Bangladesh: Bangladesh cricket team has created history by defeating Australia in their own home. It has now become the Asian team to win the fastest Test match on Australian soil.
Bangladesh: Bangladesh cricket team has created history by defeating Australia in their own home. In the first Test match played in Darwin, Bangladesh performed brilliantly and defeated Australia by 9 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the series. This was Bangladesh’s first Test win on Australian soil. Not only this, with this victory Bangladesh has also left Asian teams like India and Pakistan behind in one respect.
Became the fastest Asian team to do so
Bangladesh has become the Asian team to win the fastest Test match on Australian soil. Bangladesh achieved this feat in just 3 test matches. Whereas it took 12 test matches for India to win here. At the same time, Pakistan had won 7 tests in Australia. Apart from this, the Sri Lankan team, despite playing 15 Tests in Australia, has not been able to win a single match so far.
🚨 HISTORY WRITTEN IN DARWIN. 🚨
– Bangladesh becomes the Asian team to take least number of Tests to beat Australia in Australia. pic.twitter.com/T4mI7dHGUx
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 16, 2026
Bangladesh’s second win in SENA countries
Let us tell you, for the first time in 31 years, Australia has lost a Test match at home to any Asian team other than India. Apart from this, Bangladesh has registered its second victory among SENA countries. Earlier, Bangladesh had defeated New Zealand in Mount Maunganui in 2022.
India-Pakistan’s record broken
Bangladesh has become the Asian team to register the biggest win in terms of wickets on Australian soil. He has broken the records of India and Pakistan. In the year 2020, India defeated Australia by 8 wickets in Melbourne. At the same time, in 1977, Pakistan had defeated Australia by 8 wickets in Sydney. Now Bangladesh has made this special record in its name by defeating Australia by 9 wickets in Darwin.