Australia dismissed for lowest total against Bangladesh as Hasan Mahmud claims career-best on Day One of first Test.
Published On ۱۳ Aug ۲۰۲۶
Hasan Mahmud took a career-best ۶-۵۵ as Bangladesh bundled Australia out for ۱۹۸ to take the honours on the opening day of the first Test in Darwin.
At the close on Thursday Bangladesh were ۹۶-۱, ۱۰۲ runs behind Australia.
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Mominul Haque was on ۳۵ with Tanzid Hasan alongside him on ۳۲ as the visitors made a superb start to a Test match most people expected them to lose inside three days.
Earlier, Hasan led an impressive display by the visitors’ seamers as Australia slumped to their lowest Test score against Bangladesh, their previous worst being ۲۱۷ in Mirpur in ۲۰۱۷.
The ۲۶-year-old was the pick of the attack, but he was ably supported by fellow quicks Taskin Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain, who took two wickets apiece.
“I was just trying to bowl line and length, trust the process and follow what the captain was saying,” Hasan said.
“(Taskin and Ebadot) were trying their best and they did very well also.”
Steve Smith was the only Australian to offer any resistance, scoring ۷۱, while the rest of the batsmen looked out of sorts against the disciplined attack.
“We haven’t played a Test match for a while and it can take some time to get into it,” Smith said.
“It wasn’t easy. The ball was doing stuff and you have to be patient.
“Perhaps we got dragged into a few we didn’t need to, but that’s the pressure.”
After skipper Pat Cummins chose to bat on a perfect Darwin day, a full-strength Australia were expected to dominate a Bangladesh side well-beaten by a Cricket Australia XI in their only warm-up match.
Hasan made the initial breakthrough in the ۱۲th over with the score on ۴۵.
Jake Weatherald, on ۲۳, had a huge swipe at a ball outside off stump and only managed a thick edge to wicketkeeper Litton Das.
Hasan struck again soon after, fellow opener Travis Head chopping on for ۲۲ to leave Australia ۵۲-۲.
Bangladesh then saw a huge opportunity go begging when Smith, on two, edged Ebadot to third slip where Tanzid Hasan spilled the chance.
Smith had a second escape next over when he got a thick edge off Taskin only for the ball to fly through a vacant third slip.
Marnus Labuschagne, on one, wasn’t so fortunate.
He poked at an Ebadot ball outside off stump and edged to Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto at second slip, leaving Australia ۶۱-۳.
Cameron Green came in and played some big shots before chipping Taskin to short midwicket, where Mushfiqur Rahim took an easy catch.
Wicketkeeper Alex Carey looked in good touch after lunch and cruised to ۱۹ until he played on to Ebadot with the score on ۱۲۹.
Taskin then produced the ball of the day to beat Beau Webster’s bat and clip the top off stump to leave the home side struggling on ۱۵۲-۶.
Cummins tried to steer the hosts to tea without further loss; however, Shanto brought Hasan back into the attack with immediate success, the Australian skipper getting a big edge to Litton.
Hasan got his fourth in the same fashion, Mitchell Starc getting a thin edge to the keeper with the score on ۱۷۲.
Smith threw his wicket away going for a big hit before Nathan Lyon was last man out in similar fashion.
Bangladesh started their reply confidently and eased to ۳۶ before Australia got the breakthrough, Shadman Islam (۲۰) getting a leading edge off Mitchell Starc to Lyon at backward point.
