Mitchell Starc’s 10 Wickets Secure Swift Australian Test Victory
Australia secured a big win against Bangladesh in the second Test match on Sunday. The match in Mackay ended inside two days. Australia won by an innings and 51 runs, leveling the two-match series 1-1. Mitchell Starc was the standout player for Australia.
This victory followed Bangladesh’s surprise win in the first Test at Darwin. Australia made a strong comeback after that loss. Bangladesh faced a tough challenge from the start of the second match.
Bangladesh struggled in their first innings. They scored only 64 runs. Mitchell Starc led the Australian bowling attack. He took 6 wickets for just 12 runs. This set a difficult situation for Bangladesh early in the game.
Australia then batted and scored 210 runs. Cameron Green was the top scorer with 67 runs. Nathan Lyon also added 32 important runs not out. Josh Hazlewood scored 24 runs for the last wicket. Shoriful Islam took 7 wickets for 48 runs for Bangladesh, a new record for him in away Tests. Australia took a lead of 146 runs.
Bangladesh’s second innings also started poorly. Shadman Islam and Mominul Haque were dismissed quickly by Starc. Shadman played a poor shot and was caught. Mominul Haque was bowled by Starc, nearly giving him a hat-trick.
Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto tried to resist the Australian bowlers. He scored 31 runs. However, more wickets fell steadily. Tanzid Hasan was caught after hitting a ball from Pat Cummins. Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz also lost their wickets without scoring many runs.
Mitchell Starc continued his excellent bowling. He took his 10th wicket of the match by bowling Taijul Islam. Pat Cummins took 3 wickets for 10 runs. Nathan Lyon also took 3 wickets for 25 runs. Bangladesh was all out for just 64 runs in their second innings.
Mitchell Starc finished with impressive figures of 10 wickets for 51 runs in the whole match. This included 4 wickets for 39 runs in Bangladesh’s second innings. His performance helped Australia win the match quickly and level the series.
