Mitchell Starc Destroys Bangladesh With 6 Wickets, Sets New Test Record With First-Ball Strike
Mitchell Starc 6 Wickets Hall, AUS vs BAN Mackay Test, Mitchell Starc World Record: Mitchell Starc created history by taking a wicket off the first ball of the second Test against Bangladesh. With his six wickets, he also set the record for the most wickets taken off the first ball of a match.
Not only did Mitchell Starc do something extraordinary when he took six wickets in the first innings of the second Test match against Bangladesh, but he also created history by sending the player Shadman Islam out after bowling to him on the first ball. Mitchell Starc thus set a new record for himself by becoming the bowler with the most wickets taken off the first ball of a Test match. He managed to break the record that was previously held by Pedro Collins of West Indies.
Pedro Collins took 106 wickets in 32 matches for West Indies. His last match for West Indies was played against India in 2006 while his first match was played against Australia in 1999. Throughout his Test career, Pedro Collins established himself as the bowler who dismissed the most number of players off the first ball of a Test match. This record was achieved three times by him. Mitchell Starc broke his record by taking a wicket off the first ball against Bangladesh.
In addition, Starc dismissed half of Bangladesh's team in just 22 balls in this match. He first dismissed Shadman Islam, followed by Tanjid Hasan, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque, and Liton Das. Bangladesh's score was just 12 runs at that time. Previously, Starc had completed a five-wicket haul in just 15 balls against the West Indies. By achieving this feat in 22 balls in the Mackay Test, Starc showed the world how dangerous Australia can become after a defeat.
