Starting August 13 at the Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin, the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh will play their much-awaited Test match in Australia.
Australia will be hosting Bangladesh after over two decades. The Australia vs Bangladesh Test series 2026 commences on Thursday, and it will comprise two matches, hosted in Darwin and Mackay.
This kicks off a run of 20 Test matches (21 if Australia reach the ICC WTC final) across the next 12 months, which includes an away series in India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and an away Ashes in England.
The fitness of the pace trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood will be managed carefully in this period as all three of them also aim to feature in the 2027 World Cup, which will follow the Ashes.
AUS vs BAN: When was the last time Bangladesh played a Test match in Australia?
The only time Bangladesh have played Test cricket in Australia was way back in 2003, when Australia hosted the Asian side for a two-match Test series. Steve Waugh’s team swept Bangladesh 2-0, registering victories by an innings in both Test matches that were played in Darwin and Cairns.
These two nations have rarely clashed in the longest format, and even less so on Australian soil. Australia have hosted Bangladesh for two Tests in the 2003 series and later played four matches in Bangladesh across two tours in 2006 and 2017.
AUS vs BAN: Head-To-Head Record Of Australia vs Bangladesh In Test cricket
Australia and Bangladesh have faced off in 6 Test matches so far. Of these, Australia won 5 matches and Bangladesh defeated Australia in one Test.
Australia beat Bangladesh 2-0 at home in 2003 and 2-0 in Bangladesh in 2006. However, in the 2017 series, Bangladesh registered a famous win by 20 runs in Mirpur. Australia bounced back in Chattogram with a 7-wicket victory to draw the series.
Bangladesh vs Australia H2H in Test cricket:
- Matches: 6
- Australia won: 5
- Bangladesh won: 1
- Draw: 0
Australia vs Bangladesh: Have Bangladesh beaten Australia in a Test match?
Yes, Bangladesh have managed to defeat Australia once in Test cricket – in Mirpur in 2017 by 20 runs. It was a low-scoring Test match in which the highest innings score across the four innings was 260. Bangladesh’s greatest cricketer, Shakib Al Hasan, was at the forefront of that historic victory: the left-armer scored 89 runs in the match and picked up five-wicket hauls in Australia’s both innings, claiming figures of 5/68 & 5/85.
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