Hasan Mahmud took a career-best 6-55 as Bangladesh bundled Australia out for 198 to take the honours on the opening day of the first Test in Darwin on Thursday.
At the close Bangladesh were 96-1, 102 runs behind Australia.
Mominul Haque was on 35 with Tanzid Hasan alongside him on 32 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 217 in Mirpur in 2017.
The 26-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.”
