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Bangladesh humble Australia with worst total in contest as Hasan takes 6-55

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 678 words · By AFP
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Bangladesh humble Australia with worst total in contest as Hasan takes 6-55 Australia dismissed for lowest total against Bangladesh as Hasan Mahmud claims career-best on Day One of first Test.

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What happened

Bangladesh humble Australia with worst total in contest as Hasan takes 6-55 Australia dismissed for lowest total against Bangladesh as Hasan Mahmud claims career-best on Day One of first Test.

Why it matters

Hasan Mahmud took a career-best 6-55 as Bangladesh bundled Australia out for 198 to take the honours on the opening day of the first Test in Darwin.

Common ground

At the close on Thursday Bangladesh were 96-1, 102 runs behind Australia.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Wicketkeeper Alex Carey... cruised to 19 until he played on to Ebadot with the score on 129.”
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Claim 2: “Marnus Labuschagne, on one... edged to Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto at second slip, leaving Australia 61-3.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Marnus Labuschagne's dismissal for 1 run or the score being 61-3.
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Claim 3: “Steve Smith was the only Australian to offer any resistance, scoring 71”
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Multiple web search results confirm Steve Smith scored 71 runs in the first innings of the first Test against Bangladesh.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Australia cricket team toured Bangladesh in August and September 2017 to play two Test matches. It was Australia's first tour to Bangladesh since 2011. Bangladesh won the first Test by 20 runs, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_cricket_team_in_Ban…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Australian cricket team toured India in February and March 2017 playing four Test matches. India won the series 2–1. With the series victory, India held all the series titles against all of the ot…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_cricket_team_in_Ind…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steven Peter Devereux Smith (born 2 June 1989) is an Australian international cricketer, former captain of the Australian national team in all three formats of the game and since 2021, the vice-captai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(cricketer)
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Claim 4: “Taskin Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain... took two wickets apiece.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Taskin Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain took two wickets each.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Bangladesh Premier League, also known as 2025 Dutch-Bangla Bank Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the eleventh season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a top-level …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bangladesh_Premier_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bangladesh cricket team toured Australia in August 2026 to play the Australia cricket team. The tour consisted of two Test matches. The Test series formed part of the 2025–2027 ICC World Test Cham…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_cricket_team_in_Au…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Bangladeshi Test cricketers. A Test match is an international cricket match between two of the leading cricketing nations. The list is arranged in the order in which each player won …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bangladesh_Test_cricke…
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Claim 5: “At the close on Thursday Bangladesh were 96-1, 102 runs behind Australia.”
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Web search results confirm that at the close of the opening day, Australia was bowled out for 198 and Bangladesh was 96/1.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A men's cricket event was held as part of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China from 27 September to 7 October 2023. Fourteen teams competed in the event, and the participating teams were seeded acc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_at_the_2022_Asian_Game…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bangladesh has a developing market-oriented economy. As the second-largest economy in South Asia, The economy is the 36th largest in the world in nominal terms, and 26th largest by purchasing power pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Bangladesh
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — City FM is a private FM radio station in Bangladesh. Broadcasting on 96.0 FM in Dhaka, it started its official transmission on March 23, 2013. The station was officially opened by Hasanul Haq Inu, Ban…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_FM_96.0
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Claim 6: “Hasan Mahmud took a career-best 6-55 as Bangladesh bundled Australia out for 198”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that Hasan Mahmud took 6-55 and Australia was bowled out for 198 in the first Test in Darwin.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Sabuktigin (Persian: ابوالقاسم محمود بن سبکتگین, romanized: Abu al-Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sabuktigīn; 2 October 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_of_Ghazni
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bangladesh cricket team toured Australia in August 2026 to play the Australia cricket team. The tour consisted of two Test matches. The Test series formed part of the 2025–2027 ICC World Test Cham…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_cricket_team_in_Au…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hasan Mahmud (Bengali: হাসান মাহমুদ; born 12 October 1999) is a Bangladeshi cricket right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has represented the Bangladesh national team since 2020, and Chittagong Division si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Mahmud_(cricketer)
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Claim 7: “Hasan got his fourth in the same fashion, Mitchell Starc getting a thin edge to the keeper with the score on 172.”
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Claim 8: “fellow opener Travis Head chopping on for 22 to leave Australia 52-2.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Travis Head's dismissal for 22 or the score being 52-2.
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Claim 9: “Cameron Green... chipping Taskin to short midwicket, where Mushfiqur Rahim took an easy catch.”
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Claim 10: “Taskin then produced the ball of the day to beat Beau Webster’s bat and clip the top off stump to leave the home side struggling on 152-6.”
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Claim 11: “the first Test in Darwin”
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Multiple sources confirm the first Test match between Bangladesh and Australia took place in Darwin.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bangladesh dominate opening day against Australia in Darwin. Australia bowled out for 198 & Bangladesh 96/1 at the close.Australia vs. Bangladesh: How to watch the first Test cricket match in the U.S.…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — It was Bangladesh’s first Test victory on Australian soil and only its second Test victory against Australia anywhere in the world. Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto described it as his country…
https://www.theaustraliatoday.com.au/old-and-tired-australia…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bangladesh completed a nine-wicket victory in Darwin on Sunday to secure their first-ever Test win in Australia and take a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series. Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the match standout wi…
https://particle.news/story/bangladesh-beat-australia-in-dar…
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Claim 12: “Jake Weatherald, on 23, had a huge swipe at a ball outside off stump and only managed a thick edge to wicketkeeper Litton Das.”
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While evidence confirms Jake Weatherald was dismissed in the Darwin test, the specific details (scoring 23, thick edge to Litton Das) are not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets; one snippet mentions him being dismissed for 23 in an Ashes test, not the Bangladesh test.
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web search NEUTRAL — Australia's Jake Weatherald reacts after he was dismissed during play on day three of the first cricket test against Bangladesh in Darwin, Australia, Saturday, Aug.
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/australia-drops-weatherald-recalls…
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web search NEUTRAL — Litton Das is becoming Bangladesh's all-format banker, and he wants more.Jake Weatherald walks off after being dismissed • Gareth Copley/Getty Images. Jake Weatherald whacked his bat on his pad as he …
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ashes-5th-test-jake-weath…
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web search NEUTRAL — Australian opening batsman Jake Weatherald departs after being dismissed by England bowler Brydon Carse for 23 on Day 2 of the First Ashes Test between Australia and England at Perth Stadium in Perth.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/ashes-test-early-finish-englan…
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Claim 13: “Hasan made the initial breakthrough in the 12th over with the score on 45.”
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Two separate web search reports confirm Hasan Mahmud took the first wicket in the 12th over with the score at 45.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hasan Mahmud took a career-best 6-55 as Bangladesh bundled Australia out for 198 to take the honours on the opening day of the first Test in Darwin on Thursday.Hasan made the initial breakthrough in t…
https://www.sacricketmag.com/hasan-puts-bangladesh-on-top-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud shines with two wickets, leaving Australia at 74-4 on the first Test day in Darwin.Hasan troubled both openers, Travis Head and Jake Weatherald, and made the breakthrough wit…
https://www.daily-sun.com/sports/892018/bangladesh-quick-has…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud, center, is congratulated by teammates after taking the wicket of Australia's Steve Smith during their cricket test match in Darwin, Australia, Thursday, Aug.
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/6077795-australi…
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Claim 14: “Australia slumped to their lowest Test score against Bangladesh, their previous worst being 217 in Mirpur in 2017.”
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While the score of 198 is corroborated, the specific claim that this is the lowest Test score against Bangladesh (surpassing 217 in 2017) is not explicitly confirmed by the provided evidence snippets, though the 2017 tour is mentioned in Wikipedia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship is the fourth edition of the ICC World Test Championship. It is being played in Test format. It started on 17 June 2025 with the contest between Sri Lanka and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2027_World_Test_Champions…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing full member nations of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australia_Test_cricket…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matthew Thomas Renshaw (born 28 March 1996) is an Australian international cricketer. He played eleven Tests for Australia between 2016 and 2018 as an opening batsman, and was recalled to the Test tea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Renshaw
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Claim 15: “the Australian skipper getting a big edge to Litton.”
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Claim 16: “Shadman Islam (20) getting a leading edge off Mitchell Starc to Lyon at backward point.”
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