Bangladesh Become 2nd Fastest Team In The World To Win A Test Match In Australia

Pakistan secured their first Test win in Australia on their 7th attempt, while India had to wait until their 12th Test. Whereas B’desh have achieved the feat in their third Test.

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Bangladesh become 3rd Asian team to win a Test match in Australia. (Picture Credit: AFP)

Bangladesh scripted history on Sunday (August 16) by becoming only the third Asian team to win a Test match on Australian soil. The Najmul Hossain Shanto-led side defeated Australia by nine wickets in the first Test of the ongoing two-match series at the Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin to take a 1-0 lead.

After securing a commanding 228-run first-innings lead, Bangladesh bowled Australia out for 284 in the second innings, leaving themselves with a modest target of 57 runs. Although they lost first-innings centurion Tanzid Hasan Tamim for a duck off five balls, the visitors comfortably completed the chase in just 12 overs, losing only two wickets.

The historic victory made Bangladesh only the second Asian team after India to win a Test in Australia in the last 30 years. Pakistan’s most recent Test victory in Australia came way back in November-December 1995.

Pakistan secured their first Test win in Australia on their seventh attempt, while India had to wait until their 12th Test on Australian soil to register their maiden victory. Bangladesh, on the other hand, achieved the feat in only their third Test in Australia.

Before Sunday’s memorable triumph in Darwin, Bangladesh had played just two Tests on Australian soil. Both matches came in July 2003, and Australia won each of them by an innings.

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For Bangladesh, fast bowler Hasan Mahmud picked up six wickets in the first innings and accounted for the dismissals of three Australian batters in the second innings. Meanwhile, spin-bowling all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz finished with impressive figures of 5/66 in the second innings.

Before claiming his five-wicket haul, Mehidy also impressed with the bat in the first innings. Batting at No. 7, he scored 65 runs off 154 balls after Tanzid Hasan Tamim’s 101 off 197 balls and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto’s 84 off 126 balls.

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Bangladesh’s victory marks them as only the third Asian team to win a Test match in Australia, achieving this feat in their third Test on Australian soil. This win also makes them the second Asian team after India to win a Test in Australia in the last 30 years.

Bangladesh has taken a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series against Australia after winning the first Test. This means they could win the entire series if they win or draw the second match.

Bangladesh’s recent Test victory in Australia is notable because they achieved it in their third Test match there, whereas Pakistan secured their first win on their seventh attempt and India on their twelfth.

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