Australia vs Bangladesh Test becomes only 28th two-day Test in 2632-match history

Australia hit back strongly after their shock defeat in the first Test against Bangladesh, winning the second match by an innings and 51 runs in Mackay on Sunday. Mitchell Starc starred with 10 wickets as Australia completed the Test inside two days.

Only 28 Tests have finished in two days

Australia’s win created a rare piece of Test cricket history. The Mackay Test was only the 28th Test to finish in two days from the 2632 Tests played so far.

In simple terms, only around 1.1% of all Tests have ended within two days.

The numbers show how rare such short Tests have been. From 1877 to 1946, 15 of the 275 Tests played during the period finished in two days.

There was not a single two-day Test between 1947 and 1999, even though 1,233 Tests were played during those 53 years.

Since 2000, 13 of the 1,124 Tests have been completed in two days.

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Mackay joins a rare list

The Australia-Bangladesh Test is the 28th two-day Test in history. The previous one was Australia’s Test against England in Perth in November 2025, which also ended inside two days.

India have been involved in three two-day Tests in recent years.

India beat Afghanistan in Bengaluru in 2018 and England in Ahmedabad in 2021, with both matches finishing inside two days. India’s Test against South Africa in Cape Town in January 2024 also ended in two days, with India winning the match.

Shortest Tests by duration

No.

Teams

Days

Winner

Venue

Date

Test No.

1

England vs Australia

2

Australia

The Oval

28 Aug 1882

9

2

England vs Australia

2

Australia

Lord’s

16 Jul 1888

28

3

England vs Australia

2

England

The Oval

13 Aug 1888

29

4

England vs Australia

2

England

Manchester

30 Aug 1888

30

5

South Africa vs England

2

England

Gqeberha

12 Mar 1889

31

6

South Africa vs England

2

England

Cape Town

25 Mar 1889

32

7

England vs Australia

2

England

The Oval

11 Aug 1890

34

8

South Africa vs England

2

England

Gqeberha

13 Feb 1896

47

9

South Africa vs England

2

England

Cape Town

21 Mar 1896

49

10

Australia vs South Africa

2

Australia

Manchester

27 May 1912

121

11

England vs South Africa

2

England

The Oval

12 Aug 1912

128

12

England vs Australia

2

Australia

Nottingham

28 May 1921

140

13

Australia vs West Indies

2

Australia

Melbourne

13 Feb 1931

205

14

South Africa vs Australia

2

Australia

Johannesburg

15 Feb 1936

250

15

New Zealand vs Australia

2

Australia

Wellington

29 Mar 1946

275

16

England vs West Indies

2

England

Leeds

17 Aug 2000

1508

17

Australia vs Pakistan

2

Australia

Sharjah

11 Oct 2002

1617

18

South Africa vs Zimbabwe

2

South Africa

Cape Town

4 Mar 2005

1737

19

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand

2

New Zealand

Harare

7 Aug 2005

1759

20

South Africa vs Zimbabwe

2

South Africa

Gqeberha

26 Dec 2017

2290

21

India vs Afghanistan

2

India

Bengaluru

14 Jun 2018

2307

22

India vs England

2

India

Ahmedabad

24 Feb 2021

2412

23

Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe

2

Zimbabwe

Abu Dhabi

2 Mar 2021

2413

24

Australia vs South Africa

2

Australia

Brisbane

17 Dec 2022

2482

25

South Africa vs India

2

India

Cape Town

3 Jan 2024

2522

26

Australia vs England

2

Australia

Perth

21 Nov 2025

2608

27

Australia vs England

2

England

Melbourne

26 Dec 2025

2615

28

Australia vs Bangladesh

2

Australia

Mackay

22 Aug 2026

2632

Starc takes 10 wickets

Starc was the main reason behind Australia’s dominant victory. He finished with match figures of 10-51, meaning he took 10 wickets and conceded 51 runs across Bangladesh’s two innings.

He took 6-12 in Bangladesh’s first innings, when the visitors were bowled out for just 64. He then picked up four more wickets in the second innings.

It was Starc’s fourth 10-wicket haul in Test cricket. A 10-wicket haul means a bowler takes at least 10 wickets across both innings of a Test match.

The performance also took Starc’s Test wicket tally to 445. He moved past South Africa pace great Dale Steyn into 10th place on the all-time list.

Starc was named Player of the Series after taking 12 wickets across the two Tests.

“(The body’s) still hanging together, I thoroughly enjoy being a part of this group,” Starc said. “Test cricket, I’ve said it before, it will always be the pinnacle for me. I’d like to milk my body for all I can for test cricket, and that’s how it’ll remain.”

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Bangladesh bowled out for 95

Bangladesh could manage only 95 in their second innings, handing Australia a comprehensive victory after their unexpected loss in the first Test in Darwin.

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scored with 31, while Mushfiqur Rahim remained unbeaten on 29. Only two other Bangladesh batters scored more than 10 runs.

Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon also took three wickets each. Cummins finished with 3-10, meaning three wickets for 10 runs, while Lyon took 3-25.

Shanto said the conditions in Mackay were different from those in Darwin.

“I think this is a different condition (to the first test in Darwin) and there’s a little bit more extra bounce and swing in the air,” Shanto said. “So it’s challenging for us, but as a team if we want to go forward we need to adjust and I hope this experience will help going forward.”

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