Muted celebrations, bigger ambitions: Business as usual for Bangladesh

It's business as usual for Bangladesh.

There was no sign of huge celebration after their historic ODI series win over Australia as they beat the tourists by five wickets in the second game to clinch the three-match series with one game in hand.

Bangladesh etched their name in ODI history on Thursday, overhauling a rain-revised target of 192 with five wickets and 36 balls remaining at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium to become the first Bangladesh side to defeat Australia in an ODI series.

The triumph added another feather to Bangladesh's cap in the form of their fifth straight home ODI series victory, a run that has now accounted for Sri Lanka, West Indies, Pakistan, New Zealand and now Australia.

For a country like Bangladesh, earning a series win over Australia can certainly be considered as one of their biggest achievements in their cricketing history but the cricketers and the team management members seemed to have learnt to control their emotions.

There were no extravagant celebrations, no euphoria, no excessive hype, and no screaming or shouting.

Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons was sitting alone in the dugout with his usual smile on his face trying to absorb the moment, but he did not take the series win as a surprise.

When asked by Cricbuzz about the unexpectedly calm atmosphere, Simmons said: "That is what happens when you get accustomed to winning. Winning is not a surprise anymore. We have one more match to go. So it is as simple as that. That is the mood of the Bangladesh camp at the moment."

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Tamim Iqbal stepped out of a meeting to personally congratulate Simmons. There was concern over Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who was taken to hospital after being hit on the head by a Nathan Ellis bouncer while guiding his team over the line.

"We have taken him to Evercare Hospital for a scan and we will keep him under observation for 24 hours," the BCB said in a statement.

BCB officials insisted they cannot make any official comment before the scan result, but despite this unease the focus remained on the next game.

"You cannot expect us to act like the way we did in the past as we are well aware that we need to keep our emotion in check if we want to do well against big teams," said a coaching staff member, indicating the team has big dreams in mind.