DHAKA — Bangladesh Wednesday registered its first-ever win over Australia in Test cricket, beating Steve Smith's men by 20 runs in a thrilling match in Dhaka.

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan took 5-85 to help the hosts dismiss Australia for 244 shortly into the second session on the fourth day.

David Warner top-scored with 112 for the tourists, who were chasing a victory target of 265 after dismissing the hosts for 221 in their second innings.

Shakib lived up to his billing as the world's No. 1 Test all-rounder, finishing with a match haul of 10 wickets with his left-arm spin and making 84 in Bangladesh's first-innings total of 260.

Australia — which is touring Bangladesh for the first time in more than a decade — is currently ranked fourth to Bangladesh's lowly ninth in ICC Test rankings.

It appeared to be coasting toward its fifth consecutive Test win over the minnows when Warner and Smith resumed the day on 109 for two.

Warner, who was unbeaten on 75 overnight, reached his 19th Test century off 121 balls with two runs off spinner Taijul Islam.

But Shakib brought Bangladesh back into the game, dismissing both Warner and Smith (37) to put pressure on the tourists.

Pat Cummins hit a valiant 33 not out after Shakib bowled Glenn Maxwell (14) off the first ball of the second session, leaving Australia tottering on 199-8.

Cummins hit three fours and two sixes to bring his side achingly close to a win, but Shakib's spin partner Taijul brought the curtain down on the innings with his dismissal of Josh Hazlewood for nought.

Hazlewood, who was already nursing an injury, has been ruled out of the second and final Test of the series.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was watching from the stands, waved the nation's flag as the jubilant players embraced and celebrated their historic win.

"It's a great feeling beating Australia, and I think it was a great effort by the boys, especially Shakib," said captain Mushfiqur Rahim of his all-rounder, who was named man of the match.

"Our performance in home conditions has been pretty consistent and against England also we were very close in the first Test and we beat them in the second Test.

"That's the belief we had and also our spinners did a great job," he added, saying Bangladesh would now be looking to seal the series.

A dejected Smith said his men could have performed better with the bat in the first innings when they scored 217, since the bounce and spin proved especially devilish the second time around.

"It was a great Test match. Credit to Bangladesh, the way they played," he said.

"The first innings, I thought the partnership between Shakib and Tamim really set the game up for them. I thought we fought back really nicely after that.

"We probably let ourselves down a bit in the first innings with the bat. We probably needed to make a few more there."

Australia has not played a Test in Bangladesh since Ricky Ponting's team visited in 2006, six years after Bangladesh were granted Test status.

It was due to play two Tests in the country in October 2015 but the tour was cancelled amid security fears.

The second Test will be played in Chittagong from Sept. 4-8.

Bangladesh eyes series triumph

Home captain Mushfiqur Rahim warned Australia that an increasingly confident Bangladesh would be going all out for what would be a sensational series triumph after securing a maiden Test victory over the tourists Wednesday.

The 20-run victory at Shere Bangla National Stadium came five months after Bangladesh secured its first Test win over Sri Lanka and a month before the first anniversary of its maiden triumph over England in the longest form of the game.

Mushfiqur said the first innings partnership of 155 between Man-of-the-Match Shakib Al Hasan and opener Tamim Iqbal had been crucial to the victory with the former also taking 5-85 with his spin-bowling to help wrap up the win Wednesday.

"I think the spinners did a great job. I thought Taijul (Islam), Miraj (Mehidy Hasan) and Shakib bowled really well in both the innings (but) I think Tamim-Shakib partnership in the first innings set up the game for us."

Scoreboard

Bangladesh (1st innings) 260

Australia (1st innings) 217

Bangladesh (2nd innings) 221

Australia (2nd innings)

D. Warner lbw b Shakib 112

M. Renshaw lbw b Mehedi 05

U. Khawaja c Taijul b Shakib 01

S. Smith c Rahim b Shakib 37

P. Handscomb c Sarkar b Taijul 15

G. Maxwell b Shakib 14

M. Wade lbw b Shakib 04

A. Agar c and b Taijul 02

P. Cummins not out 33

N. Lyon c Sarkar b Mehedi 12

J. Hazlewood lbw b Taijul 00

Extras (lb2, b7) 09

Total (all out; 70.5 overs) 244

Falls: 1-27 (Renshaw), 2-28 (Khawaja), 3-158 (Warner), 4-171 (Smith), 5-187 (Handscomb), 6-192 (Wade), 7-195 (Agar), 8-199 (Maxwell), 9-228 (Lyon), 10-244 (Hazlewood).

Bowling: Mehedi 19-3-80-2, Nasir 3-2-2-0, Shakib 28-7-85-5, Taijul 19.5-2-60-3, Mustafizur 1-0-8-0. — AFP