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Bangladesh win historic Test against Australia

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Published: 07:36, 30 August 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Bangladesh win historic Test against Australia

Sports Desk: Bangladesh has recorded an historic victory in Dhaka, claiming its first ever Test win over Australia by 20 runs at Mirpure Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Chasing 265 for victory, Steve Smith's Australia looked set to win on the penultimate day of the first Test after David Warner hit a century. But, Bangladesh bowlers did not give them any scope. Tigers picked Aussie wickets regularly.

Despite the best lower-order efforts of Pat Cummins, left unbeaten on 33, Bangladesh sealed the win by 20 runs.

Shakib Al Hasan bagged 5 wickets while Mehedi Hasan Miraz took 2 and Taijul Islam took 3 wickets.

Bangladesh have now won Tests against England, Sri Lanka and Australia within the past year. In the previous 16 years of their Test existence, they had defeated only Zimbabwe and a second-string West Indies outfit ravaged by a player strike. The significance of their successes over the past 12 months cannot be understated. It is no coincidence that the major contributors to this triumph were two of their most experienced players, Shakib and Tamim Iqbal.


 

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