Bangladesh Secure Historic Test Victory Over Australia in Darwin
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- Bangladesh secured a nine-wicket victory over Australia in the first Test in Darwin.
- This marks Bangladesh's first-ever Test win on Australian soil.
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Hasan Mahmud were key performers for Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh created history by defeating Australia by nine wickets in the first Test in Darwin. After bowling Australia out for 198, Bangladesh posted 426, including a maiden Test century from Tanzid Hasan, gaining a 228-run lead. Australia were then dismissed for 284 in their second innings, despite a century from Cameron Green. Bangladesh successfully chased the target of 57 runs for the loss of one wicket.
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Bangladesh secured a historic nine-wicket victory over Australia in the first Test in Darwin on Sunday, marking their maiden Test win on Australian soil. Mominul Haque hit the winning runs off Beau Webster, sealing the chase of 57 runs.
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Bangladesh's historic nine-wicket victory over Australia in the first Test in Darwin marks their maiden Test win on Australian soil, achieved 23 years after their last Test series in Australia in 2003.
On the fourth day, Australia resumed their second innings at 161-4, trailing Bangladesh by 67 runs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz was pivotal, claiming four wickets on the final day, including dismissing wicketkeeper Alex Carey for 30, bowling Beau Webster for five, inducing a bat-pad catch from captain Pat Cummins for eight, and trapping Nathan Lyon leg before wicket for 15. Mitchell Starc also added 18 before being caught behind by Taskin Ahmed.
Cameron Green's 104 was his third Test century and his first on home soil. In Bangladesh's chase of 57 runs, Tanzid Hasan fell for a duck, but Shadman Islam contributed alongside Mominul Haque, who hit the winning boundary off Beau Webster at Marrara Oval.
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