Lethal Lyon spins out Bangladesh, levels series: 2nd Test, Day 4 (Chittagong)

Off-spinner Nathan Lyon claimed six wickets for match figures of 13-154 as Australia trounced Bangladesh by 7 wickets to square the series 1-1.

Bangladesh collapsed to 157 all out as Lyon claimed a third successive six-wicket haul to take his series tally to 22 wickets, the most by an Australian bowler in a two-test series.

Chasing 86 for victory, Australia lost 3 early wickets before Glenn Maxwell made a breezy 25 not out to seal the victory with a six.

Australia 377 (Warner 123, Handscomb 82, Smith 58, Mustafizur 4-84) and 87 for 3 (Maxwell 25*) beat Bangladesh 305 (Mushfiqur 68, Sabbir 66, Lyon 7-94) and 157 (Lyon 6-60) by seven wickets.

Sept 2017