Tanzid Hasan century fuels Bangladesh's 351-6 vs Australia
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- Tanzid Hasan posted his maiden Test century (101 off 197 balls) in just his second Test, raising his hundred off Nathan Lyon before holing out to Mitchell Starc at long-off on 101
- Bangladesh closed day two at 351-6, a 153-run first-innings lead, after resuming at 96-1 (102 runs behind) and capitalizing on Australia's 198 all out
- Tanzid combined with Mominul Haque (49) for a 102-run second-wicket stand and added 93 with captain Najmul Hossain Shanto (84) before Shanto fell in a late cluster of three wickets in four overs
- Mehidy Hassan Miraz (32) and Hasan Mahmud (13) took Bangladesh to stumps with an unbroken 43-run seventh-wicket stand, leaving four wickets in hand
- Australia's 'Big Four' pace-spin quartet of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon were blunted in tropical Darwin conditions in the visitors' first Test on Australian soil since 2003
- Starc was involved in a heated on-field exchange with Miraz after the pair nearly collided during the bowler's follow-through, with Starc telling the batter to 'get off the wicket' before umpires intervened
Why it matters: Ranked No. 9, Bangladesh are in a position few predicted against Australia's reunited Big Four, holding a 153-run lead with four wickets in hand heading into day three. The result matters less than the statement: Bangladesh's discipline with bat and ball has Australia needing a comeback in their own conditions before a brutal 12-month schedule of 20 Tests.
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