The second Test between Australia and Bangladesh at Mackay saw a dramatic collapse.
Bangladesh was bowled out for just 64 runs, marking their fourth lowest total in Test cricket history. After earlier promising performances, their batting faltered significantly. Mitchell Starc's exceptional bowling played a key role, dismantling the Bangladesh lineup and showcasing his status as one of the elite fast bowlers in Test cricket. His fiery spell of 6/12 was instrumental in restricting Bangladesh and placed him among the top wicket-takers in the format.
Bangladesh's batting struggles echoed past low totals, such as their 43 against West Indies in 2018 and 53 against South Africa in 2022. The partnership between Shoriful Islam and Taijul Islam was crucial in pushing the score past 50, but ultimately could not prevent the low total. This performance underlined the challenges Bangladesh face when playing in Australia, especially against high-quality pace bowling.