Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Bangladesh PM Congratulates Cricket Team on Historic Australia Win
The Bangladesh cricket team won a very big and historic game against Australia.
The game was a Test match, which is a long, special kind of cricket game.
It took place in Darwin, a city in Australia.
Australia is one of the strongest cricket teams in the world, so it was a tough game.
Bangladesh played brilliantly, getting Australia's players out and then scoring the runs needed to win.
They won by nine wickets, which means they won very comfortably.
This was the very first time Bangladesh ever beat Australia in a Test match.
The prime minister of Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman, was so proud that he called the team on FaceTime to say congratulations.
The players were overjoyed and celebrated this special moment together.
This big win gives the team lots of confidence for the rest of the series.
Bangladesh recorded its first-ever Test win over Australia, a nine-wicket victory in the first Test in Darwin.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman FaceTimed the national cricket team to congratulate the players and coaching staff.
Bangladesh bowled Australia out and chased down their target with ease after a dominant all-round display.
The historic triumph is being hailed as one of the biggest Test upsets in Bangladesh's cricket history.
The win gave Bangladesh a major confidence boost ahead of the remainder of the series.
- Who
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and the Bangladesh national cricket team
- What
- Rahman FaceTimed the team to congratulate them on a historic nine-wicket Test victory over Australia
- When
- Following the conclusion of the first Test in Darwin
- Where
- Darwin, Australia, where the first Test was played
- Why
- To mark and celebrate Bangladesh's first-ever Test win over Australia, one of the biggest upsets in the country's cricket history
- Event
- First Test, Australia vs Bangladesh
- Result
- Bangladesh won by nine wickets
- Venue
- Darwin, Australia
- Significance
- Bangladesh's first-ever Test win over Australia
- Congratulation
- FaceTime call from PM Tarique Rahman to players and coaching staff
- Series status
- Bangladesh boosted ahead of the remainder of the series