Australia’s Mitchell Starc (C) celebrates with teammates after bowling Bangladesh’s Mominul Haque in the course of the second day of the second cricket Check match between Australia and Bangladesh on the Nice Barrier Reef Stadium in Mackay on August 23, 2026.
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An irrepressible Mitchell Starc ripped into the Bangladesh high order as Australia took an iron grip on the second Check Sunday with the guests battling to remain alive at lunch on day two.
After 18 wickets fell on a frenetic first day in Mackay, the hosts have been all out for 210 within the morning session for a lead of 146 on the again of Cameron Inexperienced’s 67.
Star fast Shoriful Islam ended with 7-48 — one of the best figures from a Bangladeshi bowler in an away Check.
The guests crashed for simply 64 of their first innings, when Starc took 6-12, and he tormented them once more to go away Bangladesh tottering at 39-3 by lunch, nonetheless 107 runs adrift.
Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto was not out 23 and Mushfiqur Rahim on 4 after a horror begin.
Shadman Islam lasted simply three balls, enjoying a nothing stroke to a shifting Starc supply and edging to Marnus Labuschagne at level.
Mominul Haque was equally clueless subsequent ball, failing to supply a shot with Starc eradicating his off stump and establishing a hat-trick alternative.
Shanto, who was out for a golden duck within the first innings, this time survived to disclaim Starc.
However their woes deepened when Tanzid Hasan departed quickly after for 9. Starc was once more concerned, taking a catch within the deep after Tanzid pulled Pat Cummins.
Australia resumed at 165-8 with Inexperienced on 51 and Nathan Lyon on 10.
Inexperienced, who scored a century in the course of the first Check at Darwin — which Bangladesh received by 9 wickets — stored the scoreboard shifting early with fast singles.
Lyon was first to hit a boundary with a high quality drive by means of mid-wicket off Shoriful, however Inexperienced was additionally within the zone and reached the ropes twice off Hasan Mahmud within the subsequent over.
The allrounder was undone by an inswinging yorker from the spectacular Shoriful that hit him on the toe with a evaluate declaring him out lbw.
A valiant Lyon introduced up the 200 for Australia with a towering six off Taskin Ahmed and with Josh Hazlewood including 24 essential runs for the final wicket.
The innings ended when Hazlewood skied Taijul Islam to Shadman on six to go away Lyon not out 32.
Printed – August 23, 2026 06:46 am IST
