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Australia's Darwin To Host Test Series Against Bangladesh

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Australia's Darwin To Host Test Series Against Bangladesh

By AFP News February 25, 2026 • 08:39 AM View: 174

International Test cricket will return to the Australian city of Darwin for the first time in over two decades in August, organisers said Wednesday as they unveiled the schedule for an upcoming series against Bangladesh.

Cricket Australia said the first of two Tests against Bangladesh would kick off on August 13 in the Northern Territory capital, the first such match there since July 2004 when they hosted Sri Lanka.

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