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Bangladesh stun Australia with historic nine-wicket Test win in Darwin

Bangladesh stun Australia with historic nine-wicket Test win in Darwin
Bangladesh stun Australia with historic Test win in Darwin · easterneye.biz

Bangladesh and Australia played a Test cricket match, a very long game that can last for up to five days.

Australia batted first but scored only 198 runs, which is a low score.

Then Bangladesh batted and scored 426 runs.

A young batsman named Tanzid Hasan Tamim scored 101 runs, his very first century in Test cricket.

When Australia batted again, Cameron Green scored 104 runs, but most of his teammates did not get many runs, so Australia was all out for 284.

That meant Bangladesh only needed 57 runs to win.

Even though Bangladesh lost its best batsman early in the chase, Shadman Islam and Mominul Haque stayed calm and guided the team to victory with nine wickets to spare.

This was the very first time Bangladesh ever beat Australia in a Test match played in Australia.

It was also only the third time an Asian team won a Test in Australia.

Bangladeshi fans celebrated the historic win.

Key facts

Match
1st Test, Australia vs Bangladesh (two-Test series)
Venue
Marrara Oval, Darwin, Australia
Result
Bangladesh won by 9 wickets; unassailable 1-0 series lead
Australia 1st innings
198 all out (Steve Smith 71; Hasan Mahmud 6/55)
Bangladesh 1st innings
426 all out (Tanzid Hasan Tamim 101, Najmul Hossain Shanto 84; Josh Hazlewood 6/89)
Australia 2nd innings
284 all out (Cameron Green 104; Mehidy Hasan Miraz 5/66)
Player of the Match
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Next Test
Mackay, Queensland, starting Aug. 22

Quotes

Najmul Hossain Shanto

Bangladesh Test captain

“Mehidy Hasan Miraz led the attack with a five‑wicket haul, repeatedly troubling Australia’s batters by making effective use of the rough areas created by the fast bowlers.”
thestatesman.com
“"I was just looking to keep the scoreboard moving and build a partnership."”
livemint.com

Sources

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