With Bangladesh creating history in the by overhauling Australia for the first time in their brief Test history, it was now or never for Australia in the 2-match Test series. The focus shifted to Chittagong with the home side intending to win the series and the visitors intending to make a comeback and locking the series at 1-all.

Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and elected to bat first, as the hosts gave away wickets to Nathan Lyon. It was only after the partnership between Sabbir Rahman and Mushfiqur Rahim that Bangladesh managed to look stable. At stumps on Day 1, it was even stevens for both sides with Bangladesh at 253 for the loss of six wickets and their captain unbeaten at 62. Let us look at the five talking points of the First Day of Chittagong Test.

<strong>1. Australia opening with a spinner</strong>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/02/Steve-OKeefe.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-110006" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Steve-OKeefe-564x400.jpg" alt="Steve O’Keefe" width="564" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-110006" class="wp-caption-text">Steve O&#8217;Keefe of Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse &#8211; CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Before the commencement of the Second Test, there were talks regarding Australia going ahead with a three pronged spin attack featuring the likes of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-thought-my-career-was-over-steve-okeefe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Steve O&#8217;Keefe</strong></a>, Ashton Agar and Nathan Lyon. Australians brought in all rounder Hilton Cartwright to replace Josh Hazlewood who got injured in the Dhaka Test match.

Steve Smith handed the new ball to Nathan Lyon in the second over of the match alongside Pat Cummins. This ploy of using a spinner in the second over of Day 1 was never applied by the Kangaroos in the last 79 years. The last time such an incident occurred was back in 1938. 

<strong>2. Tamim falling victim to low bounce</strong>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Shakib-Al-Hasan-and-Tamim-Iqbal.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-171660" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shakib-Al-Hasan-and-Tamim-Iqbal-600x375.jpg" alt="Shakib Al Hasan (L) and Tamim Iqbal" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-171660" class="wp-caption-text">Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>

One of the major reasons which helped Bangladesh overhaul Australia in the First Test in Dhaka was the double blow from Tamim Iqbal in both the innings of the Test match. After scoring a priceless 71 in the first innings, he followed it up with 79 in the second innings to take the game further away from the Aussies.

Although, in the second Test match, Iqbal looked out of sorts in the morning session for his nine runs as he was dropped before being the first victim of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/nathan-lyon-close-richie-benauds-record/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Nathan Lyon</strong></a>. Also, the bounce in the pitch was questionable with the ball keeping low. This was a major blow for the Bangladeshis as Tamim has been in a fabulous nick off-late.

<strong>3. Sabbir-Mushfiqur partnership</strong>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Mushfiqur-Rahim-Sabbir-Rahman.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-173863" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mushfiqur-Rahim-Sabbir-Rahman-600x375.jpg" alt="Mushfiqur Rahim (R) celebrates with Sabbir Rahman" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-173863" class="wp-caption-text">Mushfiqur Rahim with Sabbir Rahman. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>

After losing Bangladesh&#8217;s premier all rounder Shakib al Hasan, the hosts were reeling at 117 with half of the side back in the pavilion. Mushfiqur Rahim was the only batsman who looked comfortable in the conditions. Sabbir Rahman came in a added valuable runs and ensured that there was no further panic in the dressing room.

The two batsman added 105 runs to the total to save the day for Bangladesh. Unfortunately, Sabbir Rahman lost his wicket minutes before the stumps. He scored an elegant 66 at a strike of 58, smashing six glamorous boundaries and a maximum. Mushfiqur Rahim remained unbeaten for watchful innings of 62. 

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Mushfiqur-Rahim.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-173865" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mushfiqur-Rahim-600x375.jpg" alt="Mushfiqur Rahim" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-173865" class="wp-caption-text">Mushfiqur Rahim. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>

The only bowler who managed to create havoc in the Bangladeshi camp was Nathan Lyon who picked his 11th five wicket haul in Test cricket. He went for only 77 runs in the day at an economy of 2.75 runs per over. The Bangladeshi batting order had no answer to the spin and bounce of Lyon.

He first removed the dangerous Tamim Iqbal out of the equation and then followed it up with the wicket of Imrul Kayes. Soumya Sarkar and Mominul Haque were just beginning to find their feet before they were dismissed by Lyon. Interestingly, all the four batsmen were caught in front of the wicket. He was also responsible for the breaking the ominous partnership between Mushfiqur and Sabbir.

<strong>5. Spin failure at the other end</strong>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Mushfiqur-Rahim-Bangladesh.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-173864" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mushfiqur-Rahim-Bangladesh-600x375.jpg" alt="Mushfiqur Rahim" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-173864" class="wp-caption-text">Mushfiqur Rahim. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>

While Lyon was having a field day at the office, the bowlers at the other end struggled to contribute in the wickets column. On the pitch where the right armer claimed five wickets, the left armers, namely Ashton Agar and Steve O&#8217;Keefe managed only one wicket in between them, with O&#8217;Keefe remaining wicketless throughout the day. Also, Pat Cummins and Hilton Cartwright remained wicket less throughout the day.

<p>With Bangladesh creating history in the by overhauling Australia for the first time in their brief Test history, it was now or never for Australia in the 2-match Test series. The focus shifted to Chittagong with the home side intending to win the series and the visitors intending to make a comeback and locking the series at 1-all.</p>
<p>Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and elected to bat first, as the hosts gave away wickets to Nathan Lyon. It was only after the partnership between Sabbir Rahman and Mushfiqur Rahim that Bangladesh managed to look stable. At stumps on Day 1, it was even stevens for both sides with Bangladesh at 253 for the loss of six wickets and their captain unbeaten at 62. Let us look at the five talking points of the First Day of Chittagong Test.</p>
<h3><strong>1. Australia opening with a spinner</strong></h3>
<figure id="attachment_110006" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-110006" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/02/Steve-OKeefe.jpg"><amp-img class="size-large wp-image-110006" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Steve-OKeefe-564x400.jpg" alt="Steve O’Keefe" width="564" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-110006" class="wp-caption-text">Steve O’Keefe of Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse – CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Before the commencement of the Second Test, there were talks regarding Australia going ahead with a three pronged spin attack featuring the likes of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-thought-my-career-was-over-steve-okeefe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Steve O’Keefe</strong></a>, Ashton Agar and Nathan Lyon. Australians brought in all rounder Hilton Cartwright to replace Josh Hazlewood who got injured in the Dhaka Test match.</p>
<p>Steve Smith handed the new ball to Nathan Lyon in the second over of the match alongside Pat Cummins. This ploy of using a spinner in the second over of Day 1 was never applied by the Kangaroos in the last 79 years. The last time such an incident occurred was back in 1938.&nbsp;</p>
<h3><strong>2. Tamim falling victim to low bounce</strong></h3>
<figure id="attachment_171660" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-171660" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Shakib-Al-Hasan-and-Tamim-Iqbal.jpg"><amp-img class="size-large wp-image-171660" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shakib-Al-Hasan-and-Tamim-Iqbal-600x375.jpg" alt="Shakib Al Hasan (L) and Tamim Iqbal" width="600" height="375" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-171660" class="wp-caption-text">Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>One of the major reasons which helped Bangladesh overhaul Australia in the First Test in Dhaka was the double blow from Tamim Iqbal in both the innings of the Test match. After scoring a priceless 71 in the first innings, he followed it up with 79 in the second innings to take the game further away from the Aussies.</p>
<p>Although, in the second Test match, Iqbal looked out of sorts in the morning&nbsp;session for his nine runs as he was dropped before being the first victim of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/nathan-lyon-close-richie-benauds-record/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Nathan Lyon</strong></a>. Also, the bounce in the pitch was questionable with the ball keeping low. This was a major blow for the Bangladeshis as Tamim has been in a fabulous nick off-late.</p>
<h3><strong>3. Sabbir-Mushfiqur partnership</strong></h3>
<figure id="attachment_173863" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-173863" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Mushfiqur-Rahim-Sabbir-Rahman.jpg"><amp-img class="size-large wp-image-173863" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mushfiqur-Rahim-Sabbir-Rahman-600x375.jpg" alt="Mushfiqur Rahim (R) celebrates with Sabbir Rahman" width="600" height="375" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-173863" class="wp-caption-text">Mushfiqur Rahim with Sabbir Rahman. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>After losing Bangladesh’s premier all rounder Shakib al Hasan, the hosts were reeling at 117 with half of the side back in the pavilion. Mushfiqur Rahim was the only batsman who looked comfortable in the conditions. Sabbir Rahman came in a added valuable runs and ensured that there was no further panic in the dressing room.</p>
<p>The two batsman added 105 runs to the total to save the day for Bangladesh. Unfortunately, Sabbir Rahman lost his wicket minutes before the stumps. He scored an elegant 66 at a strike of 58, smashing six glamorous boundaries and a maximum. Mushfiqur Rahim remained unbeaten for watchful innings of 62.&nbsp;</p>
<h3><strong>4. Nathan Lyon fifer</strong></h3>
<figure id="attachment_173865" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-173865" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Mushfiqur-Rahim.jpg"><amp-img class="size-large wp-image-173865" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mushfiqur-Rahim-600x375.jpg" alt="Mushfiqur Rahim" width="600" height="375" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-173865" class="wp-caption-text">Mushfiqur Rahim. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The only bowler who managed to create havoc in the Bangladeshi camp was Nathan Lyon who picked his 11th five wicket haul in Test cricket. He went for only 77 runs in the day at an economy of 2.75 runs per over. The Bangladeshi batting order had no answer to the spin and bounce of Lyon.</p>
<p>He first removed the dangerous Tamim Iqbal out of the equation and then followed it up with the wicket of Imrul Kayes. Soumya Sarkar and Mominul Haque were just beginning to find their feet before they were dismissed by Lyon. Interestingly, all the four batsmen were caught in front of the wicket. He was also responsible for the breaking the ominous partnership between Mushfiqur and Sabbir.</p>
<h3><strong>5. Spin failure at the other end</strong></h3>
<figure id="attachment_173864" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-173864" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Mushfiqur-Rahim-Bangladesh.jpg"><amp-img class="size-large wp-image-173864" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mushfiqur-Rahim-Bangladesh-600x375.jpg" alt="Mushfiqur Rahim" width="600" height="375" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-173864" class="wp-caption-text">Mushfiqur Rahim. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>While Lyon was having a field day at the office, the bowlers at the other end struggled to contribute in the wickets column. On the pitch where the right armer&nbsp;claimed five wickets, the left armers, namely Ashton Agar and Steve O’Keefe managed only one wicket in between them, with O’Keefe remaining wicketless throughout the day. Also, Pat Cummins and Hilton Cartwright remained wicket less throughout the day.</p>

<p>With Bangladesh creating history in the by overhauling Australia for the first time in their brief Test history, it was now or never for Australia in the 2-match Test series. The focus shifted to Chittagong with the home side intending to win the series and the visitors intending to make a comeback and locking the series at 1-all.</p>
<p>Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and elected to bat first, as the hosts gave away wickets to Nathan Lyon. It was only after the partnership between Sabbir Rahman and Mushfiqur Rahim that Bangladesh managed to look stable. At stumps on Day 1, it was even stevens for both sides with Bangladesh at 253 for the loss of six wickets and their captain unbeaten at 62. Let us look at the five talking points of the First Day of Chittagong Test.</p>
<h3><strong>1. Australia opening with a spinner</strong></h3>
<figure id="attachment_110006" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-110006" style="width: 564px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/02/Steve-OKeefe.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-110006" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Steve-OKeefe-564x400.jpg" alt="Steve O’Keefe" width="564" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-110006" class="wp-caption-text">Steve O&#8217;Keefe of Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse &#8211; CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Before the commencement of the Second Test, there were talks regarding Australia going ahead with a three pronged spin attack featuring the likes of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-thought-my-career-was-over-steve-okeefe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Steve O&#8217;Keefe</strong></a>, Ashton Agar and Nathan Lyon. Australians brought in all rounder Hilton Cartwright to replace Josh Hazlewood who got injured in the Dhaka Test match.</p>
<p>Steve Smith handed the new ball to Nathan Lyon in the second over of the match alongside Pat Cummins. This ploy of using a spinner in the second over of Day 1 was never applied by the Kangaroos in the last 79 years. The last time such an incident occurred was back in 1938. </p>
<h3><strong>2. Tamim falling victim to low bounce</strong></h3>
<figure id="attachment_171660" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-171660" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Shakib-Al-Hasan-and-Tamim-Iqbal.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-171660" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shakib-Al-Hasan-and-Tamim-Iqbal-600x375.jpg" alt="Shakib Al Hasan (L) and Tamim Iqbal" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-171660" class="wp-caption-text">Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>One of the major reasons which helped Bangladesh overhaul Australia in the First Test in Dhaka was the double blow from Tamim Iqbal in both the innings of the Test match. After scoring a priceless 71 in the first innings, he followed it up with 79 in the second innings to take the game further away from the Aussies.</p>
<p>Although, in the second Test match, Iqbal looked out of sorts in the morning session for his nine runs as he was dropped before being the first victim of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/nathan-lyon-close-richie-benauds-record/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Nathan Lyon</strong></a>. Also, the bounce in the pitch was questionable with the ball keeping low. This was a major blow for the Bangladeshis as Tamim has been in a fabulous nick off-late.</p>
<h3><strong>3. Sabbir-Mushfiqur partnership</strong></h3>
<figure id="attachment_173863" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-173863" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Mushfiqur-Rahim-Sabbir-Rahman.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-173863" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mushfiqur-Rahim-Sabbir-Rahman-600x375.jpg" alt="Mushfiqur Rahim (R) celebrates with Sabbir Rahman" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-173863" class="wp-caption-text">Mushfiqur Rahim with Sabbir Rahman. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>After losing Bangladesh&#8217;s premier all rounder Shakib al Hasan, the hosts were reeling at 117 with half of the side back in the pavilion. Mushfiqur Rahim was the only batsman who looked comfortable in the conditions. Sabbir Rahman came in a added valuable runs and ensured that there was no further panic in the dressing room.</p>
<p>The two batsman added 105 runs to the total to save the day for Bangladesh. Unfortunately, Sabbir Rahman lost his wicket minutes before the stumps. He scored an elegant 66 at a strike of 58, smashing six glamorous boundaries and a maximum. Mushfiqur Rahim remained unbeaten for watchful innings of 62. </p>
<h3><strong>4. Nathan Lyon fifer</strong></h3>
<figure id="attachment_173865" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-173865" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Mushfiqur-Rahim.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-173865" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mushfiqur-Rahim-600x375.jpg" alt="Mushfiqur Rahim" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-173865" class="wp-caption-text">Mushfiqur Rahim. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The only bowler who managed to create havoc in the Bangladeshi camp was Nathan Lyon who picked his 11th five wicket haul in Test cricket. He went for only 77 runs in the day at an economy of 2.75 runs per over. The Bangladeshi batting order had no answer to the spin and bounce of Lyon.</p>
<p>He first removed the dangerous Tamim Iqbal out of the equation and then followed it up with the wicket of Imrul Kayes. Soumya Sarkar and Mominul Haque were just beginning to find their feet before they were dismissed by Lyon. Interestingly, all the four batsmen were caught in front of the wicket. He was also responsible for the breaking the ominous partnership between Mushfiqur and Sabbir.</p>
<h3><strong>5. Spin failure at the other end</strong></h3>
<figure id="attachment_173864" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-173864" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Mushfiqur-Rahim-Bangladesh.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-173864" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Mushfiqur-Rahim-Bangladesh-600x375.jpg" alt="Mushfiqur Rahim" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-173864" class="wp-caption-text">Mushfiqur Rahim. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>While Lyon was having a field day at the office, the bowlers at the other end struggled to contribute in the wickets column. On the pitch where the right armer claimed five wickets, the left armers, namely Ashton Agar and Steve O&#8217;Keefe managed only one wicket in between them, with O&#8217;Keefe remaining wicketless throughout the day. Also, Pat Cummins and Hilton Cartwright remained wicket less throughout the day.</p>

At stumps on Day 1, it was Evens-Stevens for both sides

Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Day 1, Chittagong – 5 Talking Points

With Bangladesh creating history in the by overhauling Australia for the first time in their brief Test history, it was now or never for Australia in the