Shoriful Islam for Bangladesh [Source: AFP]Shoriful Islam produced a spell that transformed Bangladesh's disastrous start into one of the most memorable bowling performances in their Test history. After Bangladesh were blown away for just 64 in their first innings, the left-arm pacer responded with a career-best 7/48 to bowl Australia out for 210 in the second Test at Mackay.Australia had looked firmly in control after Mitchell Starc's devastating 6/12 reduced Bangladesh to their fourth-lowest Test total. But Shoriful refused to let the game disappear completely. Returning to the attack after Australia had built partnerships around Steve Smith and Cameron Green, he repeatedly found ways to break through the hosts' resistance.His final figures of 7/48 were not merely career-best numbers as they placed Shoriful Islam among the most successful left-arm pacers to ever bowl in a Test innings against Australia and rewrote several Bangladesh bowling records in the process. Here is a look at all the major records he shattered.1) Shoriful Islam records Bangladesh's best-ever away Test bowling figuresShoriful's 7/48 became the best bowling figures by a Bangladesh bowler in an away Test. Before this, Taijul Islam's 7/138 against Zimbabwe in Harare was the benchmark.The significance of the record becomes even clearer when the names below it are considered. Shakib Al Hasan, Ebadot Hossain and Hasan Mahmud had all produced memorable overseas spells, but Shoriful has now moved past them all.Best Bowling Figures for Bangladesh in Away Test Innings:7/48 – Shoriful Islam vs Australia, Mackay, 2026*7/138 – Taijul Islam vs Zimbabwe, Harare, 20266/33 – Shakib Al Hasan vs West Indies, Kingston, 20186/46 – Ebadot Hossain vs New Zealand, Mount Maunganui, 20226/55 – Hasan Mahmud vs Australia, Darwin, 2026What makes Shoriful's achievement even more striking is the situation in which it came. Bangladesh had conceded all momentum after being dismissed for 64, yet his seven-wicket haul prevented Australia from turning their first-innings advantage into an overwhelming one. Australia eventually finished on 210, giving them a lead of 146.Also Read- Why Is Kuldeep Yadav Dropped For IND Vs SL 2nd Test?2) Third-best bowling figures by a left-arm pacer against Australia in a Test inningsShoriful has also entered an elite historical list involving some of England's great early-era fast bowlers. His 7/48 is now the third-best innings haul by a left-arm pacer against Australia in Test cricket. Only England's Dick Barlow has gone better, with two seven-wicket performances in the 19th century.Best Bowling Figures by Left-Arm Pacers vs Australia in a Test Innings:7/40 – Dick Barlow (England), Sydney, 18837/44 – Dick Barlow (England), Manchester, 18867/48 – Shoriful Islam (Bangladesh), Mackay, 2026*7/68 – Tom Emmett (England), Melbourne, 1879For Shoriful, this is a particularly extraordinary entry because his name now sits alongside Barlow and Emmett, whose performances came in an entirely different era of Test cricket.More than 140 years after Barlow's Sydney spell, Shoriful has become only the third left-arm pacer to take seven wickets in a Test innings against Australia while conceding fewer than 50 runs.3) Shoriful becomes the first Bangladesh bowler to take seven wickets against AustraliaShoriful became the first Bangladesh bowler ever to claim seven wickets in a Test innings against Australia. The feat also gave him the best bowling figures by a Bangladesh bowler against Australia at any venue, surpassing Hasan Mahmud's 6/55 from the first Test in Darwin earlier in the series.Shoriful Islam's victims included several of Australia's most important batters. He dismissed Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne early, broke the 77-run partnership between Steve Smith and Cameron Green by removing Smith for 42, and then returned to clean up the lower order.4) Shoriful joins Bangladesh's elite seven-wicket clubBefore Mackay, only two Bangladesh bowlers had taken seven or more wickets in a Test innings, those are Taijul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan.Shoriful has now joined them after producing the third-best bowling performance in Bangladesh's Test history.Best Bowling Figures for Bangladesh in a Test Innings:8/39 – Taijul Islam vs Zimbabwe, Mirpur, 20147/36 – Shakib Al Hasan vs New Zealand, Chattogram, 20087/48 – Shoriful Islam vs Australia, Mackay, 2026*7/58 – Mehidy Hasan Miraz vs West Indies, Mirpur, 20187/95 – Enamul Haque jnr vs Zimbabwe, Dhaka, 2005The list underlines just how rare Shoriful's performance was. Taijul's 8/39 remains the country's only eight-wicket haul in a Test innings, while Shakib's 7/36 had stood as the best seven-wicket performance for Bangladesh since 2008.Shoriful has now inserted himself directly into that conversation with a spell that came against one of the strongest Test sides in world cricket.5) Second-fastest five-wicket haul for Bangladesh in a Test inningsShoriful's spell was not only destructive, but it was remarkably quick as he completed his five-wicket haul in just 53 balls, giving him the second-fastest five-wicket haul by a Bangladesh bowler in a Test innings.Fewest Balls Taken to Complete a Five-Wicket Haul for Bangladesh in a Test Innings:41 balls – Taijul Islam vs West Indies, Chattogram, 201853 balls – Shoriful Islam vs Australia, Mackay, 2026*Shoriful was not simply accumulating wickets over a long spell as he was repeatedly finding breakthroughs in rapid succession and preventing Australia from establishing the kind of lead that could have completely buried Bangladesh.Also Read- Oldest Players To Make Test Debut For India ft. 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