left-arm spin bowler Shakib Al Hasan claimed the second 10-wicket haul of his career as Bangladesh sealed a landmark 20-run victory over Australia in the series-opening Test on Wednesday.
Bangladesh's 10th victory in 101 test matches — and its first over Australia in five matches — gave it a 1-0 lead in the two-match series despite opener David Warner's century that helped Australia's early and optimistic chase of 265 runs for victory.
Bangladesh's win on the fourth day came in the first test the two teams have contested since 2006. The loss again highlighted Australia's historic batting issues on pitches in subcontinental Asia — a 2-1 series loss in India this year came after a 3-0 defeat in Sri lanka in 2016.
If Bangladesh also wins the second test, starting in Chittagong on Monday, Australia's test ranking could slide to as low as sixth.
Bangladesh has won tests against England, Sri lanka and Australia in the past year. In the previous 16 years of their test history, the Bangladeshis had defeated only Zimbabwe and a second-string West Indies team affected by a player strike.
"It's a great feeling, credit to the boys, especially to Shakib," said the Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim. "They were ahead of us today, but we had some belief since many of their batsmen are not used to playing in these conditions. I think this was a big statement."
In his 50th test but his first against Australia, Shakib confirmed his status as the game's leading allrounder with match figures of 10-153 to add to his first-innings run total of 84.
"The best feeling is to contribute to the team's win," said Shakib, who was man of the match. "It was an important test for us since we hardly play against Australia. It worked as an inspiration."
Shakib returned figures of 5-85 in the second innings to help Bangladesh bowl out Australia for 244 runs one hour after the lunch break.
left-arm spinner Taijul Islam's 3-60 and offspinner Mehidy Hasan's 2-80 assisted in the win.