Australia vs Bangladesh , 2nd Test at Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay , BAN in AUS, 2 Tests, 2026 , Aug 22, 2026 Scorecard 2^nd Day

33.6: Mitchell Starc to Shoriful Islam, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Bangladesh have been rolled over for 64. Mitchell Starc wraps the innings up. A six-wicket haul for the left-arm quick. A special effort from a special bowler.  On the fuller side, just around the off pole. Islam exposes all three stumps and has a poke at the ball. It grazes the outside edge before it is snaffled with ease by Alex Carey. 

33.5: Mitchell Starc to Shoriful Islam, On a good length, on middle. Shoriful makes room for himself and swings hard at it but does not connect.

33.4: Mitchell Starc to Shoriful Islam, Leading edge but safe. Angled in at the pads, on a length. Islam closes the bat face early to work it away on the leg side. It pops up off a leading edge but lands well in front of Marnus Labuschagne at point.

33.3: Mitchell Starc to Shoriful Islam, A short ball at 141 kph, on middle. Shoriful ducks.

33.2: Mitchell Starc to Shoriful Islam, Slips in a yorker, just outside the line of the off stump. Shoriful Islam makes room to open up the off side. He fails to squeeze it out.

33.1: Mitchell Starc to Taijul Islam, On top of the off stump. Islam gets on top of the bounce and punches it square on the off side towards deep point for a single. 

32.6: Pat Cummins to Shoriful Islam, Hits the hard length, angled in on middle. Shoriful swings across the line but is beaten as the ball sails over the blade.

32.5: Pat Cummins to Shoriful Islam, In the air... but it lands in no man's land. Bashes the deck, following the batter as he backs away. Islam makes room and launches it down the ground. Only gets the height and not the distance. There is no one at mid off and the ball lands safely in front of the ropes. Two taken as the mid on fielder gives chase and hauls it in.

32.4: Pat Cummins to Shoriful Islam, Out comes the short ball, around the right shoulder. Shoriful gets inside the line and ducks under it.

32.3: Pat Cummins to Taijul Islam, From over the wicket now, on a good length, landing outside the line of the leg stump. Taijul looks to play the line of the ball but gets an inside edge and it drops beside the strip on the leg side. They cross.

32.2: Pat Cummins to Taijul Islam, FOUR! Crunched. Pat pushes the length up, outside off. Taijul stays beside the line of the ball and extends his hands. He cracks the drive through covers and well away from the man at deep point to his left.

32.1: Pat Cummins to Taijul Islam, At 133.7 kph, angled in before straightening off the deck, on a good length. Taijul pushes out in front of his body. It goes away off the seam to whistle past the outside edge.

31.6: Josh Hazlewood to Taijul Islam, Stays on a back of a length, on middle. Taijul hops to deal with it. Chops it down off an inside edge and it goes down to deep fine leg for a run.

31.5: Josh Hazlewood to Taijul Islam, On a shortish length, on middle. Taijul hops and fends it down behind point. Shoriful is keen for a single but is sent back.

31.4: Josh Hazlewood to Taijul Islam, Slightly on the shorter side, on off. Taijul stays leg side and frees his arms, looking for the cut but does not manage to connect.

31.3: Josh Hazlewood to Taijul Islam, Fuller and at the sticks. Islam pushes it back to the bowler.

31.2: Josh Hazlewood to Taijul Islam, Beaten. Angled across off, on a good length. Taijul goes hard on the drive but the ball leaves him with the angle.

31.1: Josh Hazlewood to Taijul Islam, At the stumps, on a length. Taijul blocks it out watchfully.