Mitchell Starc was on fire, as if he was out to make a statement, and bowled thunderbolts to decimate the Bangladesh top order, claiming a five-wicket haul in just 22 balls. He struck with the very first delivery of the Test, removing Shadman Islam after he was caught in the gully. Starc then accounted for Tanzid Hasan, who had scored a century in the previous Test, before trapping Najmul Hossain Shanto LBW with the very next delivery. The Australian quick continued Bangladesh’s demolition in his third over, dismissing Mominul Haque before sending Litton Das back to the pavilion. Out of the five wickets he took before Lunch, four of them were dismissed without troubling the scorers.
