Bangladesh Beats Australia in Test Cricket for the First Time
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Bangladesh won a big cricket match against Australia. The match was a Test match. It happened in Australia. This was a very special win.
Bangladesh won in the third Test match. Team India has played many Tests in Australia. But India could not win like this before. This made the win even more special.
The win broke old records. People say it is bigger than some records from India and Pakistan too. Fans and experts were very surprised.
After the loss, Australian players looked sad. Their faces showed they were unhappy. But Bangladesh players were very happy. They celebrated their big win with joy.
Two former Australian cricket stars, Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden, talked about the loss. They said Australia's cricket team may need changes now. Many people in Australia are talking about this shocking result.
Vocabulary15 words
- Test
- a long cricket match that can take five days
- records
- the best results ever, written down
- team
- a group of people who play sport together
- celebrated
- showed happiness for something good
- former
- someone who had a job before, not now
- shocking
- very surprising
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- match
- a game between two teams
- win
- to be first or the best in a game
- loss
- when a team does not win
- fans
- people who like a team or sport very much
- experts
- people who know a lot about something
- special
- not usual; important
- changes
- when something becomes different
- joy
- a feeling of great happiness
Quiz
Answer key
1. In Australia 2. The third Test 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Bangladesh won a big cricket match against Australia. The match was a _____ match. It happened in Australia. This was a very special win.
Bangladesh won in the third _____ match. Team India has played many Tests in Australia. But India could not win like this before.
The win broke old _____. People say it is bigger than some records from India and Pakistan too.
After the loss, Australian players looked sad. Their faces showed they were unhappy. But Bangladesh players were very happy. They _____ their big win with joy.
Two former Australian cricket stars, Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden, talked about the loss. They said Australia's cricket _____ may need changes now.