Bangladesh complete nine-wicket win over Australia at Marrara Oval in series-opener
Bangladesh chased 57 to beat Australia by nine wickets at Marrara Oval in Darwin on Sunday, August 16, 2026, completing the series-opener inside four days when Mominul Haque cut Beau Webster to the fence for the winning runs.
The victory was Bangladesh's first Test win in Australia and came in stifling heat, according to the match report; players celebrated on the sidelines as jubilant supporters chanted between deliveries. Australia, described in the report as a full-strength side and the world's top-ranked Test nation, were outplayed across most sessions by Najmul Hossain Shanto's team. The match followed a long gap in bilateral Tests in Australia, with the report noting it had taken 23 years for Australia to host Bangladesh in a second Test since 2003.
Spin-bowling all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz delivered decisive contributions on day four after resuming after a key first-innings effort: he scored 65 in Bangladesh's first innings and caught-and-bowled Steve Smith for 44 on day three, then claimed four wickets on the final day after Australia resumed on 161 for four, still 67 runs in arrears. Miraz had Alex Carey caught behind for 30 and bowled Beau Webster for five with two fine deliveries that exposed the tail, and he trapped Nathan Lyon lbw for 15 to complete Australia's second innings of 284. "It was excellent, a great moment for us," Miraz said. "The way we are playing shows our character. Everything was perfect."
Cameron Green mounted a defiant response for Australia, reaching his third Test century and his first on home soil before being bowled for 104; the report states he raised the century after lunch with two runs off Taskin Ahmed. Green shared a stubborn eighth-wicket stand of 43 with Mitchell Starc, who was later caught behind for 18 off Taskin; Green's dismissal to Hasan Mahmud was recorded as Hasan Mahmud's ninth wicket of the match. Pat Cummins was dismissed for eight when Miraz induced a bat-pad catch held by Shadman Islam.
Bangladesh's chase was efficient: Shadman Islam and Mominul Haque swept away the target, and Mominul's boundary sealed the win with minimal fuss. The report highlights Tanzid Hasan's contrasting fortunes across the game—bowled by Josh Hazlewood for a duck in the run chase but having earlier compiled a majestic 101 in Bangladesh's first innings that helped them post 426 in reply to Australia's 198.
The nine-wicket victory completed inside four days and will be recorded as the opening result of the Test series between Australia and Bangladesh in Darwin.