In the second test match between Australia and Bangladesh, which began in Mackay on August 22nd, an event occurred that the Bangladeshi players likely did not expect. Australia decided to win the toss and start the game with a coin toss, after which a historic moment took place in the first session.
Thanks to Mitchell Starc's fast and powerful swinging delivery, the top order of Bangladesh collapsed like a house of cards. In just four overs of his opening spell, Mitchell Starc dismissed five batsmen, with the very first ball of the match leading to the dismissal of Shadman Islam. This marked the fourth time in Test history that Starc managed to take a wicket on the first delivery.
Furthermore, neither Tanzid Hasan, captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Momindu Haka, nor Litna Das could respond to Starc's fiery bowling. Half of the Bangladesh team returned to the dressing room in just 24 balls, allowing the game to lean heavily in Australia's favor even in the first session.
Starc demonstrated his anger from the loss in Darwin and took six wickets in just 12 runs. Thanks to this destructive performance, the entire Bangladesh team finished the first innings on only 64 runs.
During the lunch break, after Starc finished his bowling, he approached the Fox Sports broadcaster's microphone. His wife was standing there, as well as Eliza Healy, former captain of the Australian women's cricket team. Starting with the topic of household budgets, Healy joked, asking if today's dinner bill should be considered paid by him since she had paid for dinner the day before. Starc laughed at this and replied that she earns more than him.
After that, they continued the conversation about the match. Starc mentioned that there had been some tension in the team following the recent defeat, and his aggression was evident in this game. He took five wickets in just 22 balls and set a record by taking a wicket on the first delivery.
With this performance, Starc became the first in Test cricket history to take four wickets on the first delivery. Additionally, he surpassed the mark of 440 Test wickets, overtaking South African legend Dale Steyn (439 wickets) and ranking tenth in all-time lists.