Bangladesh women’s middle-order batter Sobhana Mostary made history with a century against Australia on their home soil, becoming the first Bangladesh women’s batter to score a century against Australia.

Sobhana struck a brilliant 118 off 134 balls in the second match of the three-match ODI series in Brisbane on Sunday.

Her innings helped Bangladesh recover from a collapse and post a competitive total of 220. After losing the toss and being sent in to bat, Bangladesh got off to a disastrous start.

Fargana Hoque was dismissed for a duck off 13 balls in the third over. Sharmin Sultana and Sharmin Akhter followed, leaving Bangladesh in deep trouble at 8 for three after just 7.2 overs.

Captain Nigar Sultana Joty and Sobhana Mostary then steadied the innings, adding 195 runs for the fourth wicket. Both batters played with control, taking Bangladesh past the 200-run mark after the team had lost three wickets for just eight runs.

Sobhana reached her half-century off 66 balls before bringing up her century off 123 deliveries. She was eventually bowled by Megan Schutt for 118 off 134 balls, ending the 195-run partnership. Bangladesh lost its fourth wicket at 203.

At the other end, Nigar Sultana held firm. The Bangladesh captain reached her half-century off 97 balls and remained unbeaten on 74 off 114 deliveries, hitting seven fours.

Although Shorna Akter departed after scoring eight off seven balls towards the end, Nigar and Rabeya Khan stayed at the crease. Bangladesh finished on 220 for six in its allotted 50 overs.

For Australia, Megan Schutt took four wickets for 36 runs in 10 overs. Kim Garth claimed one wicket for 35 runs.