Tanzid ton stuns Australia, keeps Bangladesh on top on day two

* Bangladesh 351 for six at stumps, lead Australia by 153 runs
* ⁠Tanzid makes 101 in his second Test, first Bangladesh test century in Australia
* Steve Smith draws level with Joe Root ​on 218 test catches
DARWIN, Australia: Opener ​Tanzid Hasan became the first Bangladesh cricketer to score a Test century in Australia on Friday as the South Asian side dominated another day in Darwin to carve out a 153-run first-innings lead over the stunned hosts.
The 25-year-old lefthander's stylish 101 off 197 balls in his second test drove Bangladesh toward 351 for six at stumps on day two at sun-bathed Marrara Oval.
Beaten in five consecutive sessions in stifling heat, Australia rallied in the sixth ⁠after tea, taking three quick wickets with the second new ball.
But all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz (32 not out) and tailender Hasan ⁠Mahmud (13) wrested back the momentum with a patient 43-run stand for the seventh wicket to leave Australia flat after a long day in the field.
Adding to the hosts' frustrations, Cameron Green dropped a low chance in the gully on the last ball of the day from Marnus Labuschagne, reprieving ‌Miraz on 32.
There is plenty of cricket to play on a ​good wicket for batting but ⁠Bangladesh are in the box seat, largely on the back of Tanzid's work.
Although a seasoned international ​in white-ball cricket, Tanzid only made his Test ‌debut in May as Bangladesh beat Pakistan in Sylhet to sweep their home Test series 2-0.
He was dropped after making 30 runs in that match but has taken his second chance ​with both hands in Australia's tropical north.
'This is very special for me because this is the first time I am here,' he said on the ground during tea.
'I was trying to play normal cricket and keep calm.'
Anchoring a 102-run partnership with number three Mominul Haque (49) and a 93-run stand with number four Najmul Hossain Shanto (84), Tanzid struck eight fours and smashed seam-bowling all-rounder Beau Webster over his head for ‌six.
After a nervous phase on 99, he grabbed a single off spinner Nathan Lyon's last ball before drinks in the ​middle session, and bounded down the wicket with a celebratory leap and fist-pump.
MISSED CHANCES
Bangladesh resumed on 96 for one in the ​morning, having ‌bowled ⁠out Australia out for 198 on day one after home captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat.
'They batted really well, obviously. We obviously missed a few chances, too. But credit to them,' said Australia opener Jake Weatherald.
'The wicket's changed ​a lot from our first innings compared to today. So we're excited to get out ⁠there. We think it ​looks like a really good track to bat on now.'
Josh Hazlewood took Australia's sole wicket in the first session, having Haque caught behind to deny the number three a half-century.
Tanzid was the only wicket to fall in the second session when he attacked Lyon and miscued a slog to a running Mitchell Starc at long-off.
Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim dug in for a 66-run ​stand before the Bangladesh captain edged Hazlewood to Steve Smith in the slips, triggering a mini-collapse.
Smith completed a ​hat-trick of slips catches as wicketkeeper-batsman Litton Das nicked Starc to be out for a duck before Mushfiqur (36) edged Cummins.
Smith's third catch drew him level with Joe Root on a record 218 in Tests for non-wicketkeeping fielders.