Australia remained top of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 table after their innings-and-51-run win over Bangladesh, moving to 96 points and 80% PCT
Updated: August 23, 2026, 8:48 PM IST
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Australia bounced back from their historic defeat in Darwin by beating Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test in MackayThe result levelled the two-match series 1-1 after the Bangla Tigers had produced one of the biggest wins in their Test history in the opening match.
Bangladesh had entered the second Test with plenty of confidence after beating Australia by nine wickets in DarwinIt was their first Test victory on Australian soil and only their second win against Australia in the formatThe victory also made Bangladesh the fastest Asian team to win a Test in Australia, doing so in their third match Down Under.
But there was little sign of another upset in MackayMitchell Starc ripped through Bangladesh’s batting with a brilliant opening spell and finished with figures of 6/12Bangladesh were bowled out for just 64, their fourth-lowest total in Test cricketStarc took five wickets in just 22 balls and moved into the top 10 of the all-time Test wicket-takers list.
Australia did not have everything their own way with the batShoriful Islam responded with a superb spell for Bangladesh, taking 6/35He became the first Bangladesh bowler to take a seven-wicket haul against Australia when he finished with 7/48 in the innings, which was also the best Test bowling figures by a Bangladeshi fast bowler.
Despite Shoriful’s efforts, Australia managed to take a first-innings leadCameron Green continued his good form with another important contribution after scoring his maiden Test century in DarwinAustralia eventually reached 210 before Bangladesh were sent back in to bat.
Bangladesh’s second innings was another struggleThe visitors were bowled out for just 95, giving Australia a straightforward victory inside two daysStarc finished the match with 10 wickets, completing his fourth 10-wicket haul in Test cricketHe ended with match figures of 10/51.
The result was a complete turnaround from the first TestIn Darwin, Bangladesh had dominated Australia, taking a 228-run first-innings lead after scoring 426Hasan Mahmud took six wickets in Australia’s first innings, while Mehidy Hasan Miraz followed with five wickets in the second inningsBangladesh then chased only 57 to seal their historic nine-wicket win.
In Mackay, however, Australia’s pace attack took control from the first morningStarc’s spell set up the win, while Shoriful’s effort gave Bangladesh one of the few bright spots in a match that lasted only two days.
Australia remained top of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 table after their innings-and-51-run win over Bangladesh, moving to 96 points and 80% PCTBangladesh stayed fourth, with 40 points and 55.56% PCT after the series ended 1-1.
