Starc Breaks WTC Record, Australia Level Series

Mitchell Starc surpassed Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon to become the leading wicket-taker in ICC World Test Championship history, finishing the Mackay Test with a 10-wicket haul and ending the two-match series with 234 WTC wickets at 24.25. In Mackay, he took 6-12 in the first innings and 4-39 in the second, totaling 10-51 for the match and earning Player of the Match as Australia levelled the series at 1-1 after a Darwin defeat. Starc sits among the all-time wicket-takers, moving into the top 10 with 771 international wickets, six behind Tim Southee. Captain Pat Cummins praised the team’s bounce-back and the importance of a good start. The Mackay result exposed Bangladesh’s fragile batting, bowled out for 64 in the first innings and 95 overall, while questions remain about Australia’s batting balance ahead of a demanding schedule, including a three-Test tour of South Africa.