Bangladesh make history with first-ever Test cricket win in Australia

Bangladesh dominated Australia throughout, and the margin of victory will send shockwaves through the cricketing world.Bangladesh chased down ‌57 runs to complete a landmark nine-wicket victory over Australia in the series opener in Darwin on Sunday in ⁠one of Test cricket’s ⁠greatest upsets.Mominul Haque cut Beau Webster to the fence for the winning runs to secure Bangladesh’s first Test win in Australia within four days in stifling heat at Marrara Oval, foiling a ⁠valiant century from home all-rounder Cameron Green.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Keep politicians on the bus but out of sport’s driving seat, warns Coelist 2 of 4Head of Trump’s White House Task Force calls Infantino critics ‘jealous’list 3 of 4Arsenal face Man City in Community Shield before EPL return – all to knowlist 4 of 4Liverpool to sell minority stake to consortium including Jeff Bezosend of listThe winning boundary triggered jubilation among Bangladesh’s players, who jumped and shouted on the sidelines.‘Everything was perfect’Flooring a full-strength Australia, the world’s top-ranked Test nation, in their own back yard, will be regarded by many as ⁠the South Asian nation’s finest victory in 26 years of playing the game’s longest format.It took 23 years for Australia to host Bangladesh in a second Test series since sweeping them 2-0 in 2003, so Najmul Hossain Shanto’s side were determined to prove their worth.They did far more than that, as they dominated the World Test Championship leaders with bat, ball ‌and in the field in virtually every session.Bangladesh had heroes throughout the match, but on day four it was spin-bowling all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz who stood up to strike the decisive blows as Australia were bowled out for 284.Having scored 65 with the bat in Bangladesh’s first innings and caught and bowled Australia’s traditional saviour Steve Smith for 44 on day three, Miraz took another four wickets on the fourth day after Australia resumed on 161 for four, still 67 runs in arrears.