5 best takeaways for Bangladesh after the first Australia Test

The Bangladesh Tigers have humbled the Kangaroos in the first Test of the ongoing series. Batting first, Bangladesh put a decent 260 on the board, to which the Aussies replied by scoring 217. Leading them by 43 runs, the Mushfiqur-led side scored a fighting 217 in their second innings, thereby setting a target of 264 to Australia.

Even though the Aussies looked on course to win the game, the Bangladeshis led a fight back to claim a historic win at Dhaka. This is their 1st victory against the Australians in Tests and 10th overall.

Let's take a look at 5 positives that the Bangladesh Cricket team can draw out from this win into their future games.

#5 Shakib's superb all-round show

The world's best all-rounder has delivered the goods once again for the hosts. Shakib Al Hasan showed his class with both bat and ball and played a crucial role in Bangladesh's victory. After being the top scorer in the first innings with his 84, Shakib bagged a fifer when he came on to bowl.

Shakib once again turned out to be the chief destroyer of Australia in their 2nd innings. On a pitch that was helping the spinners, David Warner and Steve Smith managed to hold the fort for quite long to ignite the hopes of an Aussie win.

But it was Shakib who turned the game on its head with his wicket of a well settled David Warner. The left arm spinner then ran through the remaining batting line up and picked up another fifer and his second 10 wicket haul. Shakib was awarded the Man of the Match for his performance.

His match winning performance will give the home side a major boost and will hope the same from him when they take on the field next time.

#4 Tamim's consistency at top of the order

Tamim Iqbal remains Bangladesh's linchpin in the batting department

Tamim Iqbal was the highest scorer for Bangladesh in this Test match. The southpaw scored 71 and 78 in both the innings respectively.

He is the only batsman to have scored fifties in both the innings of this low scoring Test match. Bringing all his experience into play, he managed to tackle the spinners quite effectively on a spin-friendly pitch.

Tamim skillfully faced the likes of Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Nathon Lyon and Ashton Agar. The left handed opener was involved in a match winning partnership of 155 runs with Shakib in the 1st innings.

Also, much to the delight of the crowd, he scored 3 maximums in the same innings. Tamim will have to once again guide the Bangladesh batting line up when they will up against a fired up Australian side in the second Test.

#3 Mehidy Hasan's useful contributions

The young off spinner chipped in with crucial wickets

The young offie is emerging as Mushfiqur's trump card. After decimating England last year, Mehidy Hasan seems to be poised to do the same to the Aussies. He accounted for three wickets in the first innings that included the prized scalp of Steve Smith.

Mehidy was entrusted with the duty of opening the bowling in both the innings and he didn't disappoint as he got struck with early blows. He troubled the Aussie batsmen with his off breaks and ended up with match figures of 5/144.

Apart from his bowling heroics, Mehidy also made useful contributions with the bat lower down the order. In fact, his 26 in the second innings pushed Bangladesh's lead above 250. Mehidy will be brimming with confidence for the future games and certainly seems as a bright prospect in store for the Bangladeshis.

#2 Snatching victory from a difficult situation

The Bangladesh cricket is on the rise

Chasing a target of 264 for victory, the Aussies were comfortably placed at 158-2 in the second innings. David Warner was cruising at 112 and he, along with Smith, looked like sailing Australia to safe waters.

But, the Bangladeshis never gave up. Mushfiqur persisted with spinners from both ends. Even though some chances went begging, the hosts knew that one wicket would expose a relatively inexperienced batting line-up to the likes of Shakib and Mehidy. And that's exactly how it turned out to be.

David Warner's wicket opened the gates for the hosts and they never looked back. They ran through the remaining batsmen quickly and registered a win that seemed unlikely up to 42nd over. They need to be appreciated for their fighting spirit and this close win will give them much confidence going ahead.

#5 The confidence to beat big teams

Bangladesh is currently placed 9th in the ICC Test rankings. Beating the 4th-ranked Aussies is a testament to the hard work they've been putting in over the years. They have managed to beat England and give tough competition to New Zealand in their own backyard.

Now, this historic win against Australia once again states that they've transformed into a force to be reckoned with.

Even though this win came under familiar conditions, beating Australia isn't any simple achievement. Remember that the same Aussie side beat the Indian team in Pune earlier this year.

Bangladesh's real test will lie when they travel overseas. Playing in seaming conditions and pace friendly pitches will really put their skills to test. But right now, they are no longer minnows and are up and running with the big boys!