DARWIN, Australia (Kashmir English): A dominant Bangladesh stunned hosts Australia to make history by winning first Test on Australian soil on Sunday.
The hosts won the game in Darwin by nine wickets for a historic maiden Test victory with the margin of victory sending shockwaves through the cricketing world.
After bowling Australia out for 284 and needing only 57 to win, the visitors cruised past the total when Mominul Haque slashed Beau Webster to the backward point boundary.
The touring side dominated the game from the start. After bowling Australia out for 198 in the first innings, the visitors always looked the more likely to win.
Bangladesh kept the pressure on throughout the day four on Sunday and didn’t panic when Cameron Green (104) brought up his third Test century after lunch.
Bangladesh win Darwin Test
Green got no real support from his teammates and the Bangladeshis kept taking vital scalps to leave Australia on the ropes, with Mehidy Hasan Miraz taking 5-66.
Interestingly, the visitors went into the match with most observers giving them no chance of winning.
Their only warm-up game, against a Cricket Australia XI, ended in a big loss that included a second-innings collapse where they were all out for 54.
But they completely outplayed the Australian side and won every session, batting, bowling and catching better than their counterparts.
