Australia vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Australia national cricket team’s left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc reacted with a vengeance following a heartbreaking defeat to Bangladesh at Darwin in the first Test.
He claimed five wickets in the first seven overs of the Mackay Test, surpassing South African icon Dale Steyn to enter the list of top 10 Test wicket-takers.
After a historic first-ever Test win on Australian shores in Darwin, the Bangladeshi batters had to bear the wrath of Starc, who opened the innings by dismissing Shadman Islam on the first ball. The Darwin centurion Tanzid Hasan and skipper Najmul Shanto were no safer, as both were sent for a duck. At the end of the first session, Bangladesh was 35/6.
AUS vs BAN: Mitchell Starc Rattles Bangladesh’s Batters With Brutal Pace
Mitchell Starc’s fifer was a brutal one, as none of the batters could touch double figures, and four of them, Shadman, Tanzid, Shanto and a returning Litton Das, could not even open their account.
AUS vs BAN: Mitchell Starc Enters Top 10 Wicket Taker List in Test Cricket
The left-armer has now overtaken Steyn (439) to enter the top ten wicket-takers in Test cricket with 440 wickets in 107 matches at an average of 26.33, with 19 five-fors and three ten-fors and best figures of 7/58. With 761 international wickets, he has tied with Sri Lankan legend Chaminda Vaas as the 12th joint-most wicket-taker.
AUS vs BAN: Mitchell Starc Joins Shane Warne, Nathan Lyon and Glenn McGrath
Mitchell Starc joined fellow Aussies Shane Warne, Nathan Lyon and Glenn McGrath in the top-10 wicket-taker list in Test cricket. Warne leads the Aussie pack with 708 scalps in the longest format. However, the legendary spinner still falls behind Muttiah Muralitharan on the all-time wicket-taking list. Among active players, Lyon with 568 wickets ranks at the top, followed by Mitchell Starc.
AUS vs BAN 2nd Test: Australia Playing XI
Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head, Matt Renshaw, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Beau Webster, Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
AUS vs BAN 2nd Test: Bangladesh Playing XI
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Shadman Islam, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Hasan Mahmud, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam.