That comparison puts Bangladesh's achievement into a striking perspective.

Waugh compared Bangladesh’s triumph with the West Indies’ famous victory at the Gabba a few years ago, but felt the circumstances in Darwin made the Tigers’ achievement even more remarkable.

The mindset was particularly important after Bangladesh had been bowled out for just 54 in the second innings of their tour match against a Cricket Australia XI.

The Tigers entered the Test in Darwin hoping simply to play five days of competitive cricket, but three days into the match they find themselves in a commanding position after producing an impressive all-round performance.

Bangladesh have put themselves in a position to do something special in Australia. Whether the ‘finest day’ gets even finer is now in their hands.

Bangladesh trail by just 102 runs with nine wickets in hand, leaving them in an excellent position to build a substantial first-innings lead on Friday.

His six wickets followed a remarkably consistent pattern, with Hasan repeatedly challenging Australia's batters around the off-stump channel and allowing pressure to create the openings.

The visitors were bundled out for just 54 in their second innings to suffer an innings and 38-run defeat in Darwin.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) chief selector Habibul Bashar confirmed that Litton came through both batting and wicketkeeping drills unscathed

Former opener Hannan Sarkar believes that experience should help Bangladesh put up a stronger fight this time.

Hannan, Bangladesh's highest run-scorer during the Tigers' only previous Test tour of Australia in 2003, believes restraint outside off stump will be crucial

The experienced left-arm spinner was particularly pleased with the facilities in Darwin, saying they had allowed the team to complete a full range of training activities on the opening day.

Soumya is perhaps the most intriguing inclusion, although his domestic form makes a compelling case for his return, either as an opener or in the middle order.

Since March 2024, both Bangladesh and Australia’s pacers have averaged over 140kph, establishing them as the two fastest pace attacks in the current game.

Chasing 171, Bangladesh suffered an early collapse, losing Saif Hassan (12), Tanzid Hasan Tamim (16) and Parvez Hossain Emon (5) inside the powerplay to slump to 34 for three.

With the likes of Nahid Rana, Shoriful Islam and Taskin in the bowling attack, Hridoy said Bangladesh are aware of their strengths and are determined to bounce back.

Having already conceded the series after losing the opening two matches, the visitors produced a clinical all-round display to finish the series on a positive note.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday didn’t include regular captain Litton Das in their 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe after granting the wicketkeeper-batter a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to participate in the upcoming Lanka Premier League (LPL), scheduled from July 17 to August 8.

The defeat, Zimbabwe's biggest-ever victory in Test cricket, came as Bangladesh failed to recover from a batting collapse that saw them bundled out for 140 in the first innings before being dismissed for 185 in just 45 overs in the second, unable to make the hosts bat again.

With three days remaining, Bangladesh still trail by 230 runs and face a daunting task to save the Test.