AUS vs BAN Test day 2: Tanzid Hasan’s maiden Test ton puts Bangladesh in command against Australia

Tanzid Hasan posted his maiden century in simply his second Take a look at to assist information Bangladesh to 351-6 at stumps Friday and into commanding place over top-ranked Australia after two days of the sequence opener.

Tanzid raised his hundred with a single off Nathan Lyon from 188 deliveries however after a affected person and resilient innings, he added only one extra run earlier than he lofted a ball from the veteran Australian spinner to Mitchell Starc at long-off quickly after.

He shared two huge, essential partnerships to set No. 9-ranked Bangladesh heading in the right direction for an enormous first-inning lead, combining with Mominul Haque (49) in a 102-run second-wicket stand and 93 with skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto for the third.

Shanto went on to attain 84 from 126 deliveries earlier than he was one of many three wickets to fall in a four-over interval quickly after the Australians took the second new ball.

Bangladesh resumed Friday at 96-1, 102 behind on the primary innings after dismissing Australia for 198, and completed Day 2 with a 153-run lead and 4 wickets in hand.

Of their first Take a look at on Australian soil since 2003, the Bangladesh gamers have been simply as disciplined with the bat as they have been with the ball on the opening day.

Mehidy Hassan Miraz (32) and Hasan Mahmud (13) shared a 43-run unbroken partnership for the seventh wicket to get Bangladesh to stumps within the type of place that few anticipated forward of the sequence.

The reunion of Australia’s so-called Large 4 — pacemen Pat Cummins,Josh Hazlewood and Starc and veteran off-spinner Lyon has thus far been blunted by the visiting batters within the heat, tropical circumstances of far north Australia.

The 2-Take a look at “High Finish” sequence begins a heavy 12-month schedule for the Australians that may function 20 Take a look at matches, together with excursions to South Africa, India and England.