The foundation of this historic win was laid in the first innings when Bangladesh bowled out Australia for just 198 runs in Darwin, thanks to Hasan Mahmud ‘s six-wicket haul. Steve Smith ‘s valiant knock of 71 runs off 109 balls lacked support, and Australia were bamboozled in their own backyard. Tanzid Hasan Tamim stepped up for Bangladesh with the bat, scoring a 101-run knock in only his second career Test to take the Bangla Tigers to a score of 426 in the first innings.
Bangladesh etched their name in the history books as they secured a first-ever win over Australia Down Under in Test cricket.
The closest Bangladesh came to beating Australia was in 2017, when they recorded a famous Test match win over Australia but lost the following match to conclude the series 1-1. The former Bangladesh captain scored 89 runs and took 10 wickets in the match to turn the game in his favour. It was the only series in this rivalry that did not end in an outright Australian win. they have already beaten them once on home soil While this is Bangladesh’s first win over Australia Down Under. That historic win came at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur when Shakib Al Hasan produced a brilliant all-round show.
Cameron Green scored 104 off 201 balls to take the team to a total of 284. Australia tried to produce a better show with the bat in the second innings, but once again, only one man could put up a fight.
