Bangladesh makes history with first ever Test cricket win in Australia | Cricket news

Bangladesh have dominated Australia throughout, and the margin of victory will send shockwaves through the cricketing world.

Bangladesh chased down 57 runs to complete a historic nine-wicket win over Australia in the series opener in Darwin on Sunday in one of the greatest upsets in Test cricket.

Mominul Haque clipped Beau Webster to the fence in the winning runs to secure Bangladesh’s first Test win in Australia Within four days In stifling heat at Marrara Oval, he thwarted a brave century from home all-rounder Cameron Green.

The winning boundary sparked jubilation among the Bangladesh players, who jumped and shouted on the sidelines.

“Everything was perfect”

Facing a full-strength Australia, the world’s top-ranked Test nation, in their own backyard, will be considered by many to be the South Asian nation’s best victory in 26 years of playing the game’s longest format.

It had taken 23 years for Australia to host Bangladesh in a second Test series since a 2-0 sweep in 2003, so Najm Hossain Shanto’s side were determined to prove their worth.

They did much more than that, dominating the World Test Championship leaders with bat, ball and on the field Almost every session.

Bangladesh had champions throughout the match, but on the fourth day it was all-rounder Mehidi Hasan Miraz who stood up to deliver the decisive blows as Australia were bowled out for 284.

Having scored 65 with the bat in Bangladesh’s first innings and caught Australia’s traditional savior Steve Smith and bowled him for 44 on the third day, Miraz took four more wickets on the fourth day after Australia had resumed to 161 for four, still 67 runs behind.

“It was excellent. It’s a great moment for us,” Meraz said.

“The way we play shows our character. Everything was perfect.”

Green tons in vain

Miraz, 28, had wicket-keeper Alex Carey caught behind⁠for 30 and bowled a sweeping catch to Webster for five with a pair of sumptuous deliveries to bring Australia’s tail into play.

Australian captain Pat Cummins was caught close off for eight, with Miraz catching Shadman Islam at the bat.

Mitchell Starc dug in with Green for a defiant ⁠eighth-wicket partnership of 43, but was caught behind for 18 off the bowling of fellow seamer Taskin Ahmed.

Green went on to raise his third Test century and first on home soil after lunch with a two-run catch from Taskin.

The defiant knock was a timely reply to critics of Green’s place in the side, but he was out soon after for 104, becoming Hasan Mahmood’s ninth wicket of the match by playing on his stumps.

With just 50 runs to go and Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood clinging on for the final wicket, Green’s departure was effectively over for Australia.

Miraz ended Australia’s innings by trapping fellow spinner Leon lbw for 15.

With the Bangladeshi crowd cheering deliriously between every ball, Shadman and Haque got through the run efficiently.

Opener Tanzid Hasan was bowled by Josh Hazlewood for a duck, but he may not care, after scoring a catch. Majestic 101 in the first innings To help Bangladesh put 426 on the board in reply to Australia’s paltry figure of 198.