Bangladesh Surprises with Test Win Against Australia Despite Previous Defeat
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Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon (3-25) each took three wickets to support Starc as Bangladesh could only manage 95 in its second innings to hand Australia a comprehensive win after its shock loss in last week’s first test at Darwin.
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Sky SportsBangladesh bowled out for 95 following first-innings 64 to lose by innings and 51 runs in Mackay; Australia left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc takes 10-for in match to finish series with 12 wickets at average of 12.08; series finishes tied at 1-1 after hosts' shock loss in Darwin opener
The Guardian SportMitchell Starc has rocked the Bangladesh batting order for the second time in as many days in Mackay to secure Australia victory by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test.
BBC SportAustralia 210: Green 62; Shoriful 7-48 Australia win by an innings and 51 runs Mitchell Starc took 10 wickets in the match as Australia bounced back from last week's shock defeat by Bangladesh to win the second Test by an innings and 51 runs and draw the series 1-1.
SMH SportAustralia scored a comfortable innings victory over Bangladesh in the second Test, well inside two days.
ESPNcricinfoStarc rips through Bangladesh with five wickets in 22 balls The visitors were in tatters at lunch on the opening day of the second Test after being asked to bat
Reuters SportsBangladesh 95-8 at tea, trail by 51 runs in second test v Australia - Reuters Bangladesh 95-8 at tea, trail by 51 runs in second test v Australia Reuters
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"Much better week," Starc, who was named Player of the Match, said. "We knew we weren't at our best, or what we expect of ourselves, in Darwin.
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BBC Sport"Much better week. We knew we weren't at our best, or what we expect of ourselves, in Darwin," said 36-year-old Starc, who was named Player of the Match and Series after taking 12 wickets at an average of 12.08.
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Australia next Test series is a three-match tour of world Test champions South Africa in October.
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Sky SportsAs emphatic as the victory was, it may do little to ease concerns about Australia's batting before visiting reigning World Test Championship winners South Africa on a three-Test tour starting in October.
AP SportsThe two-test “Top End” series starts a heavy 12-month schedule for the Australians that will feature 20 test matches, including tours to South Africa, India and England.
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Earlier in the day, Australia added 45 runs to their overnight total as they were bowled out for 210 with Cameron Green top scoring with 67 and Lyon adding an unbeaten 32 to give them a first-innings lead of 146.
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AP SportsAussie’s extend lead Earlier Sunday, Australia resumed at 165-8 with Cameron Green and Nathan Lyon adding another 28 useful runs Sunday for the ninth wicket.
The Guardian SportGreen and Lyon resumed on day two with Australia 8-165 and the pair added a valuable 38 for the ninth wicket, with Lyon making a cameo of 32.
Sky SportsAustralia, 165-8 overnight in their first innings, were evenutally bowled out for 210, with Cameron Green (67), who also scored a century in the first Test, the only batter to hit a half century.
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The Tigers' recalled left-arm paceman Shoriful Islam took 7-48, for the best innings haul by a Bangladesh bowler in an away Test.
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AP SportsShoriful’s 7-48 was the best bowling figures for a Bangladesh player away from home.
The Guardian SportEarlier, Bangladesh pace bowler Shoriful Islam returned all-time best away figures for his country.
BBC SportLeft-arm paceman Shoriful Islam was the pick of the bowlers with 7-48. The visitors' second innings got off to a poor start, losing both openers inside eight overs as they slumped to 24-3.
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Already the most prolific left-arm pace bowler in Tests, Starc moved 10th on the all-time leading wicket-taker's list with 445 dismissals, four spots behind Lyon.
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AP SportsIt was the evergreen left-arm swing bowler’s fourth ten-wicket haul in tests and also saw him move past South Africa pace great Dale Steyn into 10th on the all-time list with 445 wickets, with Starc having no thoughts of finishing up yet.
BBC SportStarc has now moved to 10th on the all-time Test wicket list with 445, 126 shy of Lyon's haul in sixth place.
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Lyon captured the key wicket of Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto for 31, before taking the final two wickets in three balls straight after the tea break to wrap up the match.
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The Guardian SportCaptain Najmul Hossain Shanto (31) gifted Lyon his first wicket of the Test with Starc gobbling up the catch at long off.
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Bangladesh Create History In ICC Rankings Despite Despite Heavy Defeat To Australia This is the first instance of Bangladesh rising above the No.9 spot in the Test rankings.
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ESPNcricinfoShanto wants more SENA Tests after Bangladesh rise to No. 6 in rankings Bangladesh drew their first series in Australia in 23 years, and rose above No. 9 on the ICC Test rankings for the first time
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It’s a stark contrast to the comprehensive win that Bangladesh enjoyed in the first Test in Darwin.
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The Guardian SportBangladesh’s nine-wicket win in Darwin in the first Test meant the series was drawn 1-1.
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Starc (4-39) returned after lunch to remove the luckless Litton Das for another duck. The wicketkeeper batter faced 27 balls across three innings in the series for no runs.
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The Guardian SportStarc then snapped up Litton Das for his second duck of the match and the back of the Bangladesh batting had been broken.
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01 Sky Sports Scorecard: Australia vs Bangladesh, second Test, Mackay Not got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream no contract Listen to episodes of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast
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02 NDTV Sports Rishabh Pant Forced To Leave The Field While Batting During 2nd Test Against Sri Lanka Rishabh Pant left the field retired hurt during the 2nd Sri Lanka Test
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03 BBC Sport Last Sunday's nine-wicket defeat for the world's top-ranked side in Darwin was widely seen as one of Test cricket's greatest upsets.
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04 The Guardian Sport After his early strikes, Starc was in the game again when Tanzid Hasan (nine) skied a Cummins delivery straight to him at fine leg.
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05 SMH Sport Here’s how the host team rated individually across the two days in Mackay. Mitchell Starc, 9
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06 AP Sports (The body’s) still hanging together, I thoroughly enjoy being a part of this group,” said Starc, named player-of-the-series for his 12 wickets across the two matches. “Test cricket, I’ve said it before, it will always be the pinnacle for me. I’d like to milk my body for all I can for test cricket, and that’s how it’ll remain.”
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07 Reuters Sports India 88-2 at lunch against Sri Lanka - Reuters India 88-2 at lunch against Sri Lanka Reuters
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08 ESPNcricinfo Shanto hopes Bangladesh 'do it' in South Africa after Darwin conquest "I don't want to point finger at anyone in particular but we played poorly as a team," Shanto said after the two-day loss in Mackay
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