Pat Cummins had opted to field after winning the toss. Bangladesh suffered a batting collapse, folding for just 64 runs in 34 overs. Australia's relentless pace attack kept taking wickets at regular intervals. The hosts' bowlers made full use of the bounce and movement to put Australia in complete control.
The dismissal marked the fourth time Starc has taken a wicket with the first ball of a men's Test match. He moved past former West Indies pacer Pedro Collins, who had achieved the feat three times. Interestingly, Collins dismissed the same batter, Hannan Sarkar, with the first ball on all three occasions.
Mitchell Starc Moves Ahead of Anderson in First-Over Wickets
According to ESPNcricinfo's statistics, Starc also has nine wickets in the opening over of a men's Test match, the most by any bowler. James Anderson took eight, while Ray Lindwall, Richard Hadlee and Kapil Dev took seven each.
Mitchell Starc Completes Five-Wicket Haul in 22 Balls
Mitchell Starc continued his devastating spell after removing Shadman with the opening delivery. Tanzid Hasan, who scored a century in Bangladesh's historic win in Darwin, departed without scoring. Najmul Hossain Shanto also fell for a duck as Starc reduced the visitors to 4/3 after only eight deliveries.
He already holds the record for the fastest five-wicket haul in Test cricket, having taken five wickets in just 15 balls against the West Indies in 2025. Ernie Toshack, Stuart Broad and Scott Boland all took five wickets in 19 balls, while Shane Watson needed 21 balls against South Africa in 2011.
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