Bangladesh emerged as the dominant force on day one of the first Test against Australia, despite Steve Smith being granted a reprieve by a technology malfunction. Australia won the toss and elected to bat, but were bowled out for 152, with Bangladesh navigating their way to the close of play at 55-0.

Smith's Close Call

The crucial moment involving Steve Smith came when he appealed for caught behind off the bowling of Ebadot Hossain. Smith indicated he believed he had edged the ball, stating after the incident that technology had saved him. "I think so, yeah. I was lucky? Yeah, it seems that way. You got to take it sometimes," Smith commented when asked if he had edged the ball. He added, "Maybe I didn't nick it. I don't know. But I certainly felt something. If I'd been given out, I was going to walk off. But yeah, technology saved me today, I guess."

This incident brought to mind controversies surrounding the same technology, Snicko, during the previous Ashes series. Those issues, however, involved image and audio spikes not aligning correctly, rather than a complete flat line as potentially seen in this instance.

Smith, who was also dropped on two earlier in his innings, went on to add crucial runs before he was eventually dismissed. Regardless of his reprieve, Bangladesh's bowling attack performed strongly to restrict Australia.

Bangladesh's Bowling Performance

Australia struggled after winning the toss, with their top and middle orders failing to establish a solid foundation. The hosts battled to reach 152-5 before fast bowler Taskin Ahmed dismissed Beau Webster. Following this, Australia lost their remaining five wickets for just 46 runs, being bowled out for 152.

Bangladesh's Opening Stand

In reply, Bangladesh's opening partnership saw opener Shadman Islam nick a delivery from Mitchell Starc to gully off a leading edge. However, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, who remained unbeaten on 32, and Mominul Haque, who was 35 not out, guided the Tigers safely to the close of play without any further loss.

Australia has never lost a home Test match to Bangladesh. In their six previous Test encounters, Australia has only lost once to Bangladesh, which occurred in Mirpur in 2017. This is the first match of a two-Test series.