The Dhaka Times Desk At the end of the day, Bangladesh is in the driver's seat. In the 1st Test match, Bangladesh's innings was wrapped up for 260 runs in the first innings today. In the first innings of the first Test of the series against Australia, this run seemed low, but the Tigers dominated the match by picking up three wickets from the visiting team at the end of the day.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan thinks that Bangladesh is in the driver's seat in the match. But if you can't keep the continuity, the image can change.
The host Bangladesh was in a lot of trouble after losing 3 wickets for only 10 runs. Shakib-Tamim pulled the team out of this situation. They have guided the team to a respectable score with an excellent partnership of 155 runs.
All-rounder Shakib felt that if they did not show determination at that time, it would have been impossible to turn around in the match. Both of us (Shakib-Tamim) have tried, so maybe success has come. Besides, because we have been playing together for a long time, maybe the work has become easier for us. But the wicket was not so easy. The ball was rolling from the start.' However, this former captain thinks that Bangladesh is now in the driver's seat.
Australia are trailing by 242 runs in the first innings of the ongoing Test at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla Stadium. In response to Bangladesh's 260, they scored 18 runs and lost three wickets. Mehdi Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan took one wicket each. Another run out.
English 
Bengali