BAN VS AUS - 1st Test, Australia tour of Bangladesh, 2017

Test cricket continues to move merrily. While one-off performances can never be the true judgement of what the future holds for the format, they can certainly fuel things forward in the positive direction. Upsets are always beautiful if your favourite team is not at the receiving end. So if you are an England or Australia supporter, you might not echo the general mood but this was needed for the greater good. Abhishek Chaudhary bids bye on behalf of Siva, Krishna and Sriram.

STATS ROUND UP by Deepu Narayanan

- 20-run win by Bangladesh is their fewest in a Test win eclipsing their 95-run win in Arnos Vale in 2009. It was also their first win in five Tests against Australia after losing three of the previous four by innings margins.

- David Warner's 112 is the second highest by an Australian opener in a fourth innings chase in Asia after 115 by Bob Simpson in Karachi way back in 1964.

- 52 byes conceded by Wicket-keeper's in this Test is the fourth most in a Test in Asia and highest ever in a Test in Bangladesh. 5.52% of total runs in this Test came in the form of byes alone which is the most in a Test match post-2000.

- Shakib became the fourth player to complete the set of five-fers against all nine opponents after Muralitharan, Herath and Steyn. His 50 Tests to complete the set being the fewest.

Shakib Al Hasan (Man of the Match): It feels great to contribute to the team. Takes the mic and thanks the crowd for support and for the faith they have showed in the team (loosely translated from Bengali).

Mushfiqur Rahim: It's a great feeling, credit to the boys especially to Shakib. He was brilliant. We have been consistent in home conditions. Against England also we beat them in the second game. Shakib and Taijul bowled really well. There is a lot of room to improve. The lower order has got better. But in this match the wicket was very tough to bat. We got eight wickets, the fielders too chipped in. Hopefully, we will come hard in the next game as well. It was like snakes moving all around (on wicket keeping on this track). Thanks to the crowd as well.

Smith: It was a great Test match. Credit to Bangladesh. The partnership between Tamim and Shakib set the game for them. We let ourselves down in the first innings and then we did not play well in the second innings. We needed someone to go out there and get a big score in the first innings. That was the difference in the end. No complaints, we got similar practice wickets. It spun from day one. Just that there was a bit of variable bounce today. I thought he (Warner) played really well to get a hundred. One of the wickets where you never felt in as such. We needed to get first innings lead. We are looking forward to the next game in Chittagong.

Presentation time

No I won't yield to those cribbing about the pitch. These are the kind of pitches of you will get in the sub-continent. And if Warner can play, so can the others.

The Ashes participants have been toppled in a span of less than 24 hours by two unlikeliest of teams. People who search for ways and excuses to prove how Tests are not going to survive the test of times can always watch these two matches over and over again. One of the brightest days in history of Bangladesh cricket. Now they have beaten almost every top team across formats in the past few months.

And then things went berserk - like a fighter bull on opium. Shakib smiled his way through. Not even Agar to Australia's rescue today! Maxwell was left to curb his instincts. Was he going to play his shots? At lunch Australia needed 66, batting order eroded with just the 'Big Show' standing there. If there ever was an occasion eponymous to the sobriquet given to him, this was it! But he perished first ball after the lunch break. Pat Cummins and Lyon tried to hold it for a while but Mehidy's introduction saw the end of Nathan before Cummins big blows got Australia at the cusp of victory. With 21 runs adrift of target, Taijul Islam produced the magical ball that Bangladesh had been waiting to see. Is not this the greatest Test victory you have seen in a while..

How we try to disown cliches! Always. But matches like these and they all come hovering around: Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties; it's not over till it's over etc, etc. Australia needed 156 when they started the day. They had Warner. A well set Warner. A Warner waiting to prove something, to himself, to others. They also had their captain, who had shown how his out of the book technique was too good even against the famed spinners of India. He also had to keep the Australia's record in Bangladesh unblemished. But was it going to be easy? Seemed so, at least for the first hour. Warner got out just before the drinks break with Australia needing 107 more runs.

Wild celebrations for a while but soon the players compose themselves and now march out like a disciplined bunch. That discipline has been the key today. The PM is happy in the stands with the national flag

T Islam to Hazlewood, out Lbw!! Bangladesh create history, win by 20 runs. First Test victory against Australia for them. Hazlewood went forward to defend but missed the ball which was delivered from round the wicket. Also it straightened a bit, forcing Hazlewood to play the wrong line. What more could you expect from a tailender batting with a side strain. Hazlewood wanted to review but there was none left! Hazlewood lbw b T Islam 0(10)

T Islam to Hazlewood, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

T Islam to Hazlewood, no run, lunges forward on top of the bounce to kill it

T Islam to Hazlewood, no run, appeal for an lbw. But the impact was clearly outside off. There was a bit of glove as well

T Islam to Hazlewood, no run, soft outside edge, rolls to the left of the lone slip fielder

T Islam to Hazlewood, no run, slightly quicker on off. Hazlewood softly defends

Taijul Islam [19.0-2-60-2] is back into the attack

Strike for this over will be with Hazlewood. Bangladesh need to cash in

Shakib to Pat Cummins, no run, shorter ball. Pat Cummins punches back to the bowler