Bangladesh vs Australia 1st Test Full Commentary

Live · Aug 13 2026, Thu - 06:00 AM (IST)

1st Test, - Marrara Stadium

AUS

198/10, 50/2 (16.3)

BAN

426/10 (138.0)

Australia trail by 178 runs

CRR:3.03

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We are back for Bangladesh's reply! Shadman Islam and Tanzid Hasan are the two openers for the visitors. Mitchell Starc has the new Kookaburra and will get us underway again. Three slips and a gully waiting for Shadman. Here we go...
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... SECOND INNINGS ...
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The Tigers turn up the heat - The Tigers have roared, and how, with their pacers doing all the talking. Relentless from the first ball to the last, Bangladesh’s seamers kept Australia under pressure throughout, with Hasan Mahmud leading the charge with career-best figures of 6/55. Taskin Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain also played their part, sharing four wickets between them. Taijul Islam was not quite at his best, but Bangladesh barely felt his absence. Now comes the challenge for their batters, who are new to these conditions and face a formidable Australian attack. Join us in a bit for the second innings.
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Man of the moment - Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud is up for a quick chat with Adam Gilchrist. On his six-wicket haul, he says he was genuinely excited to play in Australia, calling them one of the best sides in the world, and adds that he simply tried to stick to his lines and lengths while following the instructions his captain gave him. When asked about the contributions from his fellow bowlers, he keeps it simple, saying they did a great job too. On his experience playing red-ball county cricket, he calls it a great learning experience playing in England, adding that he hopes to continue turning out for Kent going forward.
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Smith's lone fight in Darwin - Australia looked rusty with the bat from the outset. The openers stitched together a 45-run stand, but it never looked convincing, and Bangladesh soon had them reeling at 74/4. Steve Smith held one end together despite getting a few lives, with his 55-run stand with Carey after Lunch proving crucial in preventing further damage. Smith battled his way to a fighting 71, but with partners falling around him and little support from the lower order, Australia could not even cross 200.
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6 am GMT - Australia rolled over for 198 - Bangladesh have produced a superb bowling display to bowl Australia out for just 198, capping an impressive effort in conditions they are experiencing for the first time. It could have been even better, but they will gladly take this position. Australia will be disappointed with their effort, although their world-class bowling attack will make sure to make this a daunting total. The stage is now set for an intriguing response from the hosts.
52.6

OUT! CAUGHT! Mahmud, fittingly, wraps it up with a memorable six-wicket haul against a full-strength Australian side. He will cherish this for a long, long time. Banged short and outside off, Lyon looks to pull but only succeeds in skying it high into the air off the top edge. Tanzid Hasan from square leg gets underneath and pouches a comfortable catch. A united and disciplined showing with the ball from the tourists. Mahmud holds the ball aloft as he heads to the dressing room, with all the Bangladeshi players beaming with joy. AUSTRALIA ARE BOWLED OUT ON 198!
52.5

On a good length, on middle and leg, Nathan hangs back and tucks it to short mid-wicket with soft hands.
52.4

Hard length, on off, Lyon punches it off the back foot to cover.
52.3

Full and straight, around off, eased away to mid off.
52.2

Very full and wide outside off, Josh Hazlewood squeezes it towards gully where Mehidy Hasan Miraz dives low to his left and makes a half-stop. One run taken.
52.1

Beaten! Tempts the batter to reach out for it. Lands it full and outside off, Josh swings the bat like a rusty gate without any footwork and gets beaten on the outside edge.
51.6

Around the pads, on a length, Josh whips it through square leg for a single.
51.5

Short and around off, arriving at chest height. Hazlewood arches back and ramps it over and between the fielders at gully and backward point. Mehidy Hasan Miraz from the former position, sprints after it and keeps it down to two runs.
51.4

Brings the angle into the batter, full on middle, Josh Hazlewood presses half forward and blocks it out on the off side.
51.3

Play and a miss! Hard length, around off from around the stump. Josh Hazlewood does not move his feet and tries to loft it on the rise, but the ball nips away to beat his outside edge.
51.2

Nagging length, outside off, Lyon punches it into the covers for a quick single.
51.1

FOUR! Hammered! Back of a length, on off. Lyon transfers the weight on the back foot and pulls it into the mid-wicket gap and picks up a boundary. Four precious runs for Australia as they inch closer to 200.
50.6

Length ball, on off, blocked out from the crease.
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Josh Hazlewood is the last man in.
50.5

OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND CAUGHT! A thoroughly well-deserved five-for for Hasan Mahmud. His arms shoot up in delight, and he's instantly engulfed by a sea of teammates. Short and outside off, and there's movement down the pitch from Smith. He stays leg side of the ball, and goes for a flat-batted slap over the off side. He can't handle the bounce and fails to middle it. A thick top edge balloons high into the sky behind the stumps, where Litton lurks underneath and completes the simple catch. A valiant innings from Smith comes to an end as Australia slip down to 189/9.
50.4

In the channel, on a length, Smith covers the line and bunts it down the pitch.
50.3

Back of a length, outside off, Smith hangs back and fences it towards gully.
50.2

Smith gets a bit flummoxed by the full toss angled towards him, but safely taps it into the leg side.
50.1

Full and straight, on off, Steve Smith stabs it to cover-point and denies the run.
49.6

Full again and on middle, shaping in a bit too much. Nathan Lyon misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.
49.5

Fuller delivery, well outside off, Nathan Lyon makes an easy leave.
49.4

Short of a length and around off, Steve Smith stabs it out towards cover-point for a single.
49.3

Nip-backer on a length, on middle, Steve Smith gets across and knocks it to mid on.
49.2

Deviates in on a length, outside off, Smith lines up for the cut shot but gets a bit late and the ball rolls off his bottom edge towards second slip.

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Welcome back for Australia's second batting stint. The pitch has been excellent for batting and the hosts will try to shrug off their first inning struggles and start afresh. Well, it is easier said than done, especially after toiling in the heat for 138 overs. The Tigers have spring in their steps as the players of Bangladesh spread out to take their fielding spots. On the other hand, the Aussie opening pair - Travis Head and Jake Weatherald - take their sweet time to reach the crease. Taskin Ahmed has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Head is on strike, with three slips and a gully in place. Here we go...
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... THIRD INNINGS ...
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Crucial sessions ahead for survival - The next couple of sessions of the day are set to dictate the entire course of this Test match as Australia start their second innings under immense pressure. Facing a massive 228-run deficit, the hosts need an exceptionally strong response from their top order to dig themselves out of trouble. To put the visitors back on the defensive and set up a competitive target, Australia will, at a bare minimum, need a total of 400 runs in this second dig. The pitch condition and the scoreboard pressure mean their batters must show immense discipline to deny a confident Bangladeshi bowling attack looking for blood. Back in a bit with Australia's batting reply. Stay tuned.
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Defiant lower-order partnership frustrates hosts - The defining period of frustration for the Australian team came courtesy of a gritty 7-wicket stand between Hasan Mahmud and Mehidy Hasan Miraz. While a 46-run partnership might seem modest on paper, the duo ground down the bowling attack by consuming 170 balls together. Australia's bowling unit put in a decent shift overall, but ultimately leaked more runs than they'd have liked. To sum up their toil, they turned to as many as eight different bowlers across the innings, Josh Hazlewood emerging as the pick of the attack with an outstanding six-wicket haul, while also completing 300 Test wickets en route. Mitchell Starc chipped in with a couple of scalps, while Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon picked up one apiece.
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Tigers roar out loud - Replying to the hosts' first-innings total of 198, the visitors batted in their own merry way, with Tanzid Hasan stealing the spotlight by smashing a magnificent maiden Test century. Najmul Hossain Shanto played a rock-solid hand of 84 to anchor the top order, while Mominul Haque suffered heartbreak when he fell agonizingly short of his half-century on 49. Though Shadman Islam and Mushfiqur Rahim threw away promising starts, this overall batting display has firmly put the Tigers in the driver's seat, with just two batters getting out on single-digit scores.
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3.36 am GMT - Advantage Bangladesh - It's a fairly rare sight to see Australia conceding a lead of 220 or more in Test cricket. In the recent past at least, that simply hasn't happened. But a number nine ranked Test nation, Bangladesh, has brought the Aussies, the number one ranked team in Test cricket, dare we say, on their knees.
137.6

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! 6-wicket haul for Josh Hazlewood and BANGLADESH ARE BOWLED OUT ON 426 RUNS! They lead by 228 runs. Josh bowls it on the back of a length, around middle and off, Ebadot Hossain once again jumps back inside his crease to keeps it out but the ball straightens a tad and that's enough to catch an outside edge of Hossain's bat into Carey's gloves behind the stumps.
137.5

Bouncer, wide of off, Ebadot Hossain stays within the line and leaves it.
137.4

Josh bowls this around that nagging length, on the pads, Ebadot Hossain goes for a flick but misses and gets hit on his front pad. A gentle appeal for LBW but the umpire takes nothing off it.
137.3

On a length, around off, Ebadot Hossain pats this to mid off.
137.2

Hard length, wide of off, Ebadot Hossain jumps back into his crease to keep it out but gets beaten on the outside edge.
137.1

Short and on middle and off, Taskin Ahmed backs away and goes for the pull. Gets it mishit in front of deep square leg for a single.
136.6

SIX! Now that's a proper tail-enders slog for a biggie. Lyon tosses this up around off, Ebadot Hossain goes down on a knee, drags this with a slog sweep and hits this over the fence to the deep mid-wicket region for six runs. Bangladesh's lead soars up to 227 runs.
136.5

Lyon comes around the stumps and fires down the leg side. Ebadot Hossain leaves it.
136.4

Quicker, on off, Ebadot Hossain crouches low and keeps it out.
136.3

Fuller on off, Ebadot Hossain defends this off his front foot.
136.2

Pushed through around off, Ebadot Hossain looks to keep it out but gets beaten on the outside edge.
136.1

Tossed up, around off, Ebadot Hossain chips this short of mid off.
135.6

Bouncer, around off, Taskin Ahmed aims for the stands with a wild pull but misses to connect.
135.5

Good length, on the pads, Ebadot Hossain flicks this to deep square leg and takes a single.
135.4

Really awkward from Ebadot. Slower one, back of a length, on middle and leg. Ebadot Hossain jumps up on his toes and looks to keep it out but misses and gets hit on his abdomen.
135.3

Short and wide of off, Ebadot Hossain leaves it.
135.2

Back of a length, going down the leg side, Ebadot Hossain misses the tickle and gets thud on his thigh pad.
135.1

Hard length, on top of off, Ebadot Hossain punches this to covers.
134.6

Too full, around off, Taskin Ahmed gets behind the line of the ball and defends this off his back foot.
134.5

Quicker one, around off, Taskin Ahmed jams it out.
134.4

Floated around off, Taskin Ahmed mistimes the drive off the inner portion of his bat to the bowler.
134.3

Tossed up again, wide of off, blocks this on the off side.
134.2

Fuller on off, Taskin Ahmed pushes this to covers this time.
134.1

Tossed up, around off, Taskin Ahmed drives this to extra cover.

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16.3

Slightly full and around off, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it solidly in front.
16.2

Fuller one, on middle, nipping back in. Marnus defends it watchfully to mid on.
16.1

In the air... lands safely! But Labuschagne surely had his heart in his mouth. Back of a length, on top of middle, Marnus Labuschagne is hurried on the pull shot but gets a bit of a top edge. But luckily for him, the ball flies over the mid-wicket fielder and they scuttle back for the second run. 50 UP FOR AUSTRALIA! The deficit is now 178 runs.
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Last over before Tea. Hasan Mahmud will bowl it. 6-2-15-2 so far.
15.6

Landed full and on off, Smith stretches forward and pushes it back to the bowler.
15.5

Tossed up on the stumps, fractionally full. Steve Smith goes deep in the crease and defends.
15.4

Serves it full and outside off, this is driven inside out through extra cover for a single.
15.3

Pushed fuller, on middle and leg. Marnus blocks it off the front foot.
15.2

Slides one into the batter, full in length. Smith works it wide of mid on for a single.
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With just 3 odd minutes to Tea, Taijul Islam is brought on. He replaces Ebadot Hossain.
15.1

Full and around off, Smith drills it back to the bowler.

14.6

Slams it hard into the pitch, on off, nipping back in. Marnus Labuschagne rides the bounce and whips it through mid on. Mushfiqur Rahim gives it a long chase and manages to make a good sliding stop. Two runs taken. Australia trail by 182 runs.
14.5

Around off and full, driven off the front foot to cover.
14.4

The length is dragged back, on off. Marnus Labuschagne rocks back and dabs it to the leg side.
14.3

Litton Das calls for the helmet, standing up to the stumps now to keep Labuschagne pinned in his crease. Marnus pushes the full ball towards extra cover.
14.2

On a length, around off, Marnus aborts to play the pull shot and lets it through.
14.1

Bashes the length, outside off, Marnus lets it be.
13.6

FOUR! Creamed through the gap! A half-volley, on off, Steve Smith, with a lovely extension of arms, just drives it marvelously through mid off and extra cover for a boundary. David Warner chirps on air - Take a snapshot of that and hang it on the wall. Australia trail by 184 runs.
13.5

Short and around off, Smith gets across in the crease and drops it down the pitch.
13.4

Good length around fourth stump. Smith defends off the front foot to cover.
13.3

A touch fuller on the stumps, pushed to mid on.

13.2

Around off, on a length, blocked off.
13.1

SMITH SURVIVES A SCARE! That could have been a massive moment in the game, but he gets the review spot on. Overpitched and wide outside off, Smith chases it for an expansive cover drive, and it looks for all money like he's nicked it behind. Litton Das collects is safely, and Bangladesh are already up celebrating through a huge appeal for caught behind, with the finger going up almost instantly. But Smith wastes no time sending it upstairs, sensing the noise likely came from the bat brushing the ground rather than the ball, and replays back him up completely. UltraEdge shows a spike when the bat grazes the ground and the on-field decision is overturned.
12.6

Length-delivery, on top of middle and leg. Marnus gets on top of the bounce and tucks it to square leg.
12.5

Skiddy delivery, on a length, around off. Marnus Labuschagne defends it off the back foot to the off side.
12.4

Slants it on middle, on a fuller length. Marnus Labuschagne blocks it solidly.
12.3

Bangs it on a length, slightly outside off. Let through watchfully by Labuschagne.
12.2

Kicks up a bit from a length, outside off. Marnus Labuschagne offers no shot at it.
12.1

Attacks the stumps, full in length, Marnus lets the ball arrive and blocks right under his eyes.
11.6

Short and outside off, Steve Smith stands tall and rifles it to pierce the cover-point gap. But Mominul Haque dives to his left and makes a fantastic stop. He has surely saved a few runs with that effort as it was timed so well by Smudge.

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