Mehidy's masterclass brings famous victory within reach for Bangladesh

Australian bowlers Hasan Mahmud and Jake Weatherald inflicted early blows on Australia during the third day of the Test match in Darwin. Mahmud claimed two wickets, while Weatherald was dismissed by the same bowler for a duck. Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith made valiant efforts but fell for 59 and 43 respectively, leaving Australia trailing by 67 runs.

Cameron Green and Alex Carey steadied the ship with scores of 43 and 19, respectively. An early blow came when Steven Smith was caught by Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who had earlier contributed significantly to Bangladesh's lead of 228. The Australian top order continued to struggle with Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne also falling cheaply. Despite these setbacks, Australia ended the day at 161 for 4.