Mitchell Starc devastates Bangladesh – again – as Australia dominates second Test in ‘fast forward’ | australian cricket team

Mitchell Starc shook up the Bangladesh batting order for the second time in as many days in Mackay to secure Australia’s victory by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test.

For the third time in the last seven matches, a Test in Australia ended two days after Starc and captain Pat Cummins (3-10) defeated poor-batting Bangladesh.

Bangladesh’s nine-wicket win in Darwin in the first Test meant the series ended tied 1-1.

Starc took 6-12 and Bangladesh were bowled out for just 64 on the first day. He was just as lethal on Sunday and his 4-39 took his match tally to 10 wickets for the fourth time in his career.

Australia’s first innings total of 210 was the fourth lowest in Test history to secure an innings victory.

“It seemed to happen quickly,” Cummins said.

“The pitch was pretty good. It didn’t really feel like a five-session, 30-wicket Test match, but that seems to be the way some of these Test matches go.

“There was some really good bowling at times, some below-average batting, myself included, so that’s probably why it sped up a bit.”

Bangladesh were bowled out immediately after tea, and Nathan Lyon took two wickets in three balls after the break to leave Mushfiqur Rahim (29th) stranded.

“To be honest, it’s disappointing, but I think the draw was a big factor,” captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said.

“Especially in the first innings, batting was quite difficult, but there are no excuses: we didn’t bat well and they bowled very well.

“The challenge was there, but there were some technical areas we needed to address.”

After Australia took a 146-run lead, Starc edged opener Shadman Islam (one) and Mominul Haque with successive deliveries in his second over to take a hat-trick for the second time in the match.

Shanto (31) gifted Lyon their first wicket of the Test with Starc devouring the long-range catch. Starc then caught Litton Das for his second duck of the match and the back of the Bangladesh batting broke.

Earlier, Bangladesh left-arm quick Shoriful Islam returned the best ever away figures in an innings for his country by taking 7-48. His career-best surpassed the record of 7-138 briefly held by left-arm spinner Taijul Islam, set in Harare in June.

All-rounder Cameron Green was ninth man with 67 to take his series total to 184, the best of either side, and secure his place on the plane to South Africa for the three-Test series in October.

The ball that dismissed Green was an unplayable inswinger that hit him on the toe, a delivery that Pakistan great Wasim Akram would have been proud of.

Green and Lyon resumed on the second day with Australia 8-165 and the pair added a valuable 38 for the ninth wicket, with Lyon making a cameo of 32.

Bangladesh’s batting in this Test has been terrible, but they confirmed a future star in Shoriful, who missed the first Test with a side strain.

The 190cm tall tearjerker is just 25 years old and looks set to lead the attack for years to come.