Bangladesh create history, win very first.

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Shakib Al Hasan’s brilliance helps Bangladesh win by twenty runs.

Bangladesh spun their way to a very first Test victory over Australia on Wednesday, with Shakib Al Hasan’s 2nd five-wicket haul of the match securing a memorable 20-run win inwards four days at the Shere Bangla National Stadium.

Overnight batsman David Warner struck a belligerent one hundred twelve and added one hundred thirty runs with skipper Steve Smith but their efforts were in vain as the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

Pursuing two hundred sixty five 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 very first delivery after the lunch break.

Pat Cummins scored an unbeaten thirty three down the order to inject some drama but it was not enough in the end as Australia were all out for 244.

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was delighted to record the country’s very first victory over Australia.

“Obviously a superb feeling, hitting Australia,” he said at the presentation ceremony.

“A superb effort by the boys, especially Shakib and Tamim (Iqbal) were outstanding,” he said of the duo, who featured in a 155-run partnership to rescue Bangladesh from a top order collapse in their very first innings.

Shakib (5-85) celebrated his 50th test appearance by scoring eighty four in the very first innings and completing with a 10-wicket match haul, a spectacle worthy of his status as the world’s top-ranked test all-rounder.

He was the visible choice for Man of the Match.

Resuming on 109-2, Warner batted with calculated aggression, while Smith was content to play 2nd fiddle as they continued the good work they had began on Tuesday evening with some generous assistance from Lady Luck.

Warner survived a review before the southpaw brought up his 19th test century, a 2nd 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 mitts together.

Smith was on twenty eight when Tamim spilled him at mid-on but Shakib was hiding round the corner with his left-arm spin to switch the complexion of the match.

Shakib very first trapped Warner leg-before for one hundred twelve and, four overs later, had Smith caught behind for thirty seven 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 duo of sixes in his aggressive innings but ran out of fucking partners after Taijul Islam trapped Josh Hazlewood leg-before.

Smith said failing to pile up runs in the very first innings had made their job tougher.

“It was a fine test match, credit to Bangladesh the way they played,” he added.

“We most likely let ourselves down in the very first innings with the bat, most likely should have made a few more there. It was pretty difficult batting here in the 2nd innings and I thought we did pretty well to get two hundred forty in the end.”

Australia will slip one place to fifth in the test rankings even if they level the series by winning the 2nd test in Chittagong from Monday. A 2nd defeat would see them lose another place.

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