New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Mehidy Hasan Miraz walked to the crease on Day 2 with Bangladesh's first innings stabilised at 308 for six, a position that still warranted a healthy lead but not the kind that wins historic Test matches. By the time he finished, he had made 65 runs from 154 balls, the bottom of Bangladesh's order had added 118 more runs behind him, and the total had climbed to 426. On Day 3, he returned to the field and, in the first session, took Steve Smith caught-and-bowled with a delivery Smith had reviewed and lost. The same cricketer who built the target then removed the one batsman who could have saved Australia from it.

a task that requires both Cameron Green and Alex Carey, still at the crease at stumps on 43 and 19 respec...