AUS vs BAN 1st Test: Tanzid Hasan achieves a gigantic feat for Bangladesh in format's history
Updated On: 14 August, 2026 10:53 AM IST | Sujay Shivalkar
In the first Test match against Australia, Bangladesh's Tanzid Hasan achieved a huge feat. Here's all you need to know (Pics: X)


In the first Test match against Australia, Bangladesh's Tanzid Hasan delivered a glorious knock of 101 runs. His knock came in 197 balls, which was laced with eight boundaries and a maximum

With this, he became the first Bangladeshi cricketer to score a Test century in Australia. This was also Tanzid's maiden Test century

His century also ended a long wait for a Bangladesh player to score a Test hundred away from home. The last such instance came in 2022, when Mahmudul Hasan Joy scored 137 against South Africa in Durban

The 25-year-old cricketer's ton is only the second century by a Bangladesh batter against Australia in Tests. Shahriar Nafees had previously scored 138 at Fatullah in 2006

In the first Test match, which is underway at the Marrara Stadium in the Northern Territory, the visitors have taken a lead of more than 50 runs
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