Bangladesh women’s cricket team could not turn things around against Australia in the third and final Women’s ODI, getting thumped by the hosts by eight wickets and 164 balls to spare and losing the series 3-0 in Brisbane on Wednesday.

Shorna Akter and Sharmin Akter scored half-centuries, the former making 54 off 71 balls while the latter scoring a dogged 50 off 93, as Bangladesh were all out for 172 in 49.5 overs after being asked to bat first.

Aussie pacer Megan Schutt claimed a four-wicket haul for the second successive match, this time leaking just 16 runs for them.

Sobhana Mostary – Bangladesh’s centurion from the second WODI – departed for a 24-ball nine while skipper Nigar Sultana could make just three.

The hosts took only 22.4 overs to complete the chase, with Annabel Sutherland scoring a brisk 74 not out off 52 balls with the help of 12 fours and all-rounder Ellyse Perry making 65 not out off 64 balls to guide them home comfortably.

The duo got together after off-spinner Sultana Khatun and debutant pacer Disha Biswas removed Georgia Voll (11) and Beth Mooney (21) respectively inside six overs.

But Sutherland and Perry dispelled Bangladesh's hopes of putting the hosts under some pressure with their unbroken 137-run third-wicket stand off just 104 balls.

Earlier, Bangladesh had lost the first and second WODI by seven and nine wickets respectively.

This was Bangladesh’s maiden bilateral WODI series in Australian soil.