Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Bangladesh stun Australia with historic nine-wicket Test win in Darwin
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.
Bangladesh beat Australia by nine wickets in the first Test in Darwin, their first-ever Test victory on Australian soil and only their second win over Australia.
Hasan Mahmud took 6/55 in Australia's first innings, the first Test five-wicket haul by a Bangladesh bowler in Australia, and finished the match with nine wickets.
Tanzid Hasan Tamim scored a maiden Test century (101) as Bangladesh posted 426 in reply to Australia's 198.
Cameron Green's defiant 104 was not enough as Australia were bowled out for 284, with Mehidy Hasan Miraz taking 5/66.
Chasing 57, Shadman Islam and Mominul Haque guided Bangladesh home with nine wickets to spare in 14.2 overs, taking an unassailable 1-0 series lead.
- Who
- Bangladesh's cricket team, captained by Najmul Hossain Shanto, and Australia, captained by Pat Cummins.
- What
- Bangladesh won the first Test by nine wickets, their first-ever Test victory over Australia on Australian soil and only their second win against Australia.
- When
- Sunday, August 16, 2026, on Day 4 of the first Test.
- Where
- Marrara Oval, Darwin, Australia.
- Why
- Dominant all-round performances, including Hasan Mahmud's nine wickets, Player of the Match Mehidy Hasan Miraz's 5/66, and Tanzid Hasan Tamim's maiden Test century, powered Bangladesh to the historic win.
- 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
Sources
AUS vs BAN: Bangladesh record historic upset over Australia in 1st Test within Day 4 despite Cameron Green's hundred
Bangladesh stun Australia with nine-wicket win for historic Test triumph Down Under
Bangladesh stun Australia with historic Test win in Darwin
Bangladesh script history with stunning nine-wicket win over Australia in Darwin
