Innings Victory in Two Days as Mitchell Starc Takes 10 in Mackay
Fast bowler Mitchell Starc claimed a 10-wicket match haul to propel Australia to an innings-and-51-run victory over Bangladesh inside two days at the Great Barrier Reef Stadium in Mackay on August 23, 2026. Test cricket followers watched the host nation level the two-match series after Bangladesh suffered collapses of 64 and 95 in their two innings.
Starc registers fourth career ten-wicket haul as visitors collapse twice for under 100
Bangladesh lost 20 wickets for 159 total runs across both innings, where Starc followed his first-innings return of 6-12 with second-innings figures of 4-39, while captain Pat Cummins took 3-10 and off-spinner Nathan Lyon took 3-25 to wrap up the match before tea on day two.
The result levels the two-match series following Bangladesh’s nine-wicket victory over top-ranked Australia in the opening Test in Darwin.
