Print Date: August 7, 2026 ||
Publish Date: August 6, 2026
Bangladesh Stumble in Warm-up Match as Australia XI Bowlers Dominate
Sports Desk ||
Bangladesh faced a
major batting collapse on the opening day of their only three-day warm-up match
against Cricket Australia XI in Darwin, as the hosts’ bowlers kept the visiting
side under pressure.At the close of play
on the first day, Bangladesh reached 175 for 7 in their first innings.
The match is being played at the Marrara Oval, where Bangladesh captain Najmul
Hossain Shanto won the toss and elected to bat first.However, Bangladesh’s
innings got off to a poor start as opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim was dismissed for
a duck with the team score on just seven. Hanno Jacobs claimed the early
breakthrough.Sadman Islam and
Mominul Haque attempted to rebuild the innings, but the scoring rate remained
slow. Captain Shanto top-scored for Bangladesh with 37 runs off 53 balls,
including seven boundaries, before being dismissed. Sadman contributed 31 runs from 47
balls.Experienced batter
Mominul Haque scored 16, while Test debutant hopeful Amit Hasan made 15, but
neither could convert their starts into a substantial innings. Mushfiqur Rahim
also failed to make an impact, returning to the pavilion without scoring.Bangladesh lost
four wickets before lunch, with their top six batters struggling to handle the
Australian attack.While Bangladesh
had concerns about facing Australia’s pace bowlers, it was off-spinner Corey
Rocchiccioli who caused the most damage, taking four wickets
for 60 runs in 19 overs. Hanno Jacobs, Xavier Crone and Campbell Thompson
picked up one wicket each.With Bangladesh
seven wickets down, Mehidy Hasan Miraz provided much-needed resistance. He
remained unbeaten on 51 runs off 75 balls, hitting six
sixes and one four, keeping Bangladesh’s hopes alive at the end of the day.
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