Mackay, Australia:Australia put forth a magnificent performance against Bangladesh as they registered a brilliant win in the second Test of the series. The two teams met at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay for the clash, and across two days, Australia made quick work of Bangladesh and registered a victory by an innings and 51 runs.
It is worth noting that day 1 of the clash began with Bangladesh coming in to bat first. The side was left completely helpless by Australia’s bowling attack as they were bundled out for a score of 64 runs in the first innings. for Australia in the early stages of the clash.
In response, Bangladesh did put up a fight. The side limited the Aussies to a score of 210 runs in the first innings as Shoriful Islam put forth a brilliant showing with the ball. However, Australia were diligent once more; the side bundled out the visitors for 95 in the second innings and won the game by an innings and 51 runs.
With the win secured, many fans would also wonder how the WTC (World Test Championship) points table changed as Australia put forth a brilliant show. On the same note, let us have a look at the updated WTC points table.
RankTeamsMatchesWinsLossesDrawPointsPCT1. | Australia | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 80 | 2. | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 75 | 3. | New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 72.22 | 4. | Bangladesh | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 55.56 | 5. | India | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 53.33 | 6. | Sri Lanka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 33.33 | 7. | England | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 29.76 | 8. | West Indies | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 20.83 | 9. | Pakistan | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 19.05 | Skipper Pat Cummins opens up after his side’s victorySpeaking after the win, Australia captain Pat Cummins came forward and talked about how brilliant it is to bounce back after having lost the first Test of the series and how the sharpness in every aspect of their game helped them find the win in Mackay to level the series.
“Yeah, that’s right. A lot of things went right these couple of days, where a lot of things went wrong last week. But yeah, we needed to bounce back and it was a great couple of days from the lads. [On the sharpness of the fielding and the impact of the strong start] Yeah, that’s it. I thought everyone was really sharp. It’s a bit like the opposite last week. If you get a really good first hour or two, it can set up the rest of the match,” Cummins said.
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