Bangladesh defeated Australia by 9 wickets in the Darwin Test and registered its first Test win on its soil. The brilliant bowling of Hasan Mahmood and Mehdi Hasan Miraj played an important role in this historic victory.
AUS vs BAN, Bangladesh scripted history: Bangladesh cricket team has created history in Test cricket. Under the captaincy of Nazmul Hussain Shanto, Bangladesh registered a memorable victory by defeating Australia by 9 wickets in the test match played in Darwin. This is the first time that Bangladesh has defeated Australia in a Test match on its own soil.
On the fourth day of the match, Australia’s second innings was reduced to 284 runs, after which Bangladesh had a target of only 57 runs to win. The visiting team achieved this target by losing one wicket. The bowling of Hasan Mahmood and Mehdi Hasan Miraz had the most important contribution in this historic victory of Bangladesh.
AUS vs BAN: Mehdi Hasan Miraz opened his claws in the second innings, Green’s century went in vain
On the fourth day of the Darwin Test, Mehdi Hasan Miraz bowled brilliantly and took 5 wickets for 66 runs in 33.1 overs in Australia’s second innings. He became only the fourth Bangladesh bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test against Australia. At the same time, Cameron Green played a brilliant century of 104 runs for Australia, but his century could not save the team from defeat and Australia’s second innings was reduced to 284 runs.
AUS vs BAN: Bangladesh’s brilliant batting in the first innings
After bowling out Australia for 198 runs in the first innings, Bangladesh’s batsmen performed brilliantly and the team scored 426 runs in their first innings. With this, Bangladesh got a huge lead of 228 runs on the basis of first innings. For the team, opening batsman Tanjid Hasan Tamim played a brilliant century of 101 runs, which played an important role in putting Bangladesh in a strong position.
AUS vs BAN: Hasan Mahmood wreaked havoc with the ball
Fast bowler Hasan Mahmood was one of the biggest heroes of Bangladesh’s historic victory (AUS vs BAN). The 26-year-old bowler took 6 wickets in the first innings, while in the second innings also he sent 3 Australian batsmen to the pavilion. In this way, he took a total of 9 wickets in the entire match and kept the Australian batting order under constant pressure. His brilliant performance helped strengthen the foundation of Bangladesh’s victory.
AUS vs BAN: Bangladesh easily achieved the target of 57 runs
After Australia’s second innings ended at 284 runs, Bangladesh needed just 57 runs to win. The visiting team achieved this target without any major pressure by losing one wicket and won the match by 9 wickets. With this victory, Bangladesh created history by registering its first Test win on Australian soil, while the team achieved a major achievement under the captaincy of Nazmul Hussain Shanto.