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Bangladesh claim historic first Test win on Australian soil

Bangladesh claim historic first Test win on Australian soil
'We gave it our all every second,' says Mahmud after Bangladesh's historic win · thehansindia.com

Cricket is a sport where one team hits a ball and tries to score points called runs, while the other team bowls and tries to get batters out.

Bangladesh and Australia played a Test match, which is the longest kind of cricket game and can last up to five days.

Australia batted first and scored 198 runs, and Bangladesh bowled them out.

A fast bowler named Hasan Mahmud was the star of the match, taking nine wickets in total.

Bangladesh then batted and scored a huge total of 426 runs, helped by a first-ever Test century from Tanzid Hasan.

That left Australia with a small target of just 57 runs to defend.

Bangladesh reached the target quickly, in about 14 overs, and won by nine wickets.

This was Bangladesh's very first Test win on Australian soil, which made it a historic moment.

It is also only their second Test win over Australia ever, after winning in Dhaka in 2017.

Now Bangladesh leads the two-match series 1-0, and the next Test will be played in Mackay.

Key facts

Result
Bangladesh won by 9 wickets
Player of the Match
Hasan Mahmud (match figures 9-111)
Australia's first innings
198 all out
Bangladesh's first innings
426, with Tanzid Hasan's maiden Test century and Mehidy Hasan Miraz's 65
Run chase
57 in 14.2 overs
Notable batting
Mominul Haque 30 not out, Shadman Islam 25 not out
Series status
Bangladesh lead 1-0; they cannot lose the series
Next Test
Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay, next week

Quotes

Hasan Mahmud

Bangladesh fast bowler and Player of the Match

“Although we had specific team plans mapped out with the coaches and analysts after studying video footage, executing those plans consistently out on the field was what made the difference.”
thehansindia.com
“We gave it our all every single second during our pre‑match practice sessions, keeping a clear mindset to trust our process and focus on the execution rather than the end result.”
thehansindia.com

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