Bangladesh Crushed by Australia by an Innings This Time

Bangladesh lost the two-match Test series 1-1 after losing to Australia by an innings and 51 runs on the second day of the Mackay Test. After Bangladesh were all out for just 64 in the first innings, hosts Australia scored 210 runs to take a huge lead of 146 runs. In reply, the visitors were bowled out for 95 runs in the second innings and lost by an innings.

This is the first time in Bangladesh’s Test history that they have been all out for less than 100 runs in two innings. At the same time, such an incident has not been seen in world cricket in the last 21 years.

Left-arm pacer Shariful Islam’s bowling brilliance had given hope to the Bangladesh camp earlier in the day. Shariful set a new record for the best bowling figures for Bangladeshi pacers abroad and in Tests, taking 7 wickets for 48 runs. His brilliant yorker broke Cameron Green’s (67) 38-run partnership at leg-before. The Aussies were eventually bowled out for 210.

Bangladesh faced another batting disaster in the second innings when they came out to bat. Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins bowled the Tigers out for 95 runs. Starc dismissed openers Shadman Islam (1) and Mominul Haque (0) in two consecutive balls. Then captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto (31) and Mushfiqur Rahim tried to build a resistance, but Shanto was dismissed for an unnecessary shot. Then Liton Das was dismissed for a duck for the third time in a row. Miraj (1) and Hasan Mahmud (2) also departed quickly.

At one end, Mushfiqur Rahim was unbeaten on 29, but Taskin Ahmed (8) and Shariful Islam (0) were quickly dismissed by Nathan Lyon, ending Bangladesh’s innings. Mitchell Starc was named man of the match with 10 wickets in both innings. Bangladesh, who had won their first Test in Darwin, ended their tour of Australia with a draw.