BAN 260
AUS 18/3
Spin duo Nathan Lyon and Ashton Agar combined for six wickets to skittle Bangladesh for 260 late on day one of the first Test before Australia lost three early wickets, including nighwatchman Lyon, before the close of play in Dhaka.
The hosts collapsed in a rain-disrupted final session after heading to tea at 190-5. Agar claimed the first of three wickets when he trapped Mushfiqur Rahim plumb lbw on 18 shortly after tea, with the Bangladeshi skipper squandering a review on the decision.
Play was delayed by rain for 30 minutes before Agar dismissed Nasir Hossain on 23, with Steve Smith smartly reviewing an lbw decision that initially went against the Australians.
Agar and Lyon then spun through the tail, with recalled left-arm spinner Agar making the most of his opportunities after being largely overlooked during the first two sessions.
Part-time spinner Glenn Maxwell earlier made the key breakthrough, bringing a 155-run partnership to an end when he had Tamim Iqbal caught by David Warner at backward point on 71.
Lyon then claimed the big wicket of Shakib Al Hasan, who was caught by Smith at first slip on 84 off a delivery which spun sharply away from the left-hander.
It was a welcome change for Lyon, who was hit for six three times by big-hitting opener Tamim and went to tea with 1-59.
The partnership between danger men Shakib and Tamim was much-needed for Bangladesh, who were left reeling at 10-3 off four overs after a lethal spell from speed demon Pat Cummins.
Playing just his fourth Test in a hugely promising but injury-affected career, Cummins was a revelation despite the draining 75% humidity in Dhaka.
The 24-year-old struck on his fifth ball, squaring up Soumya Sarker with a well-pitched delivery which was caught by Peter Handscomb at gully.
On a dry and dusty deck, Cummins still managed to trouble the Bangladeshi batsmen with his speed, finding the edge of Imrul Kayes for Matthew Wade to take a regulation catch in his second over.
Cummins and Wade combined again off the next ball to dismiss Sabbir Rahman for a duck, leaving Bangladesh 10-3 after an unsuccessful review. Cummins was unable to finish off the hat-trick but the damage was done for the hosts.
With nine overs to face before the close of play, Australia lost three wickets in two overs. First Warner was trapped lbw, then Usman Khawaja was run out and Lyon was also given lbw.
Matt Renshaw and Smith will resume at the crease on day two in Dhaka.
Day 2
BAN 260 & 48/1
AUS 217
Bangladesh lead by 88 runs
Shakib Al Hasan lit up his 50th Test with all-round brilliance to help Bangladesh claim a handy first-innings lead over a listless Australia in the second Test on Monday.
A day after rescuing Bangladesh from a top-order collapse with the bat, the left-arm spinner claimed 5-68 to help dismiss Australia for 217 and justify his status as the world’s top- ranked Test all-rounder.
Having claimed a 43-run first-innings lead on a viciously turning track, Bangladesh further consolidated their position and were 45-1 at the close on the second day. Soumya Sarkar threw his wicket away after scoring 15 but Tamim Iqbal was batting on 30 with nightwatchman Taijul Islam yet to open his account.
Bangladesh stretched their overall lead to 88 runs and Australia will have the unenviable task of batting in the fourth innings on a fast-deteriorating track at the Shere Bangla National Stadium.
Resuming on a precarious 18-3, the tourists soon lost captain Steve Smith, their best batsman. Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan, who took 12 wickets at the same venue to inspire Bangladesh’s first Test win over England last year, struck in his second over, sneaking one through the gate to dismiss Smith for eight.
Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb were subjected to a trial by spin with Mehidy (3-62) and Shakib hunting in tandem but the duo added 69 runs for the fifth wicket to halt the slide.
With the partnership blooming, however, Taijul trapped Handscomb lbw for 33 with a ball that kept slightly low, as it often did on a track offering variable bounce and prodigious turn.
Opener Renshaw soon joined him in the pavilion for 45, edging Shakib to slip. Matthew Wade fell lbw for five to Mehidy and Shakib got Glenn Maxwell stumped for 23.
Ashton Agar made 41 and Pat Cummins contributed 25, adding 49 runs for the ninth wicket in a defiant stand to lend a touch of respectability to the Australian total.
Day 3
BAN 260 & 221
AUS 217 & 109/2
Australia require 156 more for victory
David Warner buried his subcontinent demons to give Australia the chance to pull off a miracle win over Bangladesh in the first Test in Dhaka. Set 265 for victory, Warner scored an unbeaten 75 to lift the visitors to 109-2 at stumps on day three.
Skipper Steve Smith, who survived a tight stumping decision from his first ball, reached 25 not out, leaving Australia needing a further 156 runs to pull off an unlikely triumph.
Warner’s struggles on the subcontinent have been a major headache for Australia but he dug deep on Tuesday to produce his second-highest Test score in Asia. The vice-captain played with aggression and confidence, cracking 11 fours and a six.
If Australia succeed in their imposing run-chase, it will be their second-highest fourth-innings run chase in Asia. Not since Ricky Ponting guided his team to a target of 307 against Bangladesh in nearby Fatullah in 2006 has Australia scaled such heights in the region.
Perhaps the most treacherous element that stands in Australia’s way is a deteriorating pitch that will only get harder to bat on. Such a fightback had looked far from likely when Matt Renshaw and Usman Khawaja both fell cheaply.
After playing the spin with confidence during his first-innings of 45, Renshaw looked far less assured the second time around and was trapped lbw by offspinner Mehedi Hasan on five. Khawaja (one) continued his disastrous return to national duties, lofting a sweep shot to Taijul Islam at deep backward square leg off Shakib Al Hasan’s left-arm spin.
Warner was given a life by a Bangladeshi side that earlier in the day had been deserved favourites to claim their maiden Test victory over Australia. Warner’s cut shot found his edge but Soumya Sarkar couldn’t secure a tough catch at first slip.
Mehedi was again denied the following over when Imrul Kayes dropped Smith at short leg.
Nathan Lyon earlier spun Australia back into contention with 6-82 as Bangladesh were bowled out for 221 shortly after tea.
The tourists looked in serious trouble after losing Josh Hazlewood to a side injury within the first hour of the morning session. Hazlewood pulled up with a side strain one ball into his second over and played no further part in the day’s play. Cricket Australia later confirmed the 26-year-old will miss the rest of the Test series and the upcoming one-day internationals against India with the problem.
Lyon was the pick of the bowlers, while Agar snared 2-55 and Cummins 1-38.
The pressure is now on Australia’s batsmen to improve on their dismal first-innings performance after being bowled out for 217 on day two. Defeat would leave them at risk of falling to their lowest-ever Test ranking.
Day 4
BAN 260 & 221
AUS 217 & 244
Bangladesh win by 20 runs
Bangladesh spun their way to a first Test victory over Australia on Wednesday, with Shakib Al Hasan’s second five-wicket haul of the match securing a memorable 20-run win inside four days at the Shere Bangla National Stadium.
Overnight batsman David Warner struck a belligerent 112 and added 130 runs with skipper Steve Smith but their efforts were in vain as the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Chasing 265 to win, Australia lost five wickets in an eventful morning session, and whatever hopes they had were snuffed out when Shakib bowled Glenn Maxwell with the first delivery after the lunch break.
Pat Cummins scored an unbeaten 33 down the order to inject some drama but it was not enough in the end as Australia were all out for 244.
Shakib (5-85) celebrated his 50th Test appearance by scoring 84 in the first innings and finishing with a 10-wicket match haul, a performance worthy of his status as the world’s top-ranked Test all-rounder.
Resuming on 109-2, Warner batted with calculated aggression, while Smith was content to play second fiddle as they continued the good work they had started on Tuesday evening with some generous assistance from Lady Luck.
Warner survived a review before the southpaw brought up his 19th Test century, a second in Asia. Then, when the opener was on 106, he pulled a Shakib delivery and the ball flew past leg-slip before the fielder could put his hands together.
Smith was on 28 when Tamim Iqbal spilled him at mid-on but Shakib (4-68) was lurking round the corner with his left-arm spin to change the complexion of the match.
Shakib first trapped Warner leg-before for 112 and, four overs later, had Smith caught behind for 37 to pile the pressure back on Australia.
On a turning track where their frontline batsmen have struggled against Bangladesh’s three-pronged spin attack, Peter Handscomb, Matthew Wade and Ashton Agar all fell in quick succession prior to lunch.
Cummins hit a couple of sixes in his aggressive innings but ran out of partners after Taijul Islam trapped Josh Hazlewood leg-before.
Australia will slip one place to fifth in the Test rankings even if they level the series by winning the second Test in Chittagong from Monday. A second defeat would see them lose another place.
Day 2
BAN 260 & 48/1
AUS 217
Bangladesh lead by 88 runs
Shakib Al Hasan lit up his 50th Test with all-round brilliance to help Bangladesh claim a handy first-innings lead over a listless Australia in the second Test on Monday.
A day after rescuing Bangladesh from a top-order collapse with the bat, the left-arm spinner claimed 5-68 to help dismiss Australia for 217 and justify his status as the world’s top- ranked Test all-rounder.
Having claimed a 43-run first-innings lead on a viciously turning track, Bangladesh further consolidated their position and were 45-1 at the close on the second day. Soumya Sarkar threw his wicket away after scoring 15 but Tamim Iqbal was batting on 30 with nightwatchman Taijul Islam yet to open his account.
Bangladesh stretched their overall lead to 88 runs and Australia will have the unenviable task of batting in the fourth innings on a fast-deteriorating track at the Shere Bangla National Stadium.
Resuming on a precarious 18-3, the tourists soon lost captain Steve Smith, their best batsman. Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan, who took 12 wickets at the same venue to inspire Bangladesh’s first Test win over England last year, struck in his second over, sneaking one through the gate to dismiss Smith for eight.
Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb were subjected to a trial by spin with Mehidy (3-62) and Shakib hunting in tandem but the duo added 69 runs for the fifth wicket to halt the slide.
With the partnership blooming, however, Taijul trapped Handscomb lbw for 33 with a ball that kept slightly low, as it often did on a track offering variable bounce and prodigious turn.
Opener Renshaw soon joined him in the pavilion for 45, edging Shakib to slip. Matthew Wade fell lbw for five to Mehidy and Shakib got Glenn Maxwell stumped for 23.
Ashton Agar made 41 and Pat Cummins contributed 25, adding 49 runs for the ninth wicket in a defiant stand to lend a touch of respectability to the Australian total.
Day 3
BAN 260 & 221
AUS 217 & 109/2
Australia require 156 more for victory
David Warner buried his subcontinent demons to give Australia the chance to pull off a miracle win over Bangladesh in the first Test in Dhaka. Set 265 for victory, Warner scored an unbeaten 75 to lift the visitors to 109-2 at stumps on day three.
Skipper Steve Smith, who survived a tight stumping decision from his first ball, reached 25 not out, leaving Australia needing a further 156 runs to pull off an unlikely triumph.
Warner’s struggles on the subcontinent have been a major headache for Australia but he dug deep on Tuesday to produce his second-highest Test score in Asia. The vice-captain played with aggression and confidence, cracking 11 fours and a six.
If Australia succeed in their imposing run-chase, it will be their second-highest fourth-innings run chase in Asia. Not since Ricky Ponting guided his team to a target of 307 against Bangladesh in nearby Fatullah in 2006 has Australia scaled such heights in the region.
Perhaps the most treacherous element that stands in Australia’s way is a deteriorating pitch that will only get harder to bat on. Such a fightback had looked far from likely when Matt Renshaw and Usman Khawaja both fell cheaply.
After playing the spin with confidence during his first-innings of 45, Renshaw looked far less assured the second time around and was trapped lbw by offspinner Mehedi Hasan on five. Khawaja (one) continued his disastrous return to national duties, lofting a sweep shot to Taijul Islam at deep backward square leg off Shakib Al Hasan’s left-arm spin.
Warner was given a life by a Bangladeshi side that earlier in the day had been deserved favourites to claim their maiden Test victory over Australia. Warner’s cut shot found his edge but Soumya Sarkar couldn’t secure a tough catch at first slip.
Mehedi was again denied the following over when Imrul Kayes dropped Smith at short leg.
Nathan Lyon earlier spun Australia back into contention with 6-82 as Bangladesh were bowled out for 221 shortly after tea.
The tourists looked in serious trouble after losing Josh Hazlewood to a side injury within the first hour of the morning session. Hazlewood pulled up with a side strain one ball into his second over and played no further part in the day’s play. Cricket Australia later confirmed the 26-year-old will miss the rest of the Test series and the upcoming one-day internationals against India with the problem.
Lyon was the pick of the bowlers, while Agar snared 2-55 and Cummins 1-38.
The pressure is now on Australia’s batsmen to improve on their dismal first-innings performance after being bowled out for 217 on day two. Defeat would leave them at risk of falling to their lowest-ever Test ranking.
Day 4
BAN 260 & 221
AUS 217 & 244
Bangladesh win by 20 runs
Bangladesh spun their way to a first Test victory over Australia on Wednesday, with Shakib Al Hasan’s second five-wicket haul of the match securing a memorable 20-run win inside four days at the Shere Bangla National Stadium.
Overnight batsman David Warner struck a belligerent 112 and added 130 runs with skipper Steve Smith but their efforts were in vain as the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Chasing 265 to win, Australia lost five wickets in an eventful morning session, and whatever hopes they had were snuffed out when Shakib bowled Glenn Maxwell with the first delivery after the lunch break.
Pat Cummins scored an unbeaten 33 down the order to inject some drama but it was not enough in the end as Australia were all out for 244.
Shakib (5-85) celebrated his 50th Test appearance by scoring 84 in the first innings and finishing with a 10-wicket match haul, a performance worthy of his status as the world’s top-ranked Test all-rounder.
Resuming on 109-2, Warner batted with calculated aggression, while Smith was content to play second fiddle as they continued the good work they had started on Tuesday evening with some generous assistance from Lady Luck.
Warner survived a review before the southpaw brought up his 19th Test century, a second in Asia. Then, when the opener was on 106, he pulled a Shakib delivery and the ball flew past leg-slip before the fielder could put his hands together.
Smith was on 28 when Tamim Iqbal spilled him at mid-on but Shakib (4-68) was lurking round the corner with his left-arm spin to change the complexion of the match.
Shakib first trapped Warner leg-before for 112 and, four overs later, had Smith caught behind for 37 to pile the pressure back on Australia.
On a turning track where their frontline batsmen have struggled against Bangladesh’s three-pronged spin attack, Peter Handscomb, Matthew Wade and Ashton Agar all fell in quick succession prior to lunch.
Cummins hit a couple of sixes in his aggressive innings but ran out of partners after Taijul Islam trapped Josh Hazlewood leg-before.
Australia will slip one place to fifth in the Test rankings even if they level the series by winning the second Test in Chittagong from Monday. A second defeat would see them lose another place.
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