Bangladesh defeated Australia in a Test cricket match in Darwin on day four of the series-opener, winning by nine wickets to complete one of the greatest upsets in Test cricket history. Spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 5-66 and 3-56 to lead Bangladesh's bowling effort, while opener Mominul Haque scored an unbeaten 30 to seal the win with a boundary shot. This was Bangladesh's first Test victory in Australia since 2003, and its biggest win in any format. The result sparked jubilation among Bangladesh players and staff, who celebrated what captain Najmul Hossain Shanto described as "the biggest win so far for Bangladesh in any format".
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Bangladesh's cricket team secured a historic victory over Australia in the first Test match of their series, winning by nine wickets on the fourth day in Darwin. This upset is considered one of the greatest in Test cricket history, with Bangladesh having not played a five-day format series in Australia since 2003. The visitors were dominant throughout the match, and spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz was instrumental in their success, taking 5-66 to dismiss Australia for 284 runs. In response, Bangladesh scored 426 runs, thanks in part to centuries from Tanjid Hasan Tamim (101) and Saif Hassan Shanto (84). With a lead of 57 runs, Bangladesh easily chased down the target on the final day, with Mominul Haque hitting a boundary off Beau Webster** to seal the win. This victory is a significant milestone for Bangladesh's cricket team, who celebrated their first Test win in Australia with jubilation.
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Bangladesh 426: (Tanzid 101, Shanto 84, Miraz 65; Hazlewood 6-89) & 57-1 (Mominul 30*)
Bangladesh win by nine wickets
Bangladesh thrashed Australia by nine wickets on the fourth day of the series-opener in Darwin to complete one of Test cricket's greatest upsets.
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After bowling the hosts out for 284 and needing 57 to win, Mominul Haque cut Beau Webster to the boundary for the winning runs to seal the nation's first Test victory in Australia.
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The moment sparked jubilation among Bangladesh players and staff as they celebrated arguably their greatest victory in 26 years of competing in Test cricket.
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Australia are the top-ranked Test nation while Bangladesh haven't played a series under the five-day format in the country since a 2-0 defeat in 2003.
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The visitors were on top of the match throughout, but it was spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz who took the spotlight on day four as he took 5-66 to dismiss Australia for 284, leaving just 57 runs needed to win.
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All-rounder Cameron Green showed fight with a valiant 104 but after being bowled by Hasan Mahmud, Australia's faint hopes of saving the Test all but disappeared.
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Seamer Mahmud was named player of the match after claiming 6-55 in the first innings and 3-56 in the second.
"This is the biggest win so far for Bangladesh in any format," captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said.
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"Going forward we want to do something special in the future.
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I'm very happy, proud of myself and the way the boys played.
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We did a lot of hard work."
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Speaking on ABC, commentator Jim Maxwell described the result as one of the most "embarrassing defeats that Australia have ever suffered in Test cricket".
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Miraz's second innings performance followed a gritty 65 with the bat on day three that helped Bangladesh into a healthy first innings lead, before he dismissed talisman Steve Smith in Australia's second innings to set up victory.
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The spinner continued his form on day four as he had wicketkeeper Alex Carey caught behind for 30 before bowling all-rounder Webster for five with a pair of sumptuous deliveries to bring Australia's tail into play.
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The 28-year-old then had Australia captain Pat Cummins caught in close for eight, before a defiant 43-run eighth-wicket partnership between Green and Mitchell Starc was ended when Taskin Ahmed had the latter caught behind for 18.
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Green dug in for his third Test century in his home country in a timely knock amid criticism of his place in the side, but after being dismissed by Mahmud, Miraz removed Nathan Lyon to leave Bangladesh in touching distance of victory.
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Despite losing opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim for a duck to Josh Hazlewood in the second over, Mominul's unbeaten 30 and Shadman Islam's 25 sealed the resounding win.
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"They outplayed us in all facets, they were patient and disciplined," said Cummins.
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"I thought our prep was spot-on, no excuses."
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The match was the first of a two-Test series, with the second beginning on 22 August (01:00 BST), which you can follow with live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra.
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Bangladesh prime minister congratulates team
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The result was all the more remarkable as Bangladesh, who are the ninth-ranked Test team, had been bowled out for just 54 by a Cricket Australia XI in a warm-up match in Darwin days earlier.
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In June, they were thrashed by Zimbabwe, the lowest of cricket's 10-ranked Test-playing nations, in a one-off match in Harare.
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Bangladesh's prime minister Tarique Rahman congratulated the team on a video call with the players.
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"We're all eagerly waiting to welcome you home," he said on social media.
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Bangladesh also went into the match against a full-strength Australian team with two of their leading fast bowlers, Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam, out injured.
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Shanto said the remarkable victory was helped by a mindset shift among his side's pacemen.
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"Five years ago, pacers didn't want to play Tests," said Shanto.
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"But we've been playing lots of Test cricket and they are giving importance to Test format.
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They want to play, want to perform, want to be world class.
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That is the mindset they now have.
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"Seniors like Mushfiqur [Rahim] and Mominul [Haque] have encouraged them to play more Test cricket."
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