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Bangladesh's historic Darwin Test win keeps Australia atop WTC table
Two cricket teams called Bangladesh and Australia played a long game called a Test match.
Bangladesh won the game, which made their fans very happy.
It was the first time Bangladesh had ever won a Test match in Australia.
The match was played in the city of Darwin in Australia.
Winning games gives teams points that help them move up a special leaderboard called the World Test Championship.
Because of the win, Bangladesh's points and percentage on that leaderboard went up.
But Australia, even though it lost, still stayed in first place on the leaderboard.
Bangladesh had also beaten Pakistan twice at home earlier this year.
Soon, India and Sri Lanka will play each other, and that match could change the order of the leaderboard.
If Sri Lanka wins, they will move past India, but if not, things will mostly stay the same.
Bangladesh made history by beating the Aussies by nine wickets in Darwin — their first Test win on Australian soil.
The victory lifted Bangladesh's WTC points to 60 and PCT from 58.33 to 66.67, keeping them fourth in the 2025-27 standings.
Australia stayed top of the WTC table despite the loss, with their PCT slipping from 87.50 to 77.77.
Bangladesh had earlier beaten Pakistan twice at home this year.
In the upcoming Galle Test, Shubman Gill's India would remain fifth even with a win (PCT rising to 53.33), while Sri Lanka could leapfrog India to fifth by winning the game.
- Who
- Bangladesh and Australia cricket teams; India (led by Shubman Gill) and Sri Lanka in the upcoming Galle Test.
- What
- Bangladesh beat Australia by nine wickets in Darwin for their first Test win on Australian soil and only their second victory over them in the format.
- Where
- Darwin, Australia; upcoming Tests in Galle, Sri Lanka.
- When
- Sunday, August 16
- Why
- The win boosted Bangladesh's points and points percentage in the WTC 2025-27 standings and reshaped the championship table.
Key facts
- Match Result
- Bangladesh won by nine wickets
- Venue
- Darwin, Australia
- First-Innings Lead
- Bangladesh led by 228 runs
- WTC Standings After Match
- Australia 1st, Bangladesh 4th
- Bangladesh PCT
- 66.67 (up from 58.33)
- Australia PCT
- 77.77 (down from 87.50)
- Winning Chase
- 57 runs in 14.2 overs for one wicket
- India PCT
- 48.15 (5th place)











