- Bangladesh gave the kangaroos a shock
- Created history by 9 wickets
- First Test win over Australia
Australia vs Bangladesh, 1st Test: The first Test match was played between Australia and Bangladesh at Darwin. After almost 23 years, Bangladesh arrived in Australia to play a two-Test series. Bangladesh defeated the host team by 9 wickets in the first match played at Darwin ground. Bangladesh created history by winning a historic Test match on Australian soil. With this win, Bangladesh took a 1-0 lead in the series. Bangladesh team became the third Asian team after India and Pakistan to defeat Australia on their home soil.
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Bangladesh beat the kangaroos
In this match, Australia won the toss and decided to bat first. In the first innings, Australia scored only 198 runs. After that, Bangladesh were all out for 426 runs. This gave Bangladesh a lead of 228 runs. In the second innings too, Australia's batting was poor and the team lost seven wickets for 207 runs. After that, Green partnered with Starc to give the team the lead. By the lunch break on the fourth day, Australia had scored 243 for the loss of seven wickets in the second innings. However, after the lunch break, Australia got their eighth shock in the form of Mitchell Starc. Green and Starc put on a 43-run partnership for the eighth wicket. Taskin Ahmed broke the partnership by dismissing Starc. Starc was dismissed for 18 runs. Bangladesh bowled out Australia for 284 runs in the second innings.
Historic win for Bangladesh
Australia set an easy target of 57 runs against Bangladesh on the fourth day of the Test match. Bangladesh achieved this target with the loss of just one wicket. Although first-innings centurion Tanzid Hasan Tamim was dismissed on five balls, the visitors easily achieved the target in just 14.2 overs and losing just one wicket. The win is historic for Bangladesh, as they have never beaten the 'Kangaroos' in a Test match in Australia before.
Second Asian team to win Test in Australia in 30 years
With this historic victory, Bangladesh became the second Asian team after India to win a Test match in Australia in the last 30 years. Earlier, Pakistan's last Test win in Australia was in November-December 1995. This has made Bangladesh the fastest Asian team to win a Test match in Australia. While Pakistan secured their first Test win in Australia in the seventh attempt, India had to wait until the 12th Test to register their first win on Australian soil.
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