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Shakib Al Hasan Powered Bangladesh To Their First Ever Win Vs Australia In Test Cricket

Shakib Al Hasan picked up 10 wickets when Bangladesh won their first Test vs Australia [X]Shakib Al Hasan picked up 10 wickets when Bangladesh won their first Test vs Australia [X]

A look at the history of cricket in Bangladesh tells us that they played their first ever International game in the ICC trophy in 1979 in England. From their to getting the Test status in 2000 the nation saw a slow yet steady rise. This journey of the Bangladesh cricket team is a matter of later discussion. 

It took Bangladesh five years to win their first ever Test. This came against Zimbabwe in 2005 at Chattogram. However, it took Bangladesh 17 years, before they were able to defeat the superpowers of World Cricket, Australia.

Bangladesh's resilient first innings batting effort

It was during the 2017 Australia tour of Bangladesh, that the Asian team defeated the mighty Aussies for the first time in the red-ball format. In the first Test of the series at the Mirpur, Bangladesh batted first and posted 260 runs before being bundled out. The batting was led by Tamim Iqbal (71 off 144) and Shakib Al Hasan (84 off 133). 

Shakib weaved his web against the Aussie batters

In reply to Bangladesh's moderate total, Australia could only manage 217. While there were some starts by batters like David Warner, Ashton Agar, etc., none of them were able to show resilience and convert in into a big score. The star all-rounder of Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan delivered with the ball too. He picked up five wickets for 68 runs and emerged as the prime destructor of the Aussie batting line-up. 

Tamim Iqbal help Bangladesh put up a challenging total

Tamim Iqbal (78 off 155) one again played a crucial role with the bat in the second innings. His half-century ensured that Bangladesh were able to post a total of 221 and put up a challenging total of 265 runs for the Aussies in the fourth innings on a pitch that was gradually deteriorating.

David Warner changed the complexion of the match

While Bangladesh were seeing the dreams of their first ever Test win against the Aussies, David Warner decided to show resilience and change things around. He scored a brilliant Hundred and it looked like take the visitors home single handedly. 

Shakib Al Hasan ran through the Aussies a second time

Warner's blazing 112 off 135 put Australia ahead in the chase. However, after his fall, Shakib started to walk his magic once more. He picked up one more five-fer in the match and played a vital role in restricting Australia to 244. Thus, Bangladesh managed to win the game by 20 runs.

It was a historic moment for the cricket crazy nation and their biggest star, Shakib Al Hasan was the prime architect of this memorable event.