Bangladesh in Australia 2026, CAXI vs BAN Tour Match Match Report, August 06 – 08, 2026

Cricket Australia XI 51 for 2 trail Bangladesh 263 (Mehidy 109*, Rocchiccioli 6-83) by 212 runs

Mehidy Hasan Miraz hit an unbeaten century to lift Bangladesh on the opening day of their warm-up match against a Cricket Australia XI in Darwin, but the rest of the top order struggled ahead of the first Test next week as offspinner Corey Rocchiccioli claimed six wickets to push his credentials for higher honours.

Mehidy struck 11 fours and four sixes in his 109 from 141 balls, taking the visitors from 105 for 5 when he arrived to a more competitive 263 all out. Bangladesh also finished the day strongly by removing both CA XI openers. Sam Konstas, who will be looking to stake a claim for a Test recall during the upcoming season, was caught behind for 1 and highly-rated left-hander Campbell Kellaway was cleaned up by Taskin Ahmed for a duck.

This is Bangladesh’s first Test tour of Australia in 23 years and their first bilateral visit for any format since 2008. They opted to bat after winning the toss and lost Tanzid Hasan for a duck in the third over. Rocchiccioli then got to work against a left-hander-heavy line-up – something that could interest Nathan Lyon during the Test series – by removing Shadman Islam, who drove to point, and having Mominul Haque edging to slip.

He also claimed the experienced Mushfiqur Rahim, slog-sweeping to midwicket, and worked his way through the lower order as Bangladesh stumbled to 194 for 9. However, Khaled Ahmed helped support Mehidy in a tenth-wicket stand of 69 in 12.1 overs and Mehidy reached his hundred with a boundary off Jerrssis Wadia.

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto had earlier provided some resistance with 37, which included seven boundaries, before edging quick Campbell Thompson into the slips.

Bangladesh suffered a significant blow heading into the series when fast bowler Nahid Rana was ruled out with a side strain but were boosted by the recovery of Litton Das from a calf injury.

The first Test starts on August 13 followed by the second in Mackay from August 22.

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