The Tigers etched their name in One Day International history on Thursday, overhauling a rain-revised target of 192 with five wickets and 36 balls remaining at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium to become the first Bangladesh side to defeat Australia in an ODI series, wrapping up the three-match contest with a game to spare.

The triumph added another feather to Bangladesh’s cap as this was their fifth straight home ODI series victory, a run that has accounted for Sri Lanka, the West Indies, Pakistan, New Zealand and now, Australia.

A second-wicket stand of 86 between Najmul Hossain Shanto and Soumya Sarkar proved to be the backbone of the chase after Tanzid Hasan Tamim perished in the opening over.

The partnership flourished before unravelling, with both batters departing in a nervy middle passage having contributed 42 apiece.

Matthew Renshaw broke through to end Soumya’s resistance while Riley Meredith sent Shanto back after successfully overturning the on-field decision on review.

The innings wobbled briefly as Litton Das managed only 21 and Mosaddek Hossain Saikat contributed 15, but Towhid Hridoy and captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz refused to buckle under pressure.

The pair stitched together an unbroken 51 off 48 balls to guide Bangladesh to 195 for five, with Hridoy finishing on an unbeaten 40 off 55 and Miraz chipping in with a run-a-ball 22.

Xavier Bartlett, Meredith, Adam Zampa, Renshaw and Cameron Green shared the wickets around.

It was a far cry from the morning’s events when Australia’s innings had threatened to implode entirely.

A seventh-wicket rescue act of 103 between Marnus Labuschagne and Bartlett ultimately gave the tourists a fighting total of 187 for eight from 42 overs before rain intervened to set the revised target.

Labuschagne, unbeaten on 55 off 85 balls, combined with the aggressive Bartlett, who blazed 52 off 48 with four fours and two sixes, to haul Australia out of a hole that had few precedents in the history of the format.

Inside the first two overs, Australia had lost three wickets without a run on the board, only the fourth occasion in ODI history that any team has suffered such a calamity.

Taskin Ahmed was the first to strike, bowling Matt Short through the gate for the second consecutive match in the series; the right-hander once again undone by a probing inswinger after choosing to leave.

Mustafizur Rahman compounded Australia’s misery in the very next over, enticing edges from both Cooper Connolly and Renshaw to leave the tourists a staggering nought for three.

Josh Inglis took the aggressive option on his arrival at the crease alongside Alex Carey, but Mustafizur struck again to have Carey caught at point, reducing Australia to 25 for four.

Inglis gave it his best with 34 off 38 before left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam removed both the captain and Cameron Green, who fell for 25 off 50, to leave Australia floundering at 81 for six.

Labuschagne and Bartlett then set about rebuilding before Taskin’s third-spell return ended the stand by dismissing Bartlett.

Taskin followed up by bowling Zampa to stand a delivery away from a hat-trick, only for Nathan Ellis to survive and deny him the landmark.

Rain then washed out nearly three hours of play before Bangladesh were handed their revised target, one they chased down with authority to complete a victory that will long be remembered in the annals of Bangladesh cricket.

Taskin and Mustafizur took three wickets apiece while Tanvir finished with two.