In the first Test match against Bangladesh, Australia suffered a humiliating loss by nine wickets at the Marrara Stadium in the Darwin suburb of Marrara.

During the match, Australia's batsman Marnus Labuschagne scored just one run in 20 balls in the side's first innings, whereas in the hosts' second innings, the right-handed batsman managed to accumulate 31 runs in 59 balls, with the help of two boundaries.