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08/13 01:32 CDT Hasan Mahmud takes 6-55 as Bangladesh bowls out Australia for
198 in 1st cricket test
Hasan Mahmud takes 6-55 as Bangladesh bowls out Australia for 198 in 1st
cricket test
DARWIN, Australia (AP) --- Hasan Mahmud took a career-best haul of 6-55 to help
bowl out Australia for 198 on the opening day of the Top End test cricket
series against Australia.
Hasan struck in his sixth and seventh overs to remove openers Jake Weatherald
(23) and Travis Head (22) on Thursday after Australia had won the toss and
raced to 45 without loss on a green-tinged wicket in the tropical far northern
Australian city of Darwin.
From there, pacemen Hasan, Taskin Ahmed (2-55) and Ebadot Hossain (2-39)
dominated the first two sessions, bowling with discipline to exploiting the
conditions and get on top of a batting lineup that was held together primarily
by Steve Smith's defiant 71.
Smith was the next-to-last wicket to fall, advancing at Hasan and top-edging a
high catch to wicketkeeper Litton Das to end a 109-ball innings that contained
seven boundaries and a six.
The day started positively for the hosts, with skipper Pat Cummins winning the
toss and electing to bat. Playing just his second test in 13 months, he
reunited in the pace attack with Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. The
frontline quicks will be supported by veteran offspinner Nathan Lyon and
allrounders Green and Beau Webster.
A partisan crowd was in full support of Darwin-born Weatherald but he was never
really settled and needlessly swiped at a widish ball from Hasan.
Head was out in Hasan's next over, chopping on a delivery that was bowled from
around the wicket as Australia slipped to 52-2.
Ebadot had Marnus Labuschagne (1) caught by Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain
Shanto and could have had the wicket of Smith but for a dropped chance at third
slip.
Allrounder Green (13) was out immediately before lunch as Bangladesh took a
full toll on the opening morning of its first test match in Australia since
2003, restricting the hosts to 74-4.
Ebadot dismissed Alex Carey (19) after lunch and Taskin bowled Webster (12)
before Cummins (9) and Starc (1) both nicked off to Hasan before the tea
interval.
The wicket of Smith then gave Hasan his third five-wicket haul in test cricket
and the Bangladeshi bowler picked up last-man Lyon (7) to end the Australian
innings in 53 overs.
The two-test "Top End" series starts a heavy 12-month schedule for the
Australians that will feature 20 test matches, including tours to South Africa,
India and England.
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