Australia vs Bangladesh Test becomes only 28th two-day Test in 2632-match history
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 daysAustralia'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 listThe 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 durationNo.TeamsDaysWinnerVenueDateTest No.1England vs Australia2AustraliaThe Oval28 Aug 188292England vs Australia2AustraliaLord's16 Jul 1888283England vs Australia2EnglandThe Oval13 Aug 1888294England vs Australia2EnglandManchester30 Aug 1888305South Africa vs England2EnglandGqeberha12 Mar 1889316South Africa vs England2EnglandCape Town25 Mar 1889327England vs Australia2EnglandThe Oval11 Aug 1890348South Africa vs England2EnglandGqeberha13 Feb 1896479South Africa vs England2EnglandCape Town21 Mar 18964910Australia vs South Africa2AustraliaManchester27 May 191212111England vs South Africa2EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 191212812England vs Australia2AustraliaNottingham28 May 192114013Australia vs West Indies2AustraliaMelbourne13 Feb 193120514South Africa vs Australia2AustraliaJohannesburg15 Feb 193625015New Zealand vs Australia2AustraliaWellington29 Mar 194627516England vs West Indies2EnglandLeeds17 Aug 2000150817Australia vs Pakistan2AustraliaSharjah11 Oct 2002161718South Africa vs Zimbabwe2South AfricaCape Town4 Mar 2005173719Zimbabwe vs New Zealand2New ZealandHarare7 Aug 2005175920South Africa vs Zimbabwe2South AfricaGqeberha26 Dec 2017229021India vs Afghanistan2IndiaBengaluru14 Jun 2018230722India vs England2IndiaAhmedabad24 Feb 2021241223Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe2ZimbabweAbu Dhabi2 Mar 2021241324Australia vs South Africa2AustraliaBrisbane17 Dec 2022248225South Africa vs India2IndiaCape Town3 Jan 2024252226Australia vs England2AustraliaPerth21 Nov 2025260827Australia vs England2EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2025261528Australia vs Bangladesh2AustraliaMackay22 Aug 20262632Starc takes 10 wicketsStarc 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 95Bangladesh 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."Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.