Bangladesh trump Australia for historic win in Darwin after Mehidy five-for
Visitors needed just 57 to win on day four even as Cameron Green scored 104 for Australia in the second innings
12/08Result
1st Test, Bangladesh tour of Australia at Darwin, Aug 13-16 2026
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![Australia]( "Australia")
198 & 284 -
![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
426 & 57/1 (14.2 ov)
Player of the Match
12/08Result
1st Test, Bangladesh tour of Australia at Darwin, Aug 13-16 2026
-
![Australia]( "Australia")
198 & 284 -
![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
426 & 57/1 (14.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
Day 3
Bangladesh chip away to keep famous victory in sight
Hasan Mahmud claimed both Australia's openers while Mehidy Hasan Miraz followed a half-century with the key wicket of Steven Smith
Day 2
Tanzid, Shanto and Mehidy keep Bangladesh in front after gripping day's play
Australia had most of their success in a brief spell with the second new ball, but it's been Bangladesh most of the way otherwise
Day 1
Mahmud's 6 for 55 gives Bangladesh dream start
Steven Smith waged a lone battle for Australia with 71 in 109 balls, but it was largely a sorry batting effort
Others
Was Bangladesh the quickest visiting side to win a Test in Australia, doing so on their third attempt?
And who are the leading Test wicket-takers to never take more than three in an innings?
Shanto: Whole team deserves Player-of-the-Match award
Bangladesh captain hails his fast bowlers for dismissing Australia for 198 on the opening day in Darwin
Cummins turns focus on batters, and keeps door open for changes
Australia captain backed his team's ability to bounce back but acknowledged they had been outplayed in "all facets"
Shanto: 'Biggest win for Bangladesh in any format'
Shanto especially heaped praise on his fast bowlers, who took all 10 wickets in the first innings
Mehidy turns clutch as Bangladesh make history
Stripped of ODI captaincy, booed by his home crowd in the BPL, 2026 wasn't looking like his year. Then, in Darwin, everything changed
Focus vs casualness: Mehidy's grit exposes Australia's lapses
Mehidy's all-round performance has put Bangladesh a step closer to arguably the greatest upset in Test history.
Australia still thinking of victory despite three days on the back foot
Josh Hazlewood said the home side are firmly focused on the win, with the potential for some variable bounce on the fifth day
Hazlewood becomes ninth Australian to take 300 Test wickets
Only Glenn McGrath, Pat Cummins and Dennis Lillee have taken more Test wickets for Australia at a better average than Hazlewood
Shanto is the captain Bangladesh need on and off the field in Australia
Known as an astute captain on the field and a caring man-manager off the field, a lot rests on Shanto's shoulder for the upcoming Test series
The Tanzid experiment pays off for Bangladesh, and how!
Everyone thought he was a white-ball specialist, but chief selector Habibul Bashar knew what Tanzid Hasan could bring to the Test team. In Darwin, the faith has been repaid
Darwin daze: ringside at Bangladesh's mauling of Australia
Australia were easing into the season with golf and fishing; Bangladesh were beaten in a tour game. No one expected the first Test to turn out the way it did
Stats - Mehidy, Mahmud in elite company after Bangladesh's momentous victory
Stats highlights from Bangladesh's historic Test win against Australia in Darwin
In Darwin, Hasan Mahmud takes the biggest step in his evolution
Hasan Mahmud, playing just his 15th Test, now has three five-wicket hauls, and this one has given Bangladesh an unexpected grip on the Darwin Test
Australia's batting caught in Groundhog Day loop
Australia's pattern of batting collapses on their first day of Test cricket after a long layoff continued in Darwin
A defeat like no other for Australia sets alarm bells ringing
A stunning upset, where they were outplayed in every aspect, has left Pat Cummins' team under huge scrutiny
Smith was ready to walk off before DRS flat line
Bangladesh were convinced Smith had edged behind early in his innings and the batter himself thought so too
Australia bat first in Darwin, Bangladesh play Ebadot and Mahmud
There could be some early movement on offer with the new ball to test the home side's top order
Taskin 'honoured' to play Test series in Australia, 14 years after first visit
Bangladesh played their only Test series in the country in 2003
Time running out for Australia's Project Green to show results
Keeping the ageing bowlers on the park through the hectic 12-month period in Test cricket is the other concern for Australia's team management
Hazlewood keeps Boland out of Australia XI for first Test
The home side named the XI that had been expected but Bangladesh will wait until the morning of the match to confirm their team
Webster relishes Green tag-team: 'I certainly don't see it as a direct competition'
Australia's Test team is set for a fascinating time with the two allrounders set to play in harness for the medium term at least
Can Weatherald's tinkerings stand the test in Darwin homecoming?
After spending the Ashes being troubled by the full ball at the stumps, the opener has changed his set-up at the crease. Will it work against Bangladesh?
Bangladesh batters show Australia how it's done
Tanzid and Shanto display the type of adaptable Test-match batting Australia are crying out for
Long wait over for Bangladesh and Darwin as Australia start their long run
For the home side this is the start of a massive 12 months in Test cricket and they won't want to slip up early on