One more feather in Waugh’s baggy green

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Steve Waugh waves to the crowd after Australia defeated Bangladesh in the first Test on Sunday. Reuters

Australia crushed Bangladesh by an innings and 132 runs to take the first-ever Test match between the two countries at Marrara Oval here today.

Australia claimed their 16th win from their last 19 Tests midway through the third day of the scheduled five-day Test. Bangladesh, given Test status in late 2000, have yet to win any of their 20 Test matches and have lost 19 by an innings.

Man-of-the-match Steve Waugh became the most successful captain in Test cricket history with his 37th win in his 50th Test as Australian skipper for a 74 per cent success rate.

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Leg-spinner Stuart MacGill finished with 5-65 off 13.1 overs in Bangladesh’s second innings of 178. Resuming at 70 for one and needing 241 more runs to avoid the innings defeat, Bangladesh hit the skids in the hour before lunch with three wickets tumbling in eight balls.

	SCOREBOARD
Bangladesh (1st Innings): 97 Australia (1st Innings): 407/7 decl Bangladesh (2nd Innings): H Sarkar c Gilchrist b Gillespie 35, J Omar lbw McGrath 5, H Bashar b MacGill 54, M Ashraful c Gilchrist b Lee 7, A Sahariar c&b MacGill 36, A Kapali lbw MacGill 0, K Mashud c Gilchrist b MacGill 6, K Mahmud b Gillespie 5, T Baishya lbw MacGill 4, M Mortaza run out (Lehmann) 15, M Islam not out 0; Extras (lb-6, w-2, nb-3): 11 Total : 178 Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-89, 3-112, 4-112, 5-112, 6-122, 7-143, 8-152, 9-171 Bowling: McGrath 10-0-25-1, Gillespie 16-3-48-2, Lee 12-5-34-1, MacGill 13.1-1-65-5