Overview
- Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat on a green-tinged pitch, but Australia collapsed after a 45-run start and were dismissed for 198 in 53 overs.
- Hasan Mahmud produced a career-best 6-55, striking early to remove key top-order bats and finishing by cleaning up the tail.
- Steve Smith was the sole major resistance with 71 and later said he thought he had nicked a ball that survived a DRS review.
- Bangladesh batted to 96-1 at stumps, cutting the first-innings deficit to 102 and putting themselves in a strong position heading into day two.
- The result overturns expectations set by Bangladesh’s 54-run warm-up defeat, intensifies questions over Australia’s batting form before a heavy Test schedule, and sends the two-Test series on to Mackay for the second match.