Bangladesh Dominate Australia on Day One of First Test
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Bangladesh had a great first day against Australia. The match is in Darwin, Australia. It is the first Test of the series.
Tanzid Hasan Tamim is a Bangladesh batter. He scored a century on day one. This means he made 100 runs.
Hasan Mahmud is a Bangladesh bowler. He took six wickets. This is called a six-for.
Bangladesh played very well. They are the tourists in this match. Australia is the home team.
The news says Bangladesh continued to dominate. This means they played much better than Australia.
People were surprised by this result. Australia is usually very strong at cricket.
The match will continue on the next days. A Test match has five days.
Vocabulary6 words
- Test
- a long cricket match; five days
- century
- 100 runs by one batter
- wickets
- when a batter is out; a bowler gets these
- six-for
- when a bowler gets six wickets in one innings
- tourists
- the visiting team; not playing at home
- home
- the team playing in their own country
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1. Darwin 2. Tanzid Hasan Tamim 3. True
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Bangladesh had a great first day against _____. The match is in Darwin, Australia. It is the first _____ of the series.
Tanzid Hasan Tamim is a Bangladesh _____. He scored a _____ on day one. This means he made 100 runs.
Hasan Mahmud is a Bangladesh _____. He took six _____. This is called a _____.
Bangladesh played very well. They are the _____ in this match. Australia is the _____ team.
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