MITCH’S masterstroke

Ahead of the T20 International series opener against Bangladesh, Australian limited-over skipper Mitchell Marsh felt that they have got an edge over the hosts in terms of experience.
In the opening game of the series, that seemed to be the major difference among the two teams, if not anything else.
The boundary line at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Chattogram is certainly bigger in size compared to other venues of the country. 
Furthermore, the wicket was slightly on the slower side that the Australian spinners exploited to the fullest.
Adam Zampa, who had huge experience of playing in the subcontinent courtesy his involvement in different franchises in this part of the world, was given the duty to guide the spinners and he did that with utmost precision.
The nine wickets shared by Australia's spinners is the most by the side's spin bowlers in any T20I, and also marks the second instance slow bowlers have taken nine scalps in a 20-over game in Bangladesh.
“It was about communicating how the wicket played. We've never played in Chattogram before, particularly a couple of the younger guys as well. So it was about communicating what the ball was doing off the surface. I felt the spinners got a little bit of a skew and the wicket was a little bit slow, so I was trying to use that to our advantage,” Zampa said in the mid-innings break, adding that he was happy to reach a personal milestone.
Zampa, who finished with figures of 3-18 from his four overs and became the first Australian to reach that milestone of 150 T20I wickets, insisted that he wants to carry on for a few more years. 
“Andrew McDonald (head coach) just told me that as well (about reaching 150 wickets) and it's been good. It's a nice recognition for playing in this format for Australia for a long time. It means a lot, and hopefully I can do it for plenty more years,” he added.
Zampa through his experience assessed the condition well and made sure he and his slow bowling unit comprising Joel Davies and Nikhil Chaudhary along with part-time spinner Matthew Reneshaw exploit it to the fullest.
Rather than focusing on stopping the runs from flowing freely by bowling defensively they opted to take the route often followed in Test cricket - giving flight to the ball to tempt the batsman playing their shots, and Bangladeshi batters played a bit too many.
Where did it all go wrong for Bangladesh? While the change in approach provided dividends for Australia it was not the case for Bangladesh as they were unable to resist their temptation to hit through the line against the spinners. 
The change in approach provided reward for Australia and Davies admitted that it was captain Marsh who played the masterstroke of lulling the ball in the air after seeing the big boundaries in the port city venue. 
“I think here in Bangladesh the grounds are a fair bit smaller than in Australia, so if there were any parts of the ground that were slightly bigger, I had to use that to my advantage. With the wind going against the big boundary, it was Mitch's idea to make me hit them to that big boundary and I think I got two wickets from that, so it was a nice plan by him,” said Davies.