ऑस्ट्रेलिया vs बांग्लादेश, पहला टेस्ट, Marrara Stadium, Darwin, 13 August 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

Back of a length and outside off, shaping away, Steve Smith moves across but leaves it alone. Litton Das has to put in a dive to his right to collect it.

DROPPED! That is a big moment in the game! Good-length delivery, on off, straightens off the deck. Steve Smith gets squared up trying to play at it and ekes an outside edge. It flies towards third slip, where Tanzid Hasan dives forward, with the ball dying on him. Gets both hands on it but fails to hold on. Smith gets a life and this could be very costly for Bangladesh.

Pitched up and on middle and off, Steve Smith knocks it towards mid on.

Hard length and around middle, Steve Smith gets inside the line of it and flicks it through square leg for a single.

No run, played towards square leg.

Fuller delivery, on off, Steve Smith moves across and pushes it towards cover for a single to get off the mark.

Pitched up and on off, shaping in a bit, Marnus Labuschagne looks to defend but gets an inside edge towards square leg for a run. He gets underway as well, on his 14th ball.

Full again and on off, shapes in a touch. Steve Smith once again steps across and looks to flick it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Back of a length and on off, Steve Smith steps outside the off stump and pats it towards mid on.

On a length and on off, Steve Smith taps it in front of cover for a quick run.

Short of a length and just around off, Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone.

Fuller delivery, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone.

Just short! Ebadot Hossain lands this on a good length and on off, angles in but then straightens off the deck. Marnus Labuschagne looks to play at it with soft hands but gets an outside edge. It flies towards third slip, where Najmul Hossain Shanto dives to his left but the ball drops just in front of him.

Short of a length and around off, takes off a bit, Marnus Labuschagne lets it go to the keeper.

Hard length and on middle and off, holds its line. Marnus Labuschagne tries to blocks it out but the ball takes the shoulde off the bat and rolls towards point.

Much fuller and around off, shaping away, Marnus Labuschagne offers no shot at it.

Maiden over! Back of a length and on off, Marnus Labuschagne stays back and pats it in front of short cover. A loud shout of 'Wait on' from him as soon as he hit it.

Fuller delivery, on middle, shaping in, Travis Head clips it towards short mid-wicket.

Back of a length and just around off, Travis Head reaches out and punches it through covers for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Lovely shot! A half-volley, around off. Travis Head does not move his feet much, but gets his hands through the drive, caressing it through extra covers for a boundary. 50 UP FOR AUSTRALIA!

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Hasan Mahmud has done it again. From around the wicket, he lands this just short of a length and on off, gets it to nip back in and just shoots up off the deck as well. Travis Head takes a half-stride out to push it away from his body but only manages to get an inside edge back onto the stumps. He looks really disappointed, but has to walk back after a decent start.

Comes over the wickets, goes fuller and around off, Steve Smith steps across and leaves it alone.

Hard length and around off, Steve Smith gets across again and pats it in front of short cover.

Back of a length and around leg, Travis Head tucks it away towards mid-wicket for a single.

Just short of a length and on off, shapes away late. Marnus Labuschagne gets his bat away very late, letting the ball go to the keeper.

Goes fuller and well outside off, shaping further away, Marnus Labuschagne makes an easy leave.

Good-length delivery, in the channel outside off, holds its line, Marnus Labuschagne once again offers no shot at it.

Hits the deck hard and on the seventh stump line, shaping away again. Marnus Labuschagne is not interested in playing at that.

Pulls his length further back, around off, nips back in with good bounce, but Marnus Labuschagne does not get tempted.

Full and outside off, nipping away off the seam and staying low. Jake Weatherald throws the bat at it to smash it past cover, but gets a thick bottom edge and the ball goes on the bounce to the keeper.

Oh, that just flew off the deck! Not that short from Hasan, in the channel, and shaping in. Jake Weatherald offers no shot and the ball just springs to the right of the keeper as Litton Das collects at chest height.

On a hard length, around the leg stump. Jake Weatherald shapes up for the pull shot but inside edges on the thigh pad.

OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT! Mahmud finally gets the reward for his disciplined bowling. He pushes it further away from the batter, on a fractionally fuller length. Jake Weatherald strides across to drive it on the rise into covers, but only manages a fat outside edge back to the keeper. Litton Das grabs the ball to his left. Australia are 45/1 as Weatherald's struggles come to an end. A bit unconvincing from the local lad and he shakes his head as he departs.

Bail-trimming length, on off, Marnus makes a tight leave off the back foot.

Seams in from off, on a length, and Labuschagne lets this one go through to the keeper. A thoroughly successful opening spell from Hasan Mahmud, but it looks like his work here is done for now.

Speared fuller on the pads, Travis Head whips it to deep backward square leg for a single.

FOUR! That could have so easily chopped back on the stumps. Fortuitous runs for Jake! Good length and shaping away from middle. Weatherald goes deep in his crease with the trigger movement and finds himself cramped for room, chopping down on it, and a thick inside edge races away to the fine leg fence.

Pitched outside leg, on a fullish length. Jake gets outside the line to flick but misses and is struck hard on the front pad.

On a length, outside off, crunched through point for a single.

 FOUR! Easy pickings! Short of a length, on middle and leg. Travis Head swivels on the back foot and hammers it into the vast gap in the deep mid-wicket region for a cracking boundary.

Full and swinging down leg, Head misses the flick.

 Play and a miss! Wide outside off, on a fuller length, Jake Weatherald gets on the front foot to play the cover drive, but the ball keeps leaving him and beats the outside edge.

 FOUR! Glorious hit! Right out of the middle. A full ball, outside off, Jake Weatherald lets the ball arrive, and spanks it through cover-point for a cracking boundary.

Nips back in sharply with bounce, on a good length. Jake Weatherald is cramped up for space and looks to play at it, but the ball shapes in and rams the thigh pad.

 Tempter! Hits the length hard, around off, Jake Weatherald leaves it at the last second as the ball curves in.

Back of a length, angled in on middle, Jake Weatherald plays off the back foot and stabs it down the pitch.

Short of a good length, angled away from the left-hander. Jake Weatherald makes a watchful leave. Another probing over from Mahmud, and Bangladesh will be keen to squeeze one more out of him, as he has been comfortably the most effective bowler in the tourist ranks so far.

Starts with a hard-length delivery that curves back in and around off, at 136.5 kph. Head is watchful and makes the leave.

Back of a length, on top of middle, Travis Head camps back and bunts it down the surface.

 Ripper! On a good length, cutting back into the batter, on top of off. Travis Head is cut in half as he hops to block. The ball seams in and beats the inside edge and closely shaves the off pole on its way to the keeper.

 Rinse and repeat! Deviates into the batter from a length, on off, Travis Head plays outside the line to defend but gets beaten on the inside edge by a kitten whisker.

Close but no cigar! This is pitched full and swings in a touch, around off. Travis Head is drawn forward and pushes at it but plays over the line and is hit on the front pad. Massive appeal for LBW goes up, but Kumar Dharmasena isn't buying it, shaking his head straight away. Ebadot, though, fancies his chances, has a quick word with Litton Das, and talks his captain into sending it upstairs. Ball tracking shows the impact comes back as umpire's call, but the ball itself is shown missing the off stump by a fair distance. BANGLADESH LOSE A REVIEW!

Kicks up from a length, around the leg stump line. Head looks to nudge it across but the ball zips off the thigh pad and rolls into the leg side.

Fractionally fuller, outside off, Jake Weatherald gets half forward and chops it to the backward point region.

On a back of a length, over middle and leg, Jake Weatherald goes deep inside the crease and knocks it between mid-wicket and mid on for a quick single.

Attacks the stumps and gets the ball to shape in a bit, on a length. Travis Head awkwardly flicks it to deep square leg for a run.

Much fuller, on middle and leg, angled in. Jake Weatherald flicks it across and through mid-wicket. Taijul Islam chases the ball from mid on and keeps it to two runs.

 BEATEN! Angles in and then shapes away late. Not full enough to drive and not short enough to cut, and Jake Weatherald chases the outgoing delivery, with not much footwork, getting beaten on the outside edge.

FOUR! That will do his confidence a world of good. First loosener from Mahmud. A juicy half volley, around off, Jake Weatherald leans on and creams it down the ground, to the left of mid off. The ball slows up in the outfield, but has enough wheels to trickle to the fence.

Back of a length, angled into the batter from around the stumps. Head hangs back and steers it to deep backward square leg for a single.

On a length, angling away, outside of, Weatherald lets it through.

Hammers it fuller and outside off, Jake offers no shot at that one.

Bangs it short at chest height, angling in. Jake Weatherald swivels and pulls it through backward square leg and they return back for the second run.

Slanted in and around the pads, Jake Weatherald flicks it off the pads to deep backward square leg for a single.

At 131 kph, hard length, on the leg stump. Head offers no shot and lets the ball hit the thigh pad.

On a length and around leg, Travis Head flicks it through square leg for a single.

Brave leave! Back of a length and on middle, jags back in a bit. Jake Weatherald trusts the surface and leaves it on length, with the ball bouncing over the stumps.

Short of a length and just outside off, moving away from the left-hander. Jake Weatherald slashes hard at it but fails to connect.

Lands this on a good length and on off, nips back in again, Jake Weatherald makes another watchful leave.

Pitched up and on off, shaping away, Jake Weatherald is happy to let it go to the keeper.

A good yorker now, tailing into the leg. Jake Weatherald is late to get his bat down in time as the ball hits his boot and rolls to square leg. A slight shout for LBW, but not given.

Back of a length and just around off, no movement this time, Travis Head leaves it alone.

Goes fuller and on off, shaping in a bit, Travis Head leans on but lets it go to the keeper.

Hard length and angling down the leg side, Travis Head fails to glance it away as the ball goes off his pads towards fine leg. The batters cross for a leg bye.

Big shout for LBW, but turned down! Fuller in length and on off, angling in sharply. Jake Weatherald steps across to defend but misses and gets hit on the knee roll of his front pad. Probably going over, this one.

FOUR BYES! Free runs! Taskin Ahmed has been struggling with his line a bit here. He serves this one full and going down the leg side. Jake Weatherald looks to clip it away, but his bat hits the ground and he misses it. The ball keeps moving in and beats Litton Das' dive to his right, racing to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Pulls his length back a bit, outside off, Jake Weatherald offers no shot at it.

Back of a length and around off, shaping away. Travis Head watches it through and leaves it alone.

Dug into the surface, on middle, Travis Head gets on his toes and clips it towards square leg.

Uppish but safe! Hasan Mahmud bowls this on a good length and on middle and leg, holds up on the surface a bit longer. Travis Head looks to work it across the line but closes the bat face early. It takes the leading edge and lobs up in the air but drops well in front mid off. Head gets lucky here.

Hard length and just around off, Travis Head punches it through covers for a single.

So close! Hasan Mahmud goes a bit fuller and on middle and off, gets it to nip back in just enough. Jake Weatherald, without much footwork, tries to play at it but gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball just goes over the stumps.

Swing and a miss! Pitched up and well outside off, angling further away. Jake Weatherald goes chasing after it but fails to connect. He is looking a bit under pressure here.

Good length and around leg, Travis Head gets cramped up a bit and tucks it away towards square leg.

Back of a length and on middle and leg, Travis Head hops up a bit and pats it down to the leg side.

Fuller in length and around off, Travis Head strides out to drive but loses his bottom hand. He gets no timing as the ball rolls to short cover.

Comes around the wicket, hits the deck hard, on middle, angling in. Travis Head clips it to short mid-wicket.

Short of a length and on middle, jags back in, Travis Head has no real room to work with and fends it down towards square leg.

Hard length and around leg, Travis Head flicks it away to the right of deep fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Just wide! Hasan Mahmud begins with a back-of-a-length delivery, around off, angling away with some extra bounce. Jake Weatherald rises up to it and has a poke away from his body. Gets an outside edge that flies just wide of the diving gully fielder for his first boundary.

Bangs this into the pitch, on the leg stump line, and does not get up that much. Jake Weatherald looks to pull it away but misses as the ball deflects off his thigh pad towards short fine. Leg bye taken.

Goes a bit fuller, on the pads, Travis Head glances it away to deep fine leg for a single.

Absolute beauty! Hasan Mahmud serves this full and lands it on the middle stump line, moving away after hitting the deck. Jake Weatherald has to play at that but gets squared up a bit as the ball zips past the outside edge.

Pulls his length back a bit, on middle, nips back in now, Jake Weatherald looks to defend it from the crease but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Pitched up and just on off, angling away, Jake Weatherald leaves it alone.

Hint of shape! Taskin Ahmed starts with a full delivery, on middle, swings it into the batter. Travis Head tucks it away to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Travis Head and Australia are underway in style! Full again and around off. Head leans onto his drive and creams it through covers for a boundary. To make matters worse for Taskin, he has overstepped here. It is called a No Ball.

Much better! Taskin Ahmed lands this back of a length and in the channel outside off, holding its line. Travis Head decides late to leave it alone. The ball almost caught the bottom edge.

Short of a length and on the sixth stump line, angling away, Travis Head offers no shot at it.

Good-length delivery, on middle and off, Travis Head stays back and pats it down the pitch.

Hits the deck hard, on middle, gets it to nip back in. Travis Head stays back to clip it across the line but misses and gets hit high on the pads. A gentle shout for LBW from Taskin, but nothing doing.

On a length and on off, Travis Head gets behind the line of it and keeps it out to the off side. Not a bad first over from Taskin!