Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Bangladesh Shock Australia in Darwin Test, Cummins Says No Excuses
Bangladesh and Australia are cricket teams.
They played the first of two special matches called Test matches.
The match was in Darwin, a city in Australia.
Bangladesh won the match, so they now lead the series 1-0.
This was the first time Bangladesh ever won a Test match in Australia.
They first played a Test there in 2003, so they waited 23 years for this win.
Australia batted first, but they only scored 198 runs on the first day.
Bangladesh scored 426 runs, helped by a century from Tanzid Hasan Tamim.
Australia's captain, Pat Cummins, said his team did not bat well enough on day one.
He said Australia's preparation was excellent, so there were no excuses for losing.
Bangladesh defeated Australia by nine wickets in the first Test at Darwin's Marrara Stadium to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
The win was Bangladesh's first Test victory in Australia, coming 23 years after their first Test there in 2003.
Australia were bowled out for 198 on day one, with Hasan Mahmud taking 6/55, while Bangladesh posted 426 powered by Tanzid Hasan Tamim's century.
Captain Pat Cummins said Australia's day-one struggles cost them the match but insisted there were 'no excuses' because preparation was 'spot on' and 'excellent.'
Cummins added that Bangladesh 'outplayed us in all facets,' and the second Test begins on 22 August.
- Who
- Bangladesh, led by captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, and Australia, led by captain Pat Cummins.
- What
- Bangladesh won the first Test by nine wickets, taking a 1-0 series lead with their first Test victory in Australia.
- When
- The Test ended on Sunday, with Bangladesh winning with a day and a half remaining; the second Test starts on 22 August.
- Where
- Marrara Stadium, Darwin, Australia.
- Why
- Australia's poor batting on the opening day cost them the match, according to Pat Cummins, who said Bangladesh outplayed Australia in all facets.
Critics' View
Pat Cummins' View
Australia's preparation for the Test
Critics' View
Scrutiny has surrounded the underwhelming performances of players such as Marnus Labuschagne and Jake Weatherald, with suggestions that Australia were underprepared for the match.
Pat Cummins' View
Pat Cummins denied that Australia were underprepared, calling their preparation 'spot on' and 'excellent,' and said there were 'no excuses' for the defeat.
- Result
- Bangladesh won by nine wickets
- Series
- Bangladesh lead 1-0 in the two-match series
- Milestone
- Bangladesh's first Test victory in Australia
- Venue
- Marrara Stadium, Darwin
- Key performances
- Hasan Mahmud 6/55; Tanzid Hasan Tamim century; Josh Hazlewood 7 wickets; Cameron Green century
- First Test in Australia
- 2003 (23 years before first win)
- Second Test start
- 22 August
- Captains
- Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh), Pat Cummins (Australia)
