Australia Fight Back On Day 1 As Starc Rips Through Bangladesh

Shoriful Islam celebrates

Australia vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 1: 18 wickets fall, Green 51 not out. Starc and Shoriful take six-fors as Australia lead by 101 On Chaotic Day 1.

Six-Fer Starc and Shoriful light up chaotic day 1 in Mackay...

Mitchell Starc and Shoriful Islam stole the show with six-wicket hauls as Bangladesh hit back to keep Australia in check on a wild day one of the second Test on Saturday.  

18 wickets tumbled across three action-packed sessions on the lively Mackay pitch. Australia reached 165-8 at stumps with a 101-run lead, after dismissing Bangladesh for just 64 in the first innings.  

All-rounder Cameron Green was unbeaten on 51, with nightwatchman Nathan Lyon on 10 at stumps.  

Recalled paceman Shoriful Islam marked his return with a maiden Test five-wicket haul, having missed the Darwin Test with a hamstring strain.  

With Australia down 1-0 in the two-Test series and under pressure after a nine-wicket loss in Darwin, captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bowl first on a Gabba-style surface.

Starc was superb with the new ball, taking 6-12 including the first five wickets in just 22 deliveries.  

The 36-year-old Starc produced a masterclass to bowl Bangladesh out just after lunch, but Najmul Hossain Shanto’s side hit back thanks to Shoriful, who ended the day with 6-35.  

Shoriful ripped through Australia’s top order, dismissing opener Travis Head for 22 and struggling No.3 Marnus Labuschagne for 4, before trapping Steve Smith lbw for 44 to break a 77-run stand with Green.