DHAKA, Aug 14, 2026 (BSS)- Opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim struck his maiden Test century by dealing

with the Australian pace attack astutely as Bangladesh put the hosts in a commanding position in

the first Test at Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin today.

A day after Hasan Mahmud's career-best six-wicket haul bowled Australia out for 198, Tanzid

hammered 101 off 197 balls on Day 2 of the match to become the first Bangladesh batter to score a

Test century on Australian soil.

The left-handed opener reached his century off 188 balls, having negotiated the pace, bounce and

movement generated by Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Beau Webster on a green-looking Darwin

surface, which eased for batting as the day progressed.

Tanzid, playing only his second Test, showed unwavering resolve throughout his innings. He

reached his first fifty off 102 balls, with five fours, before accelerating to his second fifty

in just 86 balls, adding three more boundaries and a six.

He completed the milestone in the 64th over when he pushed off-spinner Nathan Lyon towards long-

on for a single.

His century came at a crucial time for Bangladesh, as the morning session of Day 2 was considered

vital in taking control of the Test.

Thanks to Tanzid's century, Bangladesh took the lead and comfortably went past the 300-run mark,

taking their lead to three figures.

Tanzid shared a 102-run partnership with Mominul Haque for the second wicket before Mominul was

dismissed for 49. The stand fell just short of Bangladesh's highest second-wicket partnership in

Australia-the 108 runs scored by Habibul Bashar and Hannan Sarkar in Cairns in 2003.

Tanzid's innings eventually ended at 101 when he attempted to hit Lyon for six but was caught at

long-off.

However, his innings was not entirely chanceless, as he was reprieved on 62 when Smith failed to

hold a chance at slip, a miss that ultimately proved costly for Australia.

The 25-year-old has already established himself in Bangladesh's white-ball teams, having played

40 ODIs and 53 T20Is, with a century and nine fifties in ODIs and 13 fifties in T20Is.

While Tanzid completed his century, captain Najmul Hossain Shanto missed out on one, despite

coming agonisingly close. Shanto was eventually dismissed for 84, but Bangladesh's lead grew to

give them genuine hope of winning a historic Test match on Australian soil.