Dhaka: Bangladesh have bagged their biggest scalpin 17 yearsas a Test-playing nation, riding on the back of a virtuoso performance by Shakib Al Hasan to beat Australia, arguably cricket's strongest nation, by 20 runs in an absorbing contest at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadiumon Wednesday.

Shakib, along with Taijul Islam and Mehedi Hasan Miraj, rampaged through the Australian heavyweight batting lineup to wrap the visiting side at 221 in the second innings to ensure the historic victory. 

Shakib picked up five wickets conceding 85 runs, to go with five more in the Australian 1st innings as well as a fifty with the bat, ensuring the man-of-the-match award in his 50th appearance in whites for Bangladesh. Taijul and Miraj supported him admirably, bagging three and two wickets respectively.