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Australia hit back strongly after their shock defeat in the first Test against Bangladesh, winning the second match by an innings and 51 runs in Mackay on Sunday. Mitchell Starc starred with 10 wickets as Australia completed the Test inside two days. Only 28 Tests have finished in two days
Australia's win created a rare piece of Test cricket history. The Mackay Test was only the 28th Test to finish in two days from the 2632 Tests played so far. In simple terms, only around 1.1% of all Tests have ended within two days. The numbers show how rare such short Tests have been. From 1877 to 1946, 15 of the 275 Tests played during the period finished in two days. There was not a single two-day Test between 1947 and 1999, even though 1,233 Tests were played during those 53 years. Since 2000, 13 of the 1,124 Tests have been completed in two days. Mackay joins a rare list
The Australia-Bangladesh Test is the 28th two-day Test in history. The previous one was Australia's Test against England in Perth in November 2025, which also ended inside two days. India have been involved in three two-day Tests in recent years. India beat Afghanistan in Bengaluru in 2018 and England in Ahmedabad in 2021, with both matches finishing inside two days. India's Test against South Africa in Cape Town in January 2024 also ended in two days, with India winning the match. Shortest Tests by duration
No. Teams Days Winner Venue Date Test No. 1 England vs Australia 2 Australia The Oval 28 Aug 1882 9 2 England vs Australia 2 Australia Lord's 16 Jul 1888 28 3 England vs Australia 2 England The Oval 13 Aug 1888 29 4 England vs Australia 2 England Manchester 30 Aug 1888 30 5 South Africa vs England 2 England Gqeberha 12 Mar 1889 31 6 South Africa vs England 2 England Cape Town 25 Mar 1889 32 7 England vs Australia 2 England The Oval 11 Aug 1890 34 8 South Africa vs England 2 England Gqeberha 13 Feb 1896 47 9 South Africa vs England 2 England Cape Town 21 Mar 1896 49 10 Australia vs South Africa 2 Australia Manchester 27 May 1912 121 11 England vs South Africa 2 England The Oval 12 Aug 1912 128 12 England vs Australia 2 Australia Nottingham 28 May 1921 140 13 Australia vs West Indies 2 Australia Melbourne 13 Feb 1931 205 14 South Africa vs Australia 2 Australia Johannesburg 15 Feb 1936 250 15 New Zealand vs Australia 2 Australia Wellington 29 Mar 1946 275 16 England vs West Indies 2 England Leeds 17 Aug 2000 1508 17 Australia vs Pakistan 2 Australia Sharjah 11 Oct 2002 1617 18 South Africa vs Zimbabwe 2 South Africa Cape Town 4 Mar 2005 1737 19 Zimbabwe vs New Zealand 2 New Zealand Harare 7 Aug 2005 1759 20 South Africa vs Zimbabwe 2 South Africa Gqeberha 26 Dec 2017 2290 21 India vs Afghanistan 2 India Bengaluru 14 Jun 2018 2307 22 India vs England 2 India Ahmedabad 24 Feb 2021 2412 23 Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 2 Zimbabwe Abu Dhabi 2 Mar 2021 2413 24 Australia vs South Africa 2 Australia Brisbane 17 Dec 2022 2482 25 South Africa vs India 2 India Cape Town 3 Jan 2024 2522 26 Australia vs England 2 Australia Perth 21 Nov 2025 2608 27 Australia vs England 2 England Melbourne 26 Dec 2025 2615 28 Australia vs Bangladesh 2 Australia Mackay 22 Aug 2026 2632 Starc takes 10 wickets
Starc was the main reason behind Australia's dominant victory. He finished with match figures of 10-51, meaning he took 10 wickets and conceded 51 runs across Bangladesh's two innings. He took 6-12 in Bangladesh's first innings, when the visitors were bowled out for just 64. He then picked up four more wickets in the second innings. It was Starc's fourth 10-wicket haul in Test cricket. A 10-wicket haul means a bowler takes at least 10 wickets across both innings of a Test match. The performance also took Starc's Test wicket tally to 445. He moved past South Africa pace great Dale Steyn into 10th place on the all-time list. Starc was named Player of the Series after taking 12 wickets across the two Tests. “(The body's) still hanging together, I thoroughly enjoy being a part of this group,” Starc said. “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.” Bangladesh bowled out for 95
Bangladesh could manage only 95 in their second innings, handing Australia a comprehensive victory after their unexpected loss in the first Test in Darwin. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scored with 31, while Mushfiqur Rahim remained unbeaten on 29. Only two other Bangladesh batters scored more than 10 runs. Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon also took three wickets each. Cummins finished with 3-10, meaning three wickets for 10 runs, while Lyon took 3-25. Shanto said the conditions in Mackay were different from those in Darwin. “I think this is a different condition (to the first test in Darwin) and there’s a little bit more extra bounce and swing in the air,” Shanto said. “So it’s challenging for us, but as a team if we want to go forward we need to adjust and I hope this experience will help going forward."
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