Bangladesh were bowled out for just 64 in 34 overs on the opening day (Saturday, August 22) of the second Test at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay. Australia then made a cautious start with the bat, reaching 50/3 at tea. The hosts lost three early wickets and are trailing by 14 runs before the final session.
It took nearly 150 years of men's Test cricket for a No. 11 batter to top-score against Australia. Shoriful became only the 13th No. 11 batter in Test history to finish as his team's highest scorer in an innings. He joined an exclusive list that includes Ashton Agar, Neil Wagner, and Talha Jubair.
Times a No. 11 Batter Has Top-Scored in a Test Innings
PlayerRunsTeamOppositionMatch DateFrank Spofforth50AustraliaEngland21 Mar 1885Tom McKibbin16AustraliaEngland10 Aug 1896Aubrey Vogler62*South AfricaEngland30 Mar 1906Asif Masood30*PakistanWest Indies15 Feb 1975Jayantha Amerasinghe34Sri LankaNew Zealand9 Mar 1984Talha Jubair31BangladeshIndia17 Dec 2004Steve Harmison42EnglandSouth Africa2 Jan 2005Nathan Lyon14AustraliaSouth Africa9 Nov 2011Ashton Agar98AustraliaEngland10 Jul 2013Sulieman Benn53*West IndiesNew Zealand8 Jun 2014Tim Murtagh54*IrelandAfghanistan15 Mar 2019Saqib Mahmood49EnglandWest Indies24 Mar 2022Shoriful Islam14BangladeshAustralia22 Aug 2026Shoriful Islam Strikes Early With Ball to Rattle Australia's Top Order
Shoriful Islam carried his batting momentum into his bowling spell with the new ball. Returning to the playing XI after recovering from a hamstring injury, the left-arm pacer struck with his second delivery. Australian opener Travis Head chopped the ball onto his stumps for 22 off 27 balls.
Shoriful struck again in the same over to remove Marnus Labuschagne for just four. The Australian No. 3 was unfortunate as the delivery hit his thigh pad before deflecting onto the leg stump, leaving him in disbelief.
Australia's top order struggled, with Matthew Renshaw (8), Travis Head (22), and Marnus Labuschagne (4) falling before tea. Steve Smith (6*) and Cameron Green (1*) remained unbeaten at the break. Earlier, Mitchell Starc recorded figures of 6/12 in 10 overs, recording his 19th five-wicket haul in Tests.
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