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Players Who Scored Test Century in Australia: Scoring a Test century on Australian soil is a dream for every batsman in the world. However, the challenge becomes doubly difficult when facing a lethal fast-bowling trio like Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood. Young Bangladeshi opener Tanzid Hasan not only made history by playing a magnificent innings of 101 runs in the Darwin Test but also secured his place in an exclusive club of cricketing greats.
Tanzid Hasan Creates History in Darwin Test
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Tanzid Hasan has become the first Bangladeshi batsman to score a Test century on Australian soil. Thanks to his explosive century, Bangladesh bowled Australia out for just 198 runs in the first innings and secured a crucial lead. Tanzid's fearless approach against the bowling attack of Starc, Cummins, and Hazlewood will be remembered for a long time.
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Joining the Elite Club of Virat Kohli & Cheteshwar Pujara
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One can gauge just how difficult it is to score a Test century on Australian soil against this lethal pace trio (Starc, Cummins, and Hazlewood) by the fact that Tanzid Hasan has become only the 10th player in the world to achieve this feat.
He has joined the ranks of world-class batsmen like Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, and Cheteshwar Pujara.Full List: Players with Test Centuries in Australia vs Starc, Cummins & Hazlewood Trio
- Cheteshwar Pujara (India): 3 Centuries (Two in 2018, One in 2019)
- Virat Kohli (India): 2 Centuries (2018, 2024)
- Rishabh Pant (India): 2 Centuries (2019, 2021)
- Dawid Malan (England): 1 Century (2017)
- Jonny Bairstow (England): 1 Century (2017)
- Babar Azam (Pakistan): 1 Century (2019)
- Yasir Shah (Pakistan): 1 Century (2019)
- Ajinkya Rahane (India): 1 Century (2020)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (India): 1 Century (2024)
- Tanzid Hasan (Bangladesh): 1 Century (2026)*
Cheteshwar Pujara leads this list with three centuries, while Indian star batsmen Kohli and Pant have achieved this feat twice each. This innings by Tanzid Hasan has been recorded as one of the golden chapters in the history of Bangladeshi cricket.
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