Australia bite back as 18 wickets fall on day one of second Bangladesh Test
Left-armers star in wicket bonanza as Australia take 101-run lead over Bangladesh on first day of the second Test. Australia scratched out a 101-run lead over Bangladesh in the second Test, with 18 wickets falling on Day One after Mitchell Starc and Shoriful Islam both took six in a fast-bowling masterclass.
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- Fact 1: Left-armers star in wicket bonanza as Australia take 101-run lead over Bangladesh on first day of the second Test.
- Fact 2: Australia scratched out a 101-run lead over Bangladesh in the second Test, with 18 wickets falling on Day One after Mitchell Starc and Shoriful Islam both took six in a fast-bowling masterclass.
- Fact 3: What to know New boss Iraola aims to reignite Liverpool’s title push as season starts Premier League form guide: Ranking the title contenders for 2026-27 season Top 10 players to watch in the 2026-27 European football season They skittled Bangladesh for 64 with an irrepressible Starc the destroyer in an incredible spell of swing and seam, taking five wickets in 22 balls during the morning session to end with 6-12 from 10 overs.
- Fact 4: Only a last-wicket partnership of 25 between Taijul Islam (11 not out) and Shoriful (14) took Bangladesh past their lowest Test score of 43, which came against the West Indies in 2018.
Left-armers star in wicket bonanza as Australia take 101-run lead over Bangladesh on first day of the second Test. Australia scratched out a 101-run lead over Bangladesh in the second Test, with 18 wickets falling on Day One after Mitchell Starc and Shoriful Islam both took six in a fast-bowling masterclass.
Home skipper Pat Cummins won the toss in Mackay, Queensland on Saturday, and his pacemen feasted, determined to bounce back from a shock nine-wicket loss in the first Test at Darwin, Northern Territory. What are the key talking points before Man Utd’s new season? What to know New boss Iraola aims to reignite Liverpool’s title push as season starts Premier League form guide: Ranking the title contenders for 2026-27 season Top 10 players to watch in the 2026-27 European football season They skittled Bangladesh for 64 with an irrepressible Starc the destroyer in an incredible spell of swing and seam, taking five wickets in 22 balls during the morning session to end with 6-12 from 10 overs.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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