Mitchell Starc sets Test record as Bangladesh score 64 in Mackay Test

Mitchell Starc surpassed England fast bowler James Anderson by claiming the most first-over wickets in Test cricket during the second Test between Australia and Bangladesh at Mackay on August 22. Australia chose to field first, and Starc dismissed Shadman Islam for a duck with the very first ball of the innings, marking his ninth first-over wicket in Tests and moving past Anderson, who held eight such dismissals. Starc continued his dominant performance, taking five wickets within the first seven overs and reducing Bangladesh to 12 for 5. Additional pressure from Australian captain Pat Cummins, who took 3 for 25, saw Bangladesh collapse to 39 for 9 before they were all out for 64, narrowly avoiding their lowest-ever Test total of 43, recorded against the West Indies in 2018. Starc finished with outstanding figures of 6 for 12 in 10 overs. With this haul, he overtook South African bowler Dale Steyn to become the 10th-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, reaching 441 wickets at an average of 26.27. His career includes 19 five-wicket hauls, three ten-wicket match hauls, and best innings figures of 7 for 58. At the conclusion of the tea interval, Australia were 50 for 3. Steve Smith was unbeaten on 6, while Cameron Green remained not out on 4. Travis Head (22), Matt Renshaw (8), and Marnus Labuschagne (4) were among the dismissed batsmen. Bangladesh bowlers Shoriful Islam (2 for 6) and Taskin Ahmed (1 for 26) had taken wickets to restrict the Australian innings.