Australia in Control with 146-Run First Innings Lead over Bangladesh
Mitchell Starc took 6-12 and Australia’s attack dismissed Bangladesh for 64 after 18 wickets fell on day one.
- On Saturday, August 22, 2026, Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc took 6-12 against Bangladesh at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay, moving to 441 career Test wickets and surpassing South African great Dale Steyn into 10th on the all-time list.
- Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl after the shock nine-wicket loss in Darwin last week, capitalizing on a lively pitch where 18 wickets fell on day one.
- Bangladesh bowler Shoriful Islam matched Starc's dominance with a career-best 7-48, restricting Australia to 165-8 at stumps. His spell kept the tourists in contention despite their first-innings total of 64.
- Cameron Green steadied Australia with 51 runs, but Marnus Labuschagne faced renewed scrutiny after his dismissal for four. Labuschagne has now gone 43 innings without a century across 23 Tests.
- This two-Test series initiates a demanding 12-month schedule for Australia featuring 20 Test matches, including tours to South Africa, India, and England. The hosts remain under pressure to maintain World Test Championship final prospects.
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Starc's double-strike helps Australia tighten grip in 2nd test against Bangladesh
MACKAY, Australia (AP) — Fresh from taking six wickets in the first innings, Australia's Mitchell Starc's again tormented Bangladesh's top order as the tourists were reduced to 39-3 at lunch in its second innings on Day 2 of a fast-moving…
Starc’s double-strike helps Australia tighten grip in 2nd test against Bangladesh
MACKAY, Australia (AP) — Fresh from taking six wickets in the first innings, Australia's Mitchell Starc's again tormented Bangladesh's top order as the tourists were reduced to 39-3 at lunch
Starc strikes as Bangladesh struggle to stay alive in 2nd Test
After 18 wickets fell on a frenetic first day in Mackay, the hosts were all out for 210 in the morning session for a lead of 146 on the back of Cameron Green's 67. Star quick Shoriful Islam ended with 7-48 -- the best figures from a Bangladeshi bowler in an away Test. The visitors crashed for just 64 in their first innings, when Starc took 6-12, and he tormented them again to leave Bangladesh tottering at 39-3 by lunch, still 107 runs adrift. Ca…
Australia in control with 146-run first innings lead over Bangladesh
After 18 wickets fell on a frenetic day one in Mackay, the hosts resumed at 165-8 in reply to the visitors' 64 all out. A dogged Green brought up his eighth Test half-century shortly before stumps on Saturday and began the day on 51 with Nathan Lyon alongside him on 10. Green, who scored a century during the first Test at Darwin -- which Bangladesh won by nine wickets -- kept the scoreboard moving early with quick singles. Spin king Lyon was fir…
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