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Bangladesh were bowled out for just 64 runs in their first innings against Australia in the second Test at Mackay on Saturday, recording the fourth-lowest total in their Test history.
The collapse came after Australia captain Pat Cummins elected to field first, with Mitchell Starc tearing through Bangladesh’s top order.
Starc finished with 6 for 12, including five wickets in just 22 balls, as Bangladesh slipped to 35 for six by lunch.
Bangladesh’s lowest Test innings total remains 43 against the West Indies in North Sound in 2018.
Their second-lowest is 53 against South Africa in Durban in 2022, while their third-lowest is 62 against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2007.
The 64 against Australia now occupies fourth place on the unwanted list.
The latest collapse was particularly striking given Bangladesh’s performance in the previous Test in Darwin, where they scored 426 in their first innings and went on to secure a historic nine-wicket victory over Australia.
Their 64 in Mackay therefore represented a massive 362-run drop from their first-innings score in the series opener.
Bangladesh’s lower order prevented the total from falling below their all-time low. Shoriful Islam top-scored with 14, while Taijul Islam and Shoriful added 25 runs for the final wicket, taking Bangladesh from 39 for nine to 64 all out. Shoriful’s effort also made him the first No. 11 batter to top-score for Bangladesh against Australia in a Test innings.
The 64 was Bangladesh’s fourth-lowest Test total, but it did not become their lowest-ever score thanks to the late resistance from the tail.
Australia immediately moved into a commanding position in the second Test, reaching 50 for three in reply by the tea break.
