Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Mitchell Starc’s 22-Ball Burst Cripples Bangladesh in Mackay
Mitchell Starc bowled brilliantly for Australia against Bangladesh.
He took five wickets using only 22 balls.
His first ball dismissed Shadman Islam.
He then removed Tanzid Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto in quick succession.
Tanzid had scored a century in the previous Test.
Starc later dismissed Mominul Haque and Litton Das.
Four of his five victims did not score any runs.
Pat Cummins also took Mushfiqur Rahim’s wicket, leaving Bangladesh in serious trouble before lunch.
Mitchell Starc took five wickets in just 22 balls for Australia.
He dismissed Shadman Islam with the first delivery of the Test.
Starc then removed Tanzid Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto in successive deliveries.
Mominul Haque and Litton Das were also dismissed before lunch, with four of Starc’s five victims scoring zero.
Pat Cummins dismissed Mushfiqur Rahim as Bangladesh’s top order collapsed; one headline claimed Starc took six wickets, but the article text reports five.
- Who
- Australia’s Mitchell Starc took five wickets, while Pat Cummins also dismissed Mushfiqur Rahim.
- What
- Starc produced a five-wicket haul in 22 balls as Bangladesh’s top order collapsed.
- When
- During the opening session of the Test, before lunch; the exact date is not stated.
- Where
- Mackay.
- Why
- Australia’s fast bowlers repeatedly dismissed Bangladesh’s top-order batsmen.
- Australian bowler
- Mitchell Starc
- Starc’s reported haul
- Five wickets in 22 balls
- First delivery
- Shadman Islam was caught in the gully.
- Successive dismissals
- Starc dismissed Tanzid Hasan and then trapped Najmul Hossain Shanto LBW with the next delivery.
- Before-lunch wickets
- Starc dismissed Mominul Haque and Litton Das, while four of his five victims scored no runs.
- Additional Australian wicket
- Pat Cummins dismissed Mushfiqur Rahim.
- Headline discrepancy
- One headline describes a six-wicket haul, but the accompanying article text states that Starc took five wickets.
