Bangladesh bowl out Australia for 198 runs, Hasan takes 6 wickets

Bangladesh bowled brilliantly at the start of the first Test in Darwin. Bangladesh's pacers bowled out the hosts Australia for just 198 runs. Hasan Mahmud bowled a career-best 6 wickets for 55 runs.

Along with Hasan, Taskin Ahmed and Ibadat Hossain played an important role in Bangladesh's bowling attack. Both took two wickets each. As a result, Australia's innings ended for 198 runs in 53 overs. This is Australia's lowest innings score against Bangladesh in Test cricket.

Steven Smith scored the most runs for Australia. He played an innings of 71 runs off 109 balls. However, the rest of the Australian batters could not build a big partnership in front of Hasan Mahmud's bowling.

Hasan Mahmud set a record for the best bowling of his Test career by taking 6 wickets in this match. Australia lost wickets one after another in his brilliant spell.

This is also a remarkable performance for Bangladesh's pacers in Test cricket. Earlier, in 2024, Bangladesh's pacers took 10 wickets in an innings against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. This time, the pacers have shared all 10 wickets in the entire innings against Australia.

Earlier, Australia decided to bat first after winning the toss. But from the beginning, Bangladesh's pacers bowled in a controlled manner and put the host batting lineup under pressure. In the end, Australia's innings was stopped at 198 runs.

After the end of Australia's innings, Bangladesh also started well after batting. At the end of the day's play, Bangladesh's total stood at 96 runs, losing 1 wicket. As a result, Bangladesh was 102 runs behind Australia in the first innings.

For Bangladesh, Mominul Haque was unbeaten on 35 and Tanjid Hasan was unbeaten on 32 runs. Although Shadman Islam was out early, Mominul and Tanjid together took the team to a good position.

After putting Australia in danger with the ball on the first day, Bangladesh's good start with the bat also created a big advantage for the team in the match. Bangladesh's goal now is to maintain this position and take the lead on the second day.