Bangladesh Triumphs Over Australia in Historic Test Win in Darwin with Mehidy's Five-for
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Bangladesh trump Australia for historic win in Darwin after Mehidy five-for Visitors needed just 57 to win on day four even as Cameron Green scored 104 for Australia in the second innings
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The Guardian SportBangladesh’s captain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, hailed his country’s “biggest win so far in any format” after they handed Australia one of their most humiliating and crushing Test defeats, despite a career-saving century by Cameron Green.
AP SportsDARWIN, Australia (AP) — Bangladesh completed a stunning nine-wicket victory over Australia in the first test on Sunday, securing its first win on Australian soil and only its second victory over top-ranked Australia.
NDTV SportsBangladesh Break Pakistan's Huge Record After Historic First Win In Australia Bangladesh's men's cricket team created history on Sunday as it beat Australia in the first Test.
SMH SportCameron Green (104) was the lone source of substantial resistance for the Australians, who briefly glimpsed the possibility of an innings defeat before they were bowled out for 284. Bangladesh lost the sole wicket of first innings century-maker Tanzid Hasan before skating home.
Reuters SportsList of Bangladesh's landmark test victories after nine-wicket win over Australia - Reuters List of Bangladesh's landmark test victories after nine-wicket win over Australia Reuters
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Cameron Green scored his third test century, and his first in Australia, making a composed 104 from 201 balls to lead Australia’s resistance.
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The Guardian SportGreen (104) notched his third Test century in a defiant innings of class and composure as Australia were bowled out after lunch when Miraz trapped Nathan Lyon in front.
SMH SportGreen unfurled a superb pull shot for six to move into the 90s. A pair of twos, the second of them tight, then took Green to his first Test hundred in Australia, an excellent innings that showcased why he is the future of the batting line-up.
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Mehidy then produced a superb delivery that straightened past the bat of Beau Webster (5) and clipped the top of off stump to have Australia at 193-6, still trailing by 35 runs and with the tail exposed.
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SMH SportBeau Webster was then befuddled by another beauty from Mehidy, a slightly quicker off-break that drifted then skidded through to beat the outside edge and flick the off stump.
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The all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz (five for 66) bewitched the Australian batters on the fourth day with his off spin, claiming the wickets of Alex Carey (30), Beau Webster (five) and Pat Cummins (nine) before lunch.
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SMH SportAll-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz (5-66) bowled magnificently for Bangladesh, getting some deliveries to turn sharply out of the footmarks and others to skid through straight. With the benefit of scoreboard pressure, he comfortably out-bowled Nathan Lyon.
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Cummins did not deny his side had played poorly in a game they had been widely expected to dominate, and his comments about the trends in the batting lineup will leave the likes of Jake Weatherald and Marnus Labuschagne wondering about their places.
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The Guardian SportThe Australia captain, Pat Cummins, admitted his side’s top order batting was misfiring. “I think it is pretty clear that it is not quite functioning as we would like as a group so all the batters will get together and maybe review some footage and review methods and approaches,” he said. “If we need to make changes to our style, we better do it pretty quickly. Over the next couple of days we will have a think and the selectors will have a think.”
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01 AP Sports Bangladesh suffered some early nerves in its chase when Josh Hazlewood (1-5) dismissed first-innings centurion Tanzid Hasan for a duck, but Shadman Islam (25 not out) and Mominul Haque (30 not out) held their composure to reach the target in 14.2 overs sparking wild celebrations within the contingent of Bangladesh fans seated behind the team’s dugout on the boundary.
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02 ESPNcricinfo Time for change? Who are Australia's batting options? The result of the first Test against Bangladesh could demand a reaction from the selectors
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03 The Guardian Sport The visitors bowled Australia out for 284 in their second innings in Darwin and polished off the 57 runs required for victory for the loss of one wicket to secure their first Test win on Australian soil.
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04 SMH Sport Having presaged this game with innings defeats by Zimbabwe and then a modest Cricket Australia XI, the tourists turned Darwin into Tiger land by thoroughly outplaying Australia in every session, for a result that will force urgent conversations about the makeup of an ageing team.
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05 NDTV Sports Australia vs Bangladesh Highlights 1st Test Day 4: Bangladesh Hammer Australia To Script History AUS vs BAN 1stTest Match Highlights
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