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KEY TAKEAWAYS: - Australia beating Bangladesh by 51 runs in the second Test at Mackay becomes the latest Test to finish in two days. - Only 28 of the 2,632 Tests ever played have finished inside two days at roughly 1.1 per cent of all Test matches. - Not a single Test ended in two days between 1947 and 1999. Australia thrash Bangladesh inside two days in Mackay 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. Starc finished with match figures of 10 for 51, having taken 6 for 12 in the first innings as Bangladesh were bowled out for just 64, before picking up four more in the second. It was his fourth 10-wicket haul in Test cricket and took his tally to 445, moving him past Dale Steyn into 10th on the all-time list. Bangladesh could manage only 95 in their second innings, with captain Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scoring on 31 and Mushfiqur Rahim unbeaten on 29. Pat Cummins took 3 for 10 and Nathan Lyon 3 for 25 to wrap things up. The result created a rare piece of history, as the Mackay Test became only the 28th in the game's history to finish inside two days. From 1877 to 1946, 15 of the 275 Tests played finished in two days, and there was not a single instance across the 1,233 Tests played between 1947 and 1999. Since 2000, 13 of 1,124 Tests have ended inside two days. MORE: LIVE: Australia vs Bangladesh 2nd Test, Day 2 - Live score, updates, toss, highlights, winning chances and momentum from Mackay Two-day Test matches in Ashes history | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Ground | Match Date | |---| | England | Australia | Australia | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 | | England | Australia | Australia | Lord's | 16 Jul 1888 | | England | Australia | England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1888 | | England | Australia | England | Manchester | 30 Aug 1888 | | England | Australia | England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 | | England | Australia | Australia | Nottingham | 28 May 1921 | | Australia | England | Australia | Perth | 21 Nov 2025 | | Australia | England | England | Melbourne (MCG) | 26 Dec 2025 | MORE: Why Australia should drop Marnus Labuschagne from Tests Shortest Test matches by host country (including neutral venues) How many Test matches have finished within two days in Australia? | Opposition | Winner | Ground | Match Date | |---| | West Indies | Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1931 | | South Africa | Australia | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 | | England | Australia | Perth | 21 Nov 2025 | | England | England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2025 | | Bangladesh | Australia | Mackay | 22 Aug 2026 | How many Test matches have finished within two days in India? | Opposition | Winner | Ground | Match Date | |---| | Afghanistan | India | Bengaluru | 14 Jun 2018 | | England | India | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 | How many Test matches have finished within two days in England? | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Ground | Match Date | |---| | England | Australia | Australia | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 | | England | Australia | Australia | Lord's | 16 Jul 1888 | | England | Australia | England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1888 | | England | Australia | England | Manchester | 30 Aug 1888 | | England | Australia | England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 | | England | Australia | Australia | Nottingham | 28 May 1921 | | England | West Indies | England | Leeds | 17 Aug 2000 | | Australia | South Africa | Australia | Manchester | 27 May 1912 | | England | South Africa | England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 | How many Test matches have finished within two days in South Africa? | Opposition | Winner | Ground | Match Date | |---| | England | England | Gqeberha | 12 Mar 1889 | | England | England | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 | | England | England | Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 | | England | England | Cape Town | 21 Mar 1896 | | Australia | Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 | | Zimbabwe | South Africa | Cape Town | 4 Mar 2005 | | Zimbabwe | South Africa | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 2017 | | India | India | Cape Town | 4 Jan 2024 | How many Test matches have finished within two days in Zimbabwe? | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Ground | Match Date | |---| | Zimbabwe | New Zealand | New Zealand | Harare | 7 Aug 2005 | How many Test matches have finished within two days in New Zealand? | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Ground | Match Date | |---| | New Zealand | Australia | Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | How many Test matches have finished within two days in the UAE (neutral venue)? | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Ground | Match Date | |---| | Australia | Pakistan | Australia | Sharjah | 11 Oct 2002 | | Afghanistan | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | Abu Dhabi | 2 Mar 2021 | For all the latest cricket news, opinion, and commentary and to share your voice, head to our Facebook, Instagram, and X (Twitter) pages