AUS vs BAN Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! There it is, the winning shot! Pure ecstasy for Bangladesh, heartbreak of the most shattering kind for Australia, the number one-ranked team, slain on their own patch by a side ranked ninth in the Test standings. BANGLADESH WIN BY 9 WICKETS! They take the lead by 1-0 in this two-match Test series. On a back of a length, outside off, Mominul Haque waits for the ball to arrive and just flays it effortlessly through backward point for a boundary. History has been written in Darwin. Simply outstanding stuff from the touring side. The Bangladesh players are all out there, acknowledging the support of the fans through all four days of this famous win.

Outside off, on a good length. Mominul Haque hangs deep inside the crease and taps it to point but cannot get it past the gap.

Full and outside off, Mominul Haque drives it along the ground and inside out to sweeper cover for a run.

In front of the sticks, and this is pushed firmly to mid on.

Pitched fuller on off, drifting in. Mominul Haque advances a bit and chips it over mid-wicket. Cameron Green swoops to his right from deep square leg and tidies it up. Two runs taken.

50 UP FOR BANGLADESH! They need just 7 runs to win. On a fuller length, outside off, eased through mid off for an easy single.

Tossed nicely on off, Mominul Haque gets on the front foot and drives it to long off for a single.

Short and spinning away, outside off. Mominul Haque cuts it off the back foot to a deep-ish backward point.

From around the stumps. This is full and wide outside off. Shadman Islam leaves the harmless delivery.

On a length, outside off, Shadman Islam hangs back and slashes it straight to the cover-point fielder.

Full and straight, around off, Shadman checks his drive to Hazlewood at mid off.

On a fractionally fuller length, outside off. It lands and just dies on the pitch as Islam lets it be.

Short and outside off, and this is met with a crisp square cut through backward point for a single.

Hard length, outside off, with extra bounce. Mominul Haque hops back to flay it through point, but gets beaten by the lift off the pitch.

Dropped outside off, full in length, Mominul Haque drives it inside out through wide mid off for an easy single. BANGLADESH NEED JUST 10 RUNS TO WIN!

Slides in on the stumps, full in length. Mominul Haque is sucked on the front foot and blocks down the pitch. The ball threatens to roll back onto the stumps, but he stops it with his right foot.

A touch full, outside off, driven back to the bowler off the front foot.

Full and dipping in on off. Mominul Haque pushes it to extra cover.

Fuller ball, on middle, Shadman Islam strides ahead and clips it off the pads to deep mid-wicket for one more.

Drifts in from middle, full in length. Mominul Haque clips it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Wowza, what a shot! A half-volley, outside off, Shadman Islam gets on the front foot and beautifully middles it. Finds the gap between extra cover and mid off for a cracking boundary. BANGLADESH NEED 13 RUNS TO WIN!

Tap and run again! Fuller and outside off, Mominul Haque transfers the weight on the front foot and knocks it to point for another proactive single.

Pushed wide outside off, on a fullish length, Shadman Islam slashes it to the right of Pat Cummins at extra cover for a quick single.

Short of a good length, around off, Islam runs it down to mid off.

On a hard length, outside off, Shadman Islam rocks back and knocks it to cover-point.

Fuller and outside off, Mominul Haque carves it to the right of the cover fielder and calls his partner through for a single. Pat Cummins dives to his right, collects and throws it to the bowling end, but misses his shy.

Flat and quick, outside off, Shadman defends it to the off side with soft hands. BANGLADESH NEED 20 RUNS TO WIN!

Slows it up, landing it full and on middle, Shadman Islam lunges to defend, but the ball keeps drifting in and squirts off the inside edge to short leg.

Full ball, on middle and leg, clipped along the ground to deep square leg for a single.

Quicker through the air, short on the pads. Mominul tucks it through square leg for a single.

Tossed up, full on middle, Islam leans on and taps it back to the bowler.

Dropped short, on middle and leg, drifting in, safely nudged to square leg for a single.

On a back of a length, around the off pole. Shadman Islam hangs back and bunts it down the pitch.

Just holds on the surface a touch, full around off. Shadman Islam fences it with soft hands towards the cover region.

Too short, angling in on the bodyline. Shadman Islam ducks under it and leaves.

Bangs it hard on a length, outside off, Shadman Islam offers no shot at it.

Nagging length, on off, punched off the back foot to mid off.

Hard length, around the off stump, and it jags back in off the surface. Mominul hangs back in his crease to defend but gets a thick inside edge, and it runs away to deep square leg for a single.

Drops it full and outside off, Mominul Haque eases it through extra cover for a single.

On the stumps, full in length, Mominul Haque lunges ahead and taps it across to short leg.

BEATEN! A lot quicker, short and outside off. Mominul Haque is hurried to play the cut shot, only to miss out.

Another full ball, outside off, Mominul Haque walks down the pitch to flick, but plays all over it and is hit on the front pad. The ball then rolls away to the off side. A muted appeal for LBW, but the impact is fairly outside off, and the umpire does not entertain it.

Pushed through, full and on middle, sliding in. Mominul Haque sits across and sweeps it off the bat/glove and the ball runs fine towards deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

Nicely looped up, full on off, Haque eases it towards point.

In and around off, shaping away a shy bit. Shadman Islam keeps it safely out to the covers.

Back of a length, angling in on the pads. Mominul misses to tuck this across completely, and the ball cannons off the thigh pad, running away towards backward square leg for a leg bye.

Pitches it on a length, around middle and off. Shadman Islam waits back and knocks it through mid on for a single. Bangladesh have chalked off half the runs from the total and need 28 runs to win.

Around off, hammered on a length. Mominul Haque taps it wide of backward point and they rush through for a quick single.

Hits the length hard, does Starc, on top of off. Mominul Haque gets up on the toes and bunts it down the pitch.

Full, attacking the stumps, shaping in a bit. Mominul Haque defends it with a straight bat.

Tossed up, outside off, Mominul Haque sweeps it away past the right of Starc at deep backward square leg, and the tall fast bowler does well to flick the ball back into play right near the ropes. That's the third triple of the same over and Bangladesh are just 30 runs adrift.

Another quicker one, on a length, around off. Mominul Haque blocks it off the back foot.

Drag-downer, on off. Mominul Haque watchfully defends it down.

Excellent running once again! Short of a length, around the fourth stump, clocking 89 kph. Islam punches it off the back foot to the right of Green at backward point, who slides but can't quite gather it cleanly. Three runs taken.

Floated on a fuller length, sliding in and around middle. Mominul Haque gets low on a knee and sweeps it behind square on the leg side and by the time the sweeper gets across, the batters scamper through for the third run.

Tossed up, outside off, left alone.

Slides down leg. Shadman misses to play the leg glance.

Full and around off, Shadman breaks his wrists nicely, using the bottom hand to drill it towards cover. Straight to the fielder though, no run to be had.

Outside off again, on a fullish length, Shadman Islam mistimes the drive. Gets an inside edge onto his front pad and the ball rolls down to mid off. He really tried to muscle that away but failed to get any sort of timing on it.

Outside off, on a nagging length. Shadman Islam waits back to flay it over point, but misses out as the ball leaves him.

Short of a good length, an outswinger. Shadman shoulders arms.

FOUR! That's flown off the edge! Starc bends his back, really digs it in hard on a length outside off, and extracts good bounce off the surface. Shadman Islam is caught in two minds, a shade late trying to drag his bat away and leave it, and the ball loops off the outside edge. The ball sails over a leaping Steve Smith at second slip before racing away to the fence. Just adds to Starc's growing frustration.

Bangs it on a length, outside off, Haque lets it be.

On a fuller length, outside off, creamed away off the middle of the bat, but straight to the extra cover fielder.

FOUR! Textbook! Width on offer by Hazlewood, full and outside off. Mominul Haque presses in front, gets on top of the ball and slices it wide of backward point, finding the gap nicely for a boundary. Gets off the mark, does Mominul.

Again, Islam misses to flick the full ball that curves into him. He plays over the line and is beaten on the inside edge. They scamper through for a leg bye as the ball rolls through backward square leg.

Back of a length, going down leg and staying low on bounce. Shadman Islam misses the flick and the ball clips the front pad before Carey grabs it behind the stumps.

Big appeal for LBW, but turned down by Dharmasena! Definitely hitting leg, but that appeared to be pitching outside leg. Australia do not challenge the on-field decision. Pitched up, landing outside leg. Shadman goes for the flick, misses it completely, and takes it flush on the front pad.

Swings away, on a length, outside off, Mominul Haque lets it through to the keeper.

On a fullish length, nipping in off the seam, Shadman Islam looks to drive it to the off side, but gets a thick inside edge onto the front pad. The ball ricochets towards cover-point for a single.

FOUR! Commanding shot! On a back of a length, outside off, Shadman Islam pounces on it and pounds it over backward point for a cracking boundary. Bangladesh need 49 runs to win!

Wide outside off, on a good length, Shadman Islam offers no shot.

Short of a length, outside off, Shadman opts to leave as the ball springs back to the keeper.

Hard length, around off, Islam hangs back and bunts it down the pitch.

Nagging length, angled outisde off, left alone by Mominul.

OUT! TIMBER! A 5-ball duck for the centurion from the first innings of Bangladesh. On a length, around off, shaping just a hint into the batter. Tanzid Hasan plays for the one going away with the arm and gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball hits the side of the off-pole and Australia knock the door down with the first scalp. Bangladesh are 4/1, needing 53 runs to win.

Short and on middle and leg, Tanzid Hasan shimmies down the track and looks to hit this away to the leg side but misses out.

Hard length, wide of off, Tanzid slashes at it but gets beaten as the ball keeps climbing on him.

Back of a length, around off, Tanzid Hasan blocks this up on his toes and off the back foot.

Good length, on middle and off, Tanzid Hasan gets it clipped off the inner portion of his bat to square leg.

Good length, around off, Islam doesn't offer any poke at it.

Pitched up, around off, Shadman Islam drives this well but straight to extra cover.

In the channel, off a good length, shaping away from the batter. Shadman Islam leaves it.

Hard length, on the pads, Shadman Islam tucks this to mid-wicket.

FOUR! A fortunate way to get off the mark for Shadman Islam and Bangladesh. Back of a length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Shadman Islam look to pat this to mid off but gets an inside edge that races through the fine leg region for four runs.

Good length, wide of off, shaping away from the batter. Shadman Islam gives it a good look and leaves it all alone.