It was the fourth day of the Second Test match between Australia and Bangladesh as the visitors claimed a handy lead of 72 runs and a wicket in hand, to begin with. Bangladesh had their task cut out to knock out the lead first and post a total challenging enough for the tourists to bat fourth on the day.

Earlier, Bangladesh was dismissed for an under par score of 305, with Lyon starring for the bowlers. Australians, in reply, appeared resolute to take a substantial lead and ended up with a first innings score of 377, with Warner leading by example.

The hosts crumbled under pressure in the second innings and fell prey to yet another incredible spell the from man of the match and one of the men of the series, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sabbir-rahman-wrongfully-trolled-statement-never-made/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Nathan Lyon</strong></a>. Australia completed the formalities with only 86 runs to chase down. In the end, Australia won the 2nd Test match by a margin of 7 wickets and shared the two-match Test series at 1-1. Let us look at the five talking points from the Test match.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Nathan-Lyon-4.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-174736" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Nathan-Lyon-4-600x375.jpg" alt="Nathan Lyon" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174736" class="wp-caption-text">Nathan Lyon. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Australia&#8217;s strike bowler in the series, Nathan Lyon, single-handedly dismissed Bangladesh in both the innings with his spells in the match. He clinched a whopping seven wickets in the first innings and came back to haunt the hosts again in the second innings with his six wickets haul.

In the first Test match, he picked up 9 wickets in total. Overall, one of the two men of the series, Lyon, ended up with 22 wickets in the series. Bangladesh had no answer to the nagging line and length of Lyon who made full use of the sub continental conditions of Bangladesh.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/David-Warner-13.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-174234" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-13-600x375.jpg" alt="David Warner of Australia" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174234" class="wp-caption-text">David Warner. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption>

After the end of the first innings of Australia, one had a feeling that this series would be the same old story of Warner being dismal in Asiatic conditions. However, it was not to be as the Australian smashed a century in the second innings of the Dhaka Test match to turn it around for himself and Australia. Aussies were looking to post a solid lead in front of the home side in the Chittagong Test match.

Warner responded brilliantly under the circumstances as he curbed his instincts to grind out an innings of 123 off 234 balls, curtailing himself to score only 7 boundaries in his innings. Warner, prior to the start of the series, had a disappointing average of 30 in Asia. The two tons would do him a world of good to improve his numbers in this part of the world. He now has a whopping tally of 20 Test tons in his career. He was also the other player adjudged to take away the men of the series award. 

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/David-Warner-and-Peter-Handscomb-Australia.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-174191" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-and-Peter-Handscomb-Australia-600x375.jpg" alt="David Warner of Australia" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174191" class="wp-caption-text">David Warner of Australia shakes hands with Peter Handscomb. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Besides scoring all those runs, he also stitched a couple of match-defining partnership with captain Steve Smith and Peter Handscomb in the first innings, to put his side in the driving seat. Handscomb played a valiant inning of 82 off 144 deliveries, smashing six boundaries in his knock.

The duo added 152 runs under pressure to take their side to a dominating position. The partnership came at the back of the 93-run stand with skipper Smith who brought up his 21st Test half century. Also, the knocks by <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/glenn-maxwell-praises-shakib-mustafizur/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Maxwell</strong></a>, Agar and Cartwright were as good as gold looking at the context of the game. 

4. Lyon finding support in the second innings

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Nathan-Lyon-Australia.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-174735" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Nathan-Lyon-Australia-600x375.jpg" alt="Nathan Lyon of Australia" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174735" class="wp-caption-text">Nathan Lyon. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Unlike the bowling performance by Australia in the first innings which was largely dominated by Lyon, as only Agar managed to bag a couple of wickets, the bowling line up gave able support to Lyon in the second innings to wrap up the Bangladesh innings quickly with minimal lead.

Pat Cummins was impressive with his pace and bounce as he claimed the prized scalp of Mushfiqur Rahim and opener Soumya Sarkar. Steve O&#8217;Keefe managed to open his account in the Test match. He took the wickets of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/nasir-hossain-mocks-nigel-llong-nose/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Nasir Hossain</strong></a> and Mustafizur Rahim in the second innings. With the bowling efforts from Australia, Bangladesh could only manage to resist 71 overs in their innings. 

5. Positive Australian batting in the fourth innings

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Peter-Handscomb.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-174737" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Peter-Handscomb-600x375.jpg" alt="Peter Handscomb" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174737" class="wp-caption-text">Peter Handscomb and Glenn Maxwell celebrate after the victory. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Looking at the dodgy record of Australia batting fourth, one had a feeling that Bangladesh may have an outside chance if they manage to pick up a few early wickets. However, the positive batting line up of Aussies left nothing for chances and probability as they finished the task with ease.

There were also talks about Australians taking the game to the final day. But the aggressiveness of Smith, Maxwell and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/david-warner-showers-praise-on-peter-handscomb-for-being-selfless/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Handscomb</strong></a> took any such ideas out of context. Maxwell scored 25 runs at a strike rate of 148 and finished the game with a maximum as the Aussies tied the series at 1-1.

<p>It was the fourth day of the Second Test match between Australia and Bangladesh as the visitors claimed a handy lead of 72 runs and a wicket in hand, to begin with. Bangladesh had their task cut out to knock out the lead first and post a total challenging enough for the tourists to bat fourth on the day.</p>
<p>Earlier, Bangladesh was dismissed for an under par score of 305, with Lyon starring for the bowlers. Australians, in reply, appeared resolute to take a substantial lead and ended up with a first innings score of 377, with Warner leading by example.</p>
<p>The hosts crumbled under pressure in the second innings and fell prey to yet another incredible spell the from man of the match and one of the men of the series, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sabbir-rahman-wrongfully-trolled-statement-never-made/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Nathan Lyon</strong></a>. Australia completed the formalities with only 86 runs to chase down. In the end, Australia won the 2nd Test match by a margin of 7 wickets and shared the two-match Test series at 1-1. Let us look at the five talking points from the Test match.</p>
<h3>1. Nathan Lyon 13 wicket haul</h3>
<figure id="attachment_174736" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-174736" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Nathan-Lyon-4.jpg"><amp-img class="size-large wp-image-174736" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Nathan-Lyon-4-600x375.jpg" alt="Nathan Lyon" width="600" height="375" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174736" class="wp-caption-text">Nathan Lyon. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Australia’s strike bowler in the series, Nathan Lyon, single-handedly dismissed Bangladesh in both the innings with his spells in the match. He clinched a whopping seven wickets in the first innings and came back to haunt the hosts again in the second innings with his six wickets haul.</p>
<p>In the first Test match, he picked up 9 wickets in total. Overall, one of the two men of the series, Lyon, ended up with 22 wickets in the series. Bangladesh had no answer to the nagging line and length of Lyon who made full use of the sub continental conditions of Bangladesh.</p>
<h3>2. David Warner finding his feet in Asia</h3>
<figure id="attachment_174234" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-174234" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/David-Warner-13.jpg"><amp-img class="size-large wp-image-174234" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-13-600x375.jpg" alt="David Warner of Australia" width="600" height="375" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174234" class="wp-caption-text">David Warner. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>After the end of the first innings of Australia, one had a feeling that this series would be the same old story of Warner being dismal in Asiatic conditions. However, it was not to be as the Australian smashed a century in the second innings of the Dhaka Test match to turn it around for himself and Australia. Aussies were looking to post a solid lead in front of the home side in the Chittagong Test match.</p>
<p>Warner responded brilliantly under the circumstances as he curbed his instincts to grind out an innings of 123 off 234 balls, curtailing himself to score only 7 boundaries in his innings. Warner, prior to the start of the series, had a disappointing average of 30 in Asia. The two tons would do him a world of good to improve his numbers in this part of the world. He now has a whopping tally of 20 Test tons in his career. He was also the other player adjudged to take away the men of the series award.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>3. Handscomb-Warner partnership</h3>
<figure id="attachment_174191" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-174191" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/David-Warner-and-Peter-Handscomb-Australia.jpg"><amp-img class="size-large wp-image-174191" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-and-Peter-Handscomb-Australia-600x375.jpg" alt="David Warner of Australia" width="600" height="375" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174191" class="wp-caption-text">David Warner of Australia shakes hands with Peter Handscomb. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Besides scoring all those runs, he also stitched a couple of match-defining partnership with captain Steve Smith and Peter Handscomb in the first innings, to put his side in the driving seat. Handscomb played a valiant inning&nbsp;of 82 off 144 deliveries, smashing six boundaries in his knock.</p>
<p>The duo added 152 runs under pressure to take their side to a dominating position. The partnership came at the back of the 93-run stand with skipper Smith who brought up his 21st Test half century. Also, the knocks by <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/glenn-maxwell-praises-shakib-mustafizur/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Maxwell</strong></a>, Agar and Cartwright were as good as gold looking at the context of the game.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>4. Lyon finding support in the second innings</h3>
<figure id="attachment_174735" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-174735" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Nathan-Lyon-Australia.jpg"><amp-img class="size-large wp-image-174735" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Nathan-Lyon-Australia-600x375.jpg" alt="Nathan Lyon of Australia" width="600" height="375" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174735" class="wp-caption-text">Nathan Lyon. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Unlike the bowling performance by Australia in the first innings which was largely dominated by Lyon, as only Agar managed to bag a couple of wickets, the bowling line up gave able support to Lyon in the second innings to wrap up the Bangladesh innings quickly with minimal lead.</p>
<p>Pat Cummins was impressive with his pace and bounce as he claimed the prized scalp of Mushfiqur Rahim and opener Soumya Sarkar. Steve O’Keefe managed to open his account in the Test match. He took the wickets of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/nasir-hossain-mocks-nigel-llong-nose/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Nasir Hossain</strong></a> and Mustafizur Rahim in the second innings. With the bowling efforts from Australia, Bangladesh could only manage to resist 71 overs in their innings.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>5. Positive Australian batting in the fourth innings</h3>
<figure id="attachment_174737" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-174737" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Peter-Handscomb.jpg"><amp-img class="size-large wp-image-174737" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Peter-Handscomb-600x375.jpg" alt="Peter Handscomb" width="600" height="375" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174737" class="wp-caption-text">Peter Handscomb and Glenn Maxwell celebrate after the victory. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Looking at the dodgy record of Australia batting fourth, one had a feeling that Bangladesh may have an outside chance if they manage to pick up a few early wickets. However, the positive batting line up of Aussies left nothing for chances and probability as they finished the task with ease.</p>
<p>There were also talks about Australians taking the game to the final day. But the aggressiveness of Smith, Maxwell and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/david-warner-showers-praise-on-peter-handscomb-for-being-selfless/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Handscomb</strong></a> took any such ideas out of context. Maxwell scored 25 runs at a strike rate of 148 and finished the game with a maximum as the Aussies tied the series at 1-1.</p>

<p>It was the fourth day of the Second Test match between Australia and Bangladesh as the visitors claimed a handy lead of 72 runs and a wicket in hand, to begin with. Bangladesh had their task cut out to knock out the lead first and post a total challenging enough for the tourists to bat fourth on the day.</p>
<p>Earlier, Bangladesh was dismissed for an under par score of 305, with Lyon starring for the bowlers. Australians, in reply, appeared resolute to take a substantial lead and ended up with a first innings score of 377, with Warner leading by example.</p>
<p>The hosts crumbled under pressure in the second innings and fell prey to yet another incredible spell the from man of the match and one of the men of the series, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sabbir-rahman-wrongfully-trolled-statement-never-made/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Nathan Lyon</strong></a>. Australia completed the formalities with only 86 runs to chase down. In the end, Australia won the 2nd Test match by a margin of 7 wickets and shared the two-match Test series at 1-1. Let us look at the five talking points from the Test match.</p>
<h3>1. Nathan Lyon 13 wicket haul</h3>
<figure id="attachment_174736" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-174736" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Nathan-Lyon-4.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-174736" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Nathan-Lyon-4-600x375.jpg" alt="Nathan Lyon" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174736" class="wp-caption-text">Nathan Lyon. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Australia&#8217;s strike bowler in the series, Nathan Lyon, single-handedly dismissed Bangladesh in both the innings with his spells in the match. He clinched a whopping seven wickets in the first innings and came back to haunt the hosts again in the second innings with his six wickets haul.</p>
<p>In the first Test match, he picked up 9 wickets in total. Overall, one of the two men of the series, Lyon, ended up with 22 wickets in the series. Bangladesh had no answer to the nagging line and length of Lyon who made full use of the sub continental conditions of Bangladesh.</p>
<h3>2. David Warner finding his feet in Asia</h3>
<figure id="attachment_174234" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-174234" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/David-Warner-13.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-174234" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-13-600x375.jpg" alt="David Warner of Australia" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174234" class="wp-caption-text">David Warner. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>After the end of the first innings of Australia, one had a feeling that this series would be the same old story of Warner being dismal in Asiatic conditions. However, it was not to be as the Australian smashed a century in the second innings of the Dhaka Test match to turn it around for himself and Australia. Aussies were looking to post a solid lead in front of the home side in the Chittagong Test match.</p>
<p>Warner responded brilliantly under the circumstances as he curbed his instincts to grind out an innings of 123 off 234 balls, curtailing himself to score only 7 boundaries in his innings. Warner, prior to the start of the series, had a disappointing average of 30 in Asia. The two tons would do him a world of good to improve his numbers in this part of the world. He now has a whopping tally of 20 Test tons in his career. He was also the other player adjudged to take away the men of the series award. </p>
<h3>3. Handscomb-Warner partnership</h3>
<figure id="attachment_174191" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-174191" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/David-Warner-and-Peter-Handscomb-Australia.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-174191" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-and-Peter-Handscomb-Australia-600x375.jpg" alt="David Warner of Australia" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174191" class="wp-caption-text">David Warner of Australia shakes hands with Peter Handscomb. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Besides scoring all those runs, he also stitched a couple of match-defining partnership with captain Steve Smith and Peter Handscomb in the first innings, to put his side in the driving seat. Handscomb played a valiant inning of 82 off 144 deliveries, smashing six boundaries in his knock.</p>
<p>The duo added 152 runs under pressure to take their side to a dominating position. The partnership came at the back of the 93-run stand with skipper Smith who brought up his 21st Test half century. Also, the knocks by <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/glenn-maxwell-praises-shakib-mustafizur/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Maxwell</strong></a>, Agar and Cartwright were as good as gold looking at the context of the game. </p>
<h3>4. Lyon finding support in the second innings</h3>
<figure id="attachment_174735" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-174735" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Nathan-Lyon-Australia.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-174735" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Nathan-Lyon-Australia-600x375.jpg" alt="Nathan Lyon of Australia" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174735" class="wp-caption-text">Nathan Lyon. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Unlike the bowling performance by Australia in the first innings which was largely dominated by Lyon, as only Agar managed to bag a couple of wickets, the bowling line up gave able support to Lyon in the second innings to wrap up the Bangladesh innings quickly with minimal lead.</p>
<p>Pat Cummins was impressive with his pace and bounce as he claimed the prized scalp of Mushfiqur Rahim and opener Soumya Sarkar. Steve O&#8217;Keefe managed to open his account in the Test match. He took the wickets of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/nasir-hossain-mocks-nigel-llong-nose/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Nasir Hossain</strong></a> and Mustafizur Rahim in the second innings. With the bowling efforts from Australia, Bangladesh could only manage to resist 71 overs in their innings. </p>
<h3>5. Positive Australian batting in the fourth innings</h3>
<figure id="attachment_174737" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-174737" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Peter-Handscomb.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-174737" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Peter-Handscomb-600x375.jpg" alt="Peter Handscomb" width="600" height="375" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-174737" class="wp-caption-text">Peter Handscomb and Glenn Maxwell celebrate after the victory. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Looking at the dodgy record of Australia batting fourth, one had a feeling that Bangladesh may have an outside chance if they manage to pick up a few early wickets. However, the positive batting line up of Aussies left nothing for chances and probability as they finished the task with ease.</p>
<p>There were also talks about Australians taking the game to the final day. But the aggressiveness of Smith, Maxwell and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/david-warner-showers-praise-on-peter-handscomb-for-being-selfless/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Handscomb</strong></a> took any such ideas out of context. Maxwell scored 25 runs at a strike rate of 148 and finished the game with a maximum as the Aussies tied the series at 1-1.</p>

Bangladesh v Australia, 2nd Test, Chittagong – 5 Talking Points

From Lyon's spell to Warner's knock, here are the 5 talking points of the 2nd Test match

4. Lyon finding support in the second innings