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Info: Bangladesh's first win in Australia, how big is this really?

Some context for people who don't follow cricket (my Dutch friends looked at me very confused when I was celebrating).

Bangladesh beat Australia by nine wickets in Darwin, first ever win in a five-day match on Australian soil. Australia are ranked first and lead the championship table. Chasing only 57, Mominul finished it inside four days. Hasan Mahmud took nine wickets in the match including 6 for 55, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz 5 for 66 in the second innings. Green made 104 for Australia but it did not matter.

The Daily Star in Dhaka called it maybe the greatest win in all Bangladesh cricket history, not only in the long format. And the weird part: days before, Bangladesh were bowled out for 54 in a warm-up game. Cricket is wild.