Bangladesh has finally done the impossible! They have been able to beat Australia in a Test match. In a match which almost came right down to the wire, the hosts Bangladesh won the Test at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. The hosts played splendidly to win their maiden Test over Australia. Shakib Al Hasan starred in the win by bagging two five-wicket hauls in the Test and also scoring 84 runs in the first innings, helping his team post a good score on the scoreboard.
Australia needed 264 runs to win the first Test of their tour. They had a good start to the innings with a score of over 100 with 8 wickets in hand. David Warner was the only batsman in the Australian lineup who stood between Bangladesh and their maiden Test win over Australia.
Warner scored 112 runs but finally, it was Shakib who got him out on Day 4 and brought Bangladesh back into the game. Australia was cruising towards the win before Warner’s wicket and all of a sudden they were struggling to keep their wickets intact. As the ball withered, spinners put immense pressure on the Australian batsmen and the wickets dropped at regular intervals.
Skipper Steven Smith, too, put on a decent score before Shakib sent him back to the pavilion and gave Bangladesh an upper hand in the first Test.
[matchcode-to-post id=”baau08272017183845″]The Australian middle order and lower-middle order succumbed to the pressure and gave in to Bangladesh spinners as they suffered a batting collapse.
History! Bangladesh get their first Test victory against Australia as they win a thriller by 20 runshttps://t.co/DZk6hkeTDl #BANvAUS pic.twitter.com/sKv9J24GKf
— ICC (@ICC) August 30, 2017
The historic winning moment for @BCBtigers! #BANvAUS pic.twitter.com/yvmh5kWBoZ
— ICC (@ICC) August 30, 2017
Two amazing Tests in two days! Shows why it is still the pinnacle of the game. Congratulations Bangladesh.
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) August 30, 2017
Well done Bangladesh. Special effort to beat Australia. #BANvAUS
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 30, 2017
Pat Cummins tried to revive Australia’s chase but kept running out of partners. When Australia was reduced to 9 wickets with 37 runs to win, Cummins switched gears and tried to finish the match on his own. He struck two huge sixes but Taijul Islam got the wicket of tailender and an injured Josh Hazlewood to wrap up the proceedings and avoid any twists in the story.
Well played @BCBtigers on historical test win. Very good test match.
— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) August 30, 2017
2 upsets in 2 days! Inspiring performance by @BCBtigers! Test cricket is thriving #BANvAUS
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 30, 2017
Congratulations Bangladesh didn’t think I would be writing this tweet but you need to give credit where credit is due. #testcricket
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) August 30, 2017
He took half of the Australia wickets and made a crucial contribution with the bat too – the Man of the Match is @Sah75official! #BANvAUS pic.twitter.com/ANbkuc297X
— ICC (@ICC) August 30, 2017
Man of the Match: Shakib Al Hasan
