Bangladesh tour of Australia – ICC World Test Championship
Australia vs
Bangladesh (Test no. 2632)
Australia won by 51 runs
Player of the Match:
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
Match Info
Ground: Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
Toss: Australia, elected to field first
Series: Bangladesh tour of Australia (ICC World Test Championship)
Season: 2026
Series Result: 2-match series drawn 1-1
Points: Australia 12, Bangladesh 0
Match Days: 22, 23 August 2026 – day (5-day match)
Hours of Play: 10.00 start, Lunch 10.00-12.00, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match Number: Test no. 2632
Player of the Series:
Mitchell Starc
Umpires:
Kumar Dharmasena,
Nitin Menon
TV Umpire:
Richard Illingworth
Reserve Umpire:
Donovan Koch
Match Referee:
Richie Richardson
Player of the Match
Mitchell Starc
(Australia)
10 Wickets (6/12 & 4/39)
Bangladesh 1st Innings (64/10 – 34.0 overs)
| Batting |
Dismissal |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
| Shadman Islam | c Green b Starc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tanzid Hasan | c Webster b Starc | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mominul Haque | c Green b Starc | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 56.25 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto (c) | lbw b Starc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | b Cummins | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 11.90 |
| Litton Das † | lbw b Starc | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | c Webster b Cummins | 11 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 21.56 |
| Hasan Mahmud | c Lyon b Hazlewood | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 27.77 |
| Taijul Islam | not out | 11 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 42.30 |
| Taskin Ahmed | c Renshaw b Cummins | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 |
| Shoriful Islam | c †Carey b Starc | 14 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 73.68 |
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 2) | 3 | |
| Total | 10 wickets; 34 overs | 64 | Run Rate: 1.88 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Shadman Islam, 0.1 ov), 2-9 (Tanzid Hasan, 2.1 ov), 3-9 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 2.2 ov), 4-10 (Mominul Haque, 4.5 ov), 5-12 (Litton Das, 6.4 ov), 6-21 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 15.3 ov), 7-36 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 24.3 ov), 8-38 (Hasan Mahmud, 25.5 ov), 9-39 (Taskin Ahmed, 28.1 ov), 10-64 (Shoriful Islam, 33.6 ov)
Australia Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
| Mitchell Starc | 10 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 11 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1.63 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Cummins | 10 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Webster | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.66 | 0 | 1 |
Australia 1st Innings (210/10 – 52.3 overs)
| Batting |
Dismissal |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
| Travis Head | b Shoriful Islam | 22 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 81.48 |
| Matt Renshaw | c Tanzid Hasan b Taskin Ahmed | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | b Shoriful Islam | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Steven Smith | lbw b Shoriful Islam | 42 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 56.75 |
| Cameron Green | lbw b Shoriful Islam | 67 | 105 | 10 | 0 | 63.80 |
| Alex Carey † | c Hasan Mahmud b Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Beau Webster | lbw b Shoriful Islam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pat Cummins (c) | c †Litton Das b Shoriful Islam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitchell Starc | b Shoriful Islam | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Nathan Lyon | not out | 32 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 51.61 |
| Josh Hazlewood | c Shadman Islam b Taijul Islam | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 8, nb 7) | 23 | |
| Total | 10 wickets; 52.3 overs | 210 | Run Rate: 4.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Matt Renshaw, 2.6 ov), 2-40 (Travis Head, 7.2 ov), 3-41 (Marnus Labuschagne, 7.5 ov), 4-118 (Steven Smith, 25.5 ov), 5-145 (Alex Carey, 30.6 ov), 6-146 (Beau Webster, 31.3 ov), 7-146 (Pat Cummins, 31.5 ov), 8-148 (Mitchell Starc, 33.1 ov), 9-186 (Cameron Green, 47.2 ov), 10-210 (Josh Hazlewood, 52.3 ov)
Bangladesh Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
| Taskin Ahmed | 12 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 4.83 | 0 | 6 |
| Hasan Mahmud | 14 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 4.78 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoriful Islam | 15 | 3 | 48 | 7 | 3.20 | 0 | 1 |
| Taijul Islam | 9.3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1.78 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
Bangladesh 2nd Innings (Target: 147 runs) (95/10 – 38.3 overs)
| Batting |
Dismissal |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
| Tanzid Hasan | c Starc b Cummins | 9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 26.47 |
| Shadman Islam | c Labuschagne b Starc | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Mominul Haque | b Starc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto (c) | c Starc b Lyon | 31 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 67.39 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | not out | 29 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 36.25 |
| Litton Das † | c Webster b Starc | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | c †Carey b Cummins | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Hasan Mahmud | c Head b Cummins | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Taijul Islam | b Starc | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 29.16 |
| Taskin Ahmed | c Smith b Lyon | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 72.72 |
| Shoriful Islam | c Starc b Lyon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (lb 5, nb 2) | 7 | |
| Total | 10 wickets; 38.3 overs | 95 | Run Rate: 2.46 |
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Shadman Islam, 2.2 ov), 2-5 (Mominul Haque, 2.3 ov), 3-24 (Tanzid Hasan, 7.5 ov), 4-51 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 20.6 ov), 5-63 (Litton Das, 24.4 ov), 6-68 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 27.3 ov), 7-70 (Hasan Mahmud, 29.3 ov), 8-82 (Taijul Islam, 35.1 ov), 9-95 (Taskin Ahmed, 38.1 ov), 10-95 (Shoriful Islam, 38.3 ov)
Australia Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
| Mitchell Starc | 10 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 3.90 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 11.3 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 |
Close of Play Summary
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SAT, 22 AUG:
Day 1 – Australia 1st Innings 165/8 (Cameron Green 51*, Nathan Lyon 10*, 40 Ov)
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SUN, 23 AUG:
Day 2 – Bangladesh 2nd Innings 95 (38.3 Ov) – End Of Match
Match Flow Timeline
Day 1 Timeline
Bangladesh 1st innings
- Over 2.2: Review by Bangladesh (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batter – Najmul Hossain Shanto (Struck down – Umpires Call)
- Over 6.4: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batter – Litton Das (Upheld)
- Drinks: Bangladesh – 15/5 in 11.0 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 2, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3)
- Over 12.4: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batter – Mushfiqur Rahim (Struck down)
- Lunch: Bangladesh – 35/6 in 23.0 overs (Mehidy Hasan Miraz 11, Hasan Mahmud 8)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 30.4 overs (186 balls), Extras 3
- Innings Break: Bangladesh – 64/10 in 34.0 overs (Taijul Islam 11)
Australia 1st innings
- Australia: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (63 balls), Extras 9
- Tea: Australia – 50/3 in 10.0 overs (SPD Smith 6, C Green 1)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (SPD Smith 22, C Green 17, Ex 11)
- Australia: 100 runs in 20.1 overs (125 balls), Extras 19
- Drinks: Australia – 118/4 in 25.5 overs (C Green 21)
- Over 25.5: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batter – SPD Smith (Struck down – Umpires Call)
- Over 31.3: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batter – BJ Webster (Struck down)
- Australia: 150 runs in 33.1 overs (205 balls), Extras 22
- C Green: 50 off 80 balls (8 x 4)
- End Of Day: Australia – 165/8 in 40.0 overs (C Green 51, NM Lyon 10)
Day 2 Timeline
Australia 1st innings (Continued)
- Over 47.2: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – HDPK Dharmasena, Batter – C Green (Upheld)
- Australia: 200 runs in 49.5 overs (305 balls), Extras 22
- Innings Break: Australia – 210/10 in 52.3 overs (NM Lyon 32)
Bangladesh 2nd innings
- Over 10.4: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Nitin Menon, Batter – Najmul Hossain Shanto (Struck down)
- Lunch: Bangladesh – 39/3 in 11.0 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 23, Mushfiqur Rahim 4)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 20.3 overs (125 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Bangladesh – 63/5 in 24.4 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 16)
- Tea: Bangladesh – 95/8 in 38.0 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 29, Taskin Ahmed 8)
- Match End: Australia bowled out Bangladesh for 95 to win by 51 runs
