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Starc's Six-Wicket Haul Revives Australia After First-Test Loss
Australia and Bangladesh played the second Test of their series in Mackay.
Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Mitchell Starc took a wicket with the very first ball.
He then took four more wickets very quickly, leaving Bangladesh in serious trouble.
Bangladesh lost five wickets for only 12 runs.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz helped the team reach 35 for six by lunch.
Australia’s bowlers later dismissed Bangladesh for 64 runs.
Starc took six wickets and Pat Cummins took three.
Australia was responding after Bangladesh won the first Test by nine wickets.
Australia won the toss and chose to bowl first in the second Test at Mackay.
Mitchell Starc took five wickets in his opening four overs, including Shadman Islam with the first ball.
Bangladesh fell to 12 for five before reaching 35 for six at lunch.
Bangladesh was bowled out for 64, with Starc taking 6/12 and Pat Cummins 3/25.
The match was the first Test at Great Barrier Reef Arena, Australia’s 12th Test venue.
- Who
- Australia and Bangladesh, with Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins leading Australia’s bowling attack.
- What
- Australia bowled Bangladesh out for 64 on the first day of the second Test.
- Where
- Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
- When
- Saturday, on Day 1 of the second and final Test.
- Why
- Australia chose to bowl after winning the toss and sought a response after losing the opening Test by nine wickets.
Key facts
- Starc’s opening spell
- Five wickets in his first four overs, delivered across 22 balls.
- Starc’s final figures
- 6/12 from 10 overs.
- Cummins’ figures
- 3/25.
- Bangladesh’s early collapse
- 12 for five, described as Bangladesh’s lowest score after losing five wickets in a Test innings.
- Bangladesh at lunch
- 35 for six.
- Bangladesh’s final score
- 64 all out.
- Series position
- Bangladesh led 1-0 after winning the first Test in Darwin by nine wickets.
- Venue milestone
- Great Barrier Reef Arena hosted its first Test and became Australia’s 12th Test venue.
Quotes
Mitchell Starc
Australian left-arm fast bowler
“Still a little bit of shape there”
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Sources
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