Shoriful Islam in Mackay on Sunday, August 23 Australia And bangladesh Bowled brilliantly on the second day of the second Test, taking his career-best 7/48 to bowl out Australia for 210. This excellence from the left-arm fast bowler helped Bangladesh take a significant lead of 146 runs in the first innings, while the visitors were all out for only 64 runs.
Shoriful Islam achieved the unique feat of seven wickets
Australia resumed their innings at 165/8, but could only add 45 more runs and were out for 210 before lunch. Shoriful completed his seven-wicket haul brilliantly, Cameron Green Was out lbw for 67 runs with a fast swinging yorker. Taijul Islam Then ended the innings by dismissing Josh Hazlewood for six runs, however Nathan Lyon Remained unbeaten on 32 runs. Lyon and Hazlewood added 24 runs for the last wicket, taking Australia's total past 200. Despite this late resistance, Bangladesh maintained a strong lead due to excellent bowling from Shoriful.
History was made in Mackay
Shoriful's figures were not only crucial to the match situation but also etched his name in Bangladesh's Test history. His 7/48 against Australia became the first seven-wicket haul by a Bangladesh bowler in Test cricket. This performance gave Shoriful the best innings figures by a Bangladesh bowler in an overseas Test, surpassing Taijul Islam's previous record of 7/138 against Zimbabwe this year.
The effort from the 24-year-old fast bowler is particularly impressive when considering Bangladesh's recent bowling performance against Australia. Hasan Mahmud took figures of 6/55 in the first Test in Darwin, setting the previous standard for Bangladesh against the Australian bowlers. Shoriful has now raised that bar considerably higher in Mackay.
Shoriful breaks Steve Smith-Cameron Green partnership
Australia's innings initially threatened to slip out of Bangladesh's control as the hosts fell to 41/3. Steve Smith And Green stabilized Australia's innings with a 77-run partnership and gave them hope of building a significant lead. Smith scored 42 runs from 74 balls, which included six fours, while Green scored 67 runs from 105 balls, which included 10 fours.
However, Shoriful repeatedly found ways to break Australia's resistance. His ability to attack the stumps and extract movement kept the Australian batsmen under pressure, ultimately leading to a spectacular seven-wicket comeback. Shoriful's 7/48 also became the best innings figures by a visiting bowler against Australia, surpassing that of the West Indies great in 1993.Curtly Ambrose Is since 7/25. With Bangladesh now leading by 146 runs, Shoriful's bowling put the visitors firmly in control in a Test that had begun with their own batting collapse.