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Tanzid Hasan scores Bangladesh's first Test century in Australia
Bangladesh and Australia are playing a two-match cricket series, starting with a special five-day match called a Test in Darwin, Australia.
In cricket, scoring 100 runs in one turn at batting is called a century, and it is very hard to do.
A 25-year-old Bangladeshi opener named Tanzid Hasan Tamim scored 101 runs, becoming the first player from his country to score a Test century in Australia.
No Bangladeshi batter had ever done that before, so it was a historic moment.
Tanzid hit the ball eight times for four runs and once for six runs, which helped his team a lot.
The day before, his teammate Hasan Mahmud had bowled brilliantly, taking six Australian wickets.
Because of that, Australia could only score 198 runs, which is quite low.
Bangladesh then scored more runs than Australia, taking the lead in the match.
Another teammate, Taskin Ahmed, reached a personal milestone of 300 international wickets.
Tanzid's century gave Bangladesh a strong chance to win the match, which would be a huge achievement for the team.
Tanzid Hasan Tamim, 25, became the first Bangladesh batter to score a Test century on Australian soil, making 101 in Darwin.
His maiden Test hundred came off 188 balls and included eight fours and a six before he fell to Nathan Lyon.
Hasan Mahmud took a career-best 6/55 to bowl Australia out for 198, their lowest Test total against Bangladesh since 2017.
Bangladesh reached 238/3 after 67 overs, taking a 40-run lead in the opening Test of the two-match series.
Taskin Ahmed became the sixth Bangladesh bowler to reach 300 international wickets, while Tanzid's 101 surpassed Hannan Sarkar's previous Bangladesh best of 76 in Australia.
- Who
- Tanzid Hasan Tamim, a 25-year-old Bangladesh opener playing his second Test, supported by Hasan Mahmud and Taskin Ahmed
- What
- Scored the first Test century ever by a Bangladesh batter on Australian soil, reaching 101
- Where
- Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin, Australia
- When
- Friday, day two of the first Test of the two-match series
- Why
- To put Bangladesh in a commanding position to push for a famous victory over Australia
Key facts
- Player
- Tanzid Hasan Tamim (Bangladesh opener, 25)
- Score
- 101 — maiden Test century, reached in 188 balls
- Balls faced
- 190 per one report; 197 deliveries per another — reports differ
- Boundaries
- 8 fours and 1 straight six
- Venue
- Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin
- Australia's first innings
- 198 all out (Hasan Mahmud 6/55)
- Match status
- Bangladesh 238/3 after 67 overs, leading by 40 runs
- Taskin Ahmed milestone
- 300 international wickets, sixth Bangladesh bowler to do so
Quotes
Tanzid Hasan Tamim
Bangladeshi Test opening batsman
“This is very special for me because this is the first time I am here. They came at me very differently and I was trying to play normal cricket shots and keep calm myself. I wasn’t trying too much. I just played the ball.”
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