with Ellyse Perry alongside her. She reached her third ODI century from 81 deliveries in the 25th over, survived a dropped chance on 104 and finished unbeaten on 131 from 97 balls, with 19 fours. Perry contributed an unbeaten 19.

Australia completed the chase at 7.88 runs per over, compared with Bangladesh's 4.40. The hosts needed only 169 deliveries to pass a total Bangladesh had built over 300, a difference that explains the emphatic result more directly than the century count alone.

Where the reported score details differ

Several figures differ between reports. The detailed scorecard gives Sultana 74 not out, Schutt 4 for 36 and Shorna Akter the only Australian wicket at a cost of 32 runs. One other account lists Sultana on 75, credits Sutherland with 4 for 30 and gives Marufa figures of 1 for 40.

The opening partnership is recorded as 162 in the detailed match account and several other reports, but as 152 in another. Perry's unbeaten 19 is listed as coming from 22 balls in the detailed account and 21 elsewhere. Mostary's century is variously recorded as taking 123 or 124 balls.

These differences do not change the central outcome: Bangladesh made 220 for 6, Australia reached 222 for 1 in 28.1 overs, and the hosts won by nine wickets. The detailed Bangladesh scorecard also supports Sultana's 74, with the listed individual scores and 15 extras adding up to 220.

Bangladesh were not bowled out. They completed their allotted 50 overs with six wickets lost, despite one account using that description. The distinction matters because batting through the innings was the explicit goal Mostary described.

The sequence and the remaining match

Australia had already won the opening ODI by seven wickets. Sunday's victory therefore settled the series before the final match, although Bangladesh still have an opportunity to turn their batting progress into a stronger complete performance.

• First ODI: Bangladesh scored 153 and lost by seven wickets.
• Second ODI, October 11: Bangladesh fell to 8 for 3 after 7.2 overs before Mostary and Sultana added 195.
• 45th over: Mostary completed Bangladesh women's first century against Australia.
• 48th over: Schutt dismissed Mostary for 118; Bangladesh finished on 220 for 6.
• Australian chase: Voll's unbeaten 131 helped the hosts reach 222 for 1 in 28.1 overs and secure the series.
• Wednesday: The third ODI is scheduled at the same Brisbane venue.

The victory was reported as Australia's 23rd consecutive win at Allan Border Field. For Bangladesh, the remaining match cannot change the series winner, but it offers another test of whether more batters can contribute and whether the bowling can contain Australia's openers.

Mostary thanked her coaches, teammates and friends for supporting her and urging her to keep playing her own game. Looking beyond the achievement, she said:

We have one more match and a lot of games ahead, so I hope I can continue this form.

Key Points

• Mostary scored 118 from 134 balls, Bangladesh women's first ODI century against Australia and highest individual ODI score.
• Her 195 partnership with Nigar Sultana set Bangladesh's record for any wicket and was reported as the largest against Australia in women's ODIs.
• Bangladesh recovered from 8 for 3 to finish on 220 for 6, their highest ODI total against Australia.
• Georgia Voll made 131 not out and Phoebe Litchfield scored 70 as Australia won by nine wickets with 131 balls remaining.
• Australia secured a 2-0 series lead; the final ODI is scheduled for Wednesday at Allan Border Field.