Cricket-Bangladesh bowl out Australia for 198 in first test

Cricket-Bangladesh bowl out Australia for 198 in first test

The Star Online - Sport·2026-08-13 19:00

MELBOURNE, Aug ⁠13 (Reuters) - Paceman Hasan Mahmud took ⁠six wickets as Bangladesh skittled Australia ‌for 198 in the first innings of the series-opening test in Darwin on Thursday.

• ​Australia's total was their ⁠lowest in seven ⁠tests against Bangladesh. It comes nine ⁠years ‌after they were bowled out for 217 in Mirpur ⁠on the way to their only ​test ‌defeat by the South Asians in ⁠2017.

• ​Hasan's haul of 6-55 is the third best by a Bangladesh fast ⁠bowler in a test ​innings, behind Shahadat Hossain (6-27) and Hasan's teammate Ebadot Hossain (6-46).

• Australia had resumed ⁠on 183 for eight after tea, having won the toss and elected to bat on a hot ​morning at Marrara Oval.

• ⁠Steve Smith top-scored for Australia with ​71 and was ‌the team's only batter ​to surpass 30.

(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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