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Australia defeats Bangladesh in second Test, drawing series 1-1

Australia secured an innings and 51-run victory over Bangladesh in the second Test in Mackay, with Mitchell Starc taking 10 wickets in the match. The win meant the series was drawn 1-1.

  • Australia won the second Test against Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs.
  • Mitchell Starc took 10 wickets in the match, including 6-12 on day one and 4-39 on day two.
  • The series was drawn 1-1 after Bangladesh's nine-wicket win in the first Test.

Australia defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test in Mackay, drawing the series 1-1. Mitchell Starc was instrumental in the victory, taking 10 wickets across both innings.

Starc claimed 6-12 as Bangladesh were dismissed for 64 on day one. On Sunday, he added 4-39, bringing his match total to 10 wickets. This marks the fourth time in his career he has achieved this feat.

The Test concluded inside two days, making it the third time in the last seven matches that a Test in Australia has finished so quickly. Australia's first innings total of 210 was the fourth-lowest in Test history to secure an innings win.

After Australia took a 146-run lead, Bangladesh were bowled out for 95. Nathan Lyon contributed with two wickets after the tea break. For Bangladesh, Shoriful Islam recorded career-best away figures of 7-48 in Australia's first innings.

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