Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Starc Loses Cool in Heated Exchange With Mehidy Hasan Miraz
In cricket, there is a special strip called the pitch in the middle of the field, and players must be careful not to damage its protected center.
During a Test match in Darwin, Bangladesh player Mehidy Hasan Miraz ran through that protected area while taking a run.
Australian bowler Mitchell Starc was upset and told him to "get off the wicket."
Miraz explained that he was watching the ball and did not see Starc in his way.
The umpire, Kumar Dharmasena, also stepped in and warned Miraz about running on the danger zone.
Starc then told Miraz, "You're not in Bangladesh now, hey?"
Another Bangladesh player, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, scored a historic century, his first in Test cricket.
By the end of Day 2, Bangladesh had scored 351 runs with six wickets down, giving them a 153-run lead over Australia.
Tempers flared on Day 2 of the first Test in Darwin as Mitchell Starc and Mehidy Hasan Miraz exchanged heated words.
The clash came in the 103rd over (Starc's 21st) when Miraz ran through the protected pitch area while sprinting for a single, nearly colliding with the pacer.
Umpire Kumar Dharmasena stepped in and warned Miraz about running on the danger zone.
Starc told Miraz, "Get off the wicket" and "You're not in Bangladesh now, hey?", while Miraz said he could not see because he was watching the ball.
Tanzid Hasan Tamim struck a historic maiden Test century (101), and Bangladesh ended Day 2 at 351/6 with a 153-run lead.
- Who
- Mitchell Starc, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, umpire Kumar Dharmasena, and batter Tanzid Hasan Tamim
- What
- A heated exchange between Starc and Miraz after Miraz ran through the protected pitch area, on a day when Tanzid Hasan Tamim scored a historic maiden Test century
- When
- Day 2 of the first Test on Friday, during the 103rd over of Bangladesh's innings
- Where
- Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin, Australia
- Why
- Miraz ran over the pitch's protected danger area while watching the ball, prompting warnings from Starc and umpire Kumar Dharmasena
Miraz's perspective
Starc and umpire's perspective
Running through the protected pitch area
Miraz's perspective
Miraz insisted he was watching the ball and did not see Starc in his way, saying "I can't see, I can't see. I didn't see."
Starc and umpire's perspective
Starc and umpire Kumar Dharmasena saw Miraz run over the protected danger zone; Dharmasena warned him, and Starc said "Get off the wicket" and "You're not in Bangladesh now, hey?"
- Event
- First Test, Australia vs Bangladesh
- Venue
- Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin
- Incident
- Heated exchange in the 103rd over (Starc's 21st over)
- Umpire
- Kumar Dharmasena
- Bangladesh total
- 351/6 at stumps, a lead of 153 runs
- Highlight
- Tanzid Hasan Tamim's maiden Test century (101), reported as the first Test hundred on Australian soil
- Unbeaten at stumps
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz (32) and Hasan Mahmud (13)
