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ICC T20 World Cup 2021: Shakib Al Hasan Reaches Three Unique Milestones
Bangladesh's ICC T20 World Cup 2021 campaign began with a devastating loss against an inspiring Scotland side. However, ace all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan was excellent with the ball and snatched two important wickets. He broke one record and completed two separate accomplishments during the contest thanks to the two wickets. Shakib has taken his brilliant cricket career to new heights after achieving these milestones. Here we will highlight the feats of Shakib in Bangladesh's World Cup opening match.
Shakib Al Hasan Sets Three New Records
Shakib Al Hasan has attained a notable number of successes in his nearly two-decade international cricket career. His amazing consistency has propelled him to greatness on the international stage. Take a look at the records he earned during Bangladesh's match against Scotland.
Highest Wicket-Taker in T20I
The world's best all-rounder Shakib was just two wickets away from being the top wicket-taker in T20I cricket before the Bangladesh vs. Scotland match. The brilliant left-arm spinner eclipsed Lasith Malinga's (107) record after taking the wickets of Richie Berrington and Michael Leask. Shakib delivered yet another outstanding bowling effort, finishing his spell with 4-0-17-2.
Read: Shakib becomes highest-wicket taker in T20Is
Currently, the top Bangladeshi all-rounder has 108 T20I wickets at a superb average of 20.46 from 89 matches. On the other hand, Lasith Malinga ended his 84-match T20I career with 107 wickets at an average of 20.79.
The top five wicket-takers in T20I (as of October 17, 2021)
Player
Matches
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
5W
Shakib Al Hasan
89
108
5/20
20.46
6.70
18.3
1
Lasith Malinga
84
107
5/6
20.79
7.42
16.8
2
Tim Southee
83
99
5/18
25.17
8.39
18.0
1
Shahid Afridi
99
98
4/11
24.44
6.63
22.1
0
Rashid Khan
51
95
5/3
12.63
6.21
12.1
2
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
First Bangladesh player to amass 600 international wickets
Prior to this match, Shakib Al Hasan was just two wickets away from being the first Bangladeshi player to achieve the 600-wicket mark in international cricket. He became the first Bangladeshi player to amass 600 wickets on the international arena (across all formats) after taking two wickets in Bangladesh's opening match of ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
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Among active players, he is presently the sixth most wicket-takers. Shakib has 600 international wickets at an average of 28.40 in 362 appearances for Bangladesh. The renowned off-spinner from Sri Lanka, Muthiah Muralidaran is presently in first place with an astounding 1347 international wickets at an average of 22.86.
Top five most international wickets (active players)
Player
Matches
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
5W
James Anderson
379
919
7/42
27.46
3.30
49.8
33
Stuart Broad
326
767
8/15
27.95
3.46
48.4
19
Ravi Ashwin
236
615
7/59
26.46
3.40
46.6
30
Tim Southee
305
603
7/33
29.70
4.00
44.5
16
Shakib Al Hasan
362
600
7/36
28.40
3.87
43.9
22
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
600 Wickets & 12,000 Runs on the International Stage
Notable cricketer Shakib has accomplished some exclusive records that no one else could achieve yet. He became the first player in international cricket history to take 600 wickets and score 12,000 runs. Jack Kallis of South Africa achieved 25,000 international runs but fell short of capturing 600 international wickets by 23 wickets.
Players with 500+ Wickets and 10,000+ International Runs
Player
Matches
Wkts
BBI
Avg
Runs
HS
Avg
Shakib Al Hasan
362
600
7/36
28.40
12,316
217
34.98
Jack Kallis
519
577
6/54
32.14
25,534
224
49.10
Shahid Afridi
524
541
7/12
32.78
11,196
156
23.92
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
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Bottom Line
Shakib Al Hasan's achievements have been overshadowed by Bangladesh's loss against Scotland. The all-rounder would have been more pleased if Bangladesh had won the contest. However, no one can deny that he has made significant contributions to the development of Bangladesh cricket. Hopefully, Shakib's form in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2021 should encourage Bangladesh to advance to the Super 12 round.
Blames on batters; Tigers look for a turnaround
After suffering a six-run shock defeat to Scotland in their first match of the T20 World Cup on Sunday, Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad said the blame should go to batters who failed to score runs when they needed to. He also said the Tigers are looking forward to making a comeback.
Bangladesh needed to chase down a target of 141 in their first match. But they tumbled for 136 for seven in 20 overs and lost the match by six runs.
Read:T20 World Cup: Tigers brought crashing down to earth by clinical Scots
Right before the World Cup begins, Bangladesh also lost two warm-up matches to Sri Lanka and Ireland.
“Our batting has been a big concern,” Mahmudullah said after the match. “We have to bat better. With Mohammad Saifuddin at number 9, we have a deep batting line. So we have to bat aggressively regardless of the situation of the match.”
In the powerplay, Bangladesh only scored 25 for two. Mahmudullah said it is the point where Bangladesh needd to work more. “We failed to bat well during the powerplay. We have to do well next time we take the field. We are a good T20 team. We can win games if we play our best cricket.”
Read:Mahedi takes career-best 3/19 in first T20 World Cup match
Bangladesh will take on the hosts Oman on October 19 in their second match of Round 1. Oman beat Papua New Guinea in their first match by 10 wickets.
In the last Round 1 match, Bangladesh will face Papua New Guinea on October 21.
T20 World Cup: Tigers brought crashing down to earth by clinical Scots
Fighting every step of the way after at one stage looking down and completely out of the contest in their first match of the T20 World Cup, Scotland upset Bangladesh by six runs on Sunday at Muscat, Oman with a performance worthy of Braveheart.
Coming on the back of two official warm-up matches against Sri Lanka and Ireland that they also lost, it completed an ignominious hattrick of defeats for the Bangladesh team, on their first assignment overseas following a dominant home season against Australia and New Zealand, where the uniquely unsporting pitches raised eyebrows among various quarters, as to whether they could provide the kind of preparation necessary for an apex event such the ICC's T20 World Cup.
More than one BCB official had sung the hymn of 'confidence-building' at that - the flawed belief that simply getting some wins under your belt can help you stand taller in your following matches. But when the players themselves are well aware of the part played by the dreadful pitches in those wins, any confident posture accruing from those results is likely to be false, at best.
Sunday's match was only the second T20I between these two teams, and Scotland have now won both. For the first hour or so of the game though, the Tigers did look the part.
Chris Greaves displayed a remarkable performance both with bat and ball. He scored 45 off 28 balls and bagged two wickets conceding 19 runs in three overs. He played a pivotal role for Scotland to upset the Tigers.
To chase down the target of 141 in 20 overs, Bangladesh needed 54 in the last five overs, but they failed to achieve that. The onus was on Afif Hossain and Mahmudullah Riayd, but they couldn’t play their roles well.
Bangladesh’s hope was on Nurul Hasan Sohan as well. He has the ability to play big shots at the death overs. But on Sunday, he was haunted by Bradley Wheal thanks to a wonderful acrobatic catch by Calum MacLeod at the boundary.
Read: Mahedi takes career-best 3/19 in first T20 World Cup match
Mahedi takes career-best 3/19 in first T20 World Cup match
Bangladesh right-arm off-break bowler Mahehi Hasan earned his career-best bowling figures in his first match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup against Scotland at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground of Oman Sunday.
Mahedi, who claimed three wickets for 19 runs in a four-over spell, took two wickets in his first over.
The previous best bowling figures of Mahedi was 2/12 against New Zealand in Dhaka last month after making his T20 debut in 2018 against Sri Lanka.
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The right-arm off-break bowler came to the attack in the eighth over of Scotland innings and grabbed the first wicket in his second ball, trapping Matthew Cross (11) lbw, leaving Scotland at 45/2 in 7.2 overs.
He removed opener George Munsey (29) in his fifth ball of the same over.
Later, Mahedi completed his three wickets haul, bowling out Calum Macleod (5) in his third over.
Read: T20 World Cup 2021: Five Bangladesh players to watch out for in the tournament
Earlier, all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan emerged as the highest wicket-taker in T20Is with 108 wickets, surpassing Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga (107 wickets), after taking two wickets in the day's T20 World Cup match against Scotland.
With the day's feat, Shakib became the only cricketer in the world to take 600 wickets in international cricket alongside scoring 12,000 runs.
23rd NCL begins at four venues
The eight-team four-day Bangabandhu 23rd National Cricket League (NCL) began Sunday at four venues in Chattogram, Sylhet and Cox's Bazar
Hosts Sylhet Division are trailing by 74 runs against Dhaka at the end of the first day.
Winning the toss at the Academy Ground of the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS), Sylhet batted first and were bundled out for 67 runs in 17 overs in the first innings.
In reply, Dhaka scored 176 for all in 41 overs, on the back of a 50 by Shuvagoto Hom, 47 runs by Mahidul Islam Ankon and 35 by Abdul Mazid.
Spinner Enamul Haque Jr grabbed four wickets for 66 runs; Ebadot Hossain claimed three wickets for 34 runs.
Sylhet opened the second innings in the afternoon and scored 35 for 1 in 17 overs to trail by 74 runs.
Hosts Chattogram are trailing by 40 runs against Rajshahi Division at stumps on day one.
Asked to bat first at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram (ZACS), Rajshahi Division were all out for 166 in 41.3 overs.
Towhid Hridoy (68), Sanjamul Islam (21), and Sabbir Rahman (20) were the top run-scorers for Rajshahi.
Read: Bangabandhu 23rd NCL begins Sunday
Nayeem Hasan grabbed four wickets for 42 runs; Irfan Hossain and Mehedi Hasan Rana took two wickets for 24 and 39 runs.
In reply, Chattogram scored 126 for 2 in 33 overs. Yasir Ali and captain Mominul Haque remained unbeaten on 70 and 32 runs.
Taijul Islam bagged two wickets, conceding 46 runs.
Barishal are trailing by 233 runs against Dhaka Metro.
Dhaka Metro opened the innings first and scored 239/10 in 82.5 overs at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar, with Sadman Islam scoring 75 runs, Sharifullah 59 and Abu Hider Rony 38.
Tanvir Islam snatched six wickets for 78 runs; Kamrul Islam took four for 43 runs.
In reply, Barishal scored six runs for one in three overs.
In the second round, Dhaka will meet Rangpur at the SICS. Khulna will face Sylhet at the SICS Academy Ground, Chattogram will play against Barishal at the ZACS; Dhaka Metro will encounter Rajshahi at the SICS Academy Ground.
Shakib becomes highest-wicket taker in T20Is
The wait is finally over! Bangladesh star allrounder Shakib Al Hasan became the highest wicket-taker in T20Is. He surpassed the Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga on Sunday while taking two wickets against Scotland in Bangladesh’s first match of the T20 World Cup.
Along the way, Shakib completed 600 wickets in international cricket. He has earlier completed 12000 runs in international cricket as well.
Shakib is now the only cricketer on the planet to score more than 12000 runs and at least 600 wickets in international cricket. South African legend Jack Kallis is right after him with more than 25000 runs and 577 wickets.
Read: T20 World Cup 2021: Five Bangladesh players to watch out for in the tournament
The left-handed all-rounder was close to surpassing Malinga in the Australia series at home, but he couldn’t. He was also close to touching the fate in the New Zealand series, but he failed once again.
Now, in the World Cup, Shakib finally surpassed Malinga and became the highest wicket-taker in the shortest format of international cricket.
Read: Tigers to put onus on skill over power: Mahmudullah on eve of T20 WC
Malinga had taken 107 wickets in 84 matches. Shakib needed to play 89 matches to surpass him. Shakib has four four-wicket and one five-wicket hauls in the format as well.
T20 World Cup: Scotland post a moderate total of 140 vs Bangladesh
Scotland posted a moderate total of 140 for nine in 20 overs against Bangladesh on Sunday at Muscat. It was the first match of the T20 World Cup for both teams.
Mahmudullah Riyad won the toss and sent Scotland in to bat first.
Bangladesh made the better start as with the score on 5/0, Mohammad Saifuddin removed Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer for a duck in the third over.
They recovered a bit though, and in the powerplay, Scotland scored 39 losing one wicket. In the last over of the powerplay, Mustafizur Rahman conceded 13 runs with a four and a six.
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T20 World Cup: Saifuddin bags Bangladesh’s first wicket
Coming to bowl at number three over, allrounder Mohammad Saifuddin bagged Bangladesh’s first wicket in the T20 World Cup 2021.
Bangladesh are taking on Scotland in their first Round 1 match on Sunday at Muscat Oman.
It was Kyle Coetzer, the Scotland captain, who was removed by Saifuddin. The right-handed pacer bowled a terrific delivery right in the blockhole. The batter tried to drive it away through the off side but missed the ball which has shattered his off stump.
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Scotland were at five when they lost the first wicket of the match.
Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first. Taskin Ahmed started the innings giving only four runs in the first over while Mustafizur Rahman came at number two and gave away only one.
Read: Tigers to put onus on skill over power: Mahmudullah on eve of T20 WC
At the end of the fifth over, Scotland were batting at 26 for one with George Munsey was unbeaten for 19 off 16.
Oman thumps debutant PNG by 10 wkts in T20 World Cup
Openers Jatinder Singh and Aqib Ilyas smashed unbeaten half centuries as co-host Oman thumped debutant Papua New Guinea by 10 wickets in its opening first-round Group B game on Sunday.
Singh scored 73 off 42 balls and Ilyas made 50 that eased the host to 131-0 with more than six overs to spare.
Earlier, skipper Zeeshan Ashraf (4-20) registered Oman’s best figures in a T20 and pinned down PNG to 129-9.
“These are our home conditions, we knew even 140 could be chased easily,” Ashraf said. “We knew the wicket was playing very well, we needed to make sure we didn’t give away loose balls and easy boundaries.”
PNG captain Assad Vala (56) and Charles Amini (37) did well to share an 81-run stand after openers Tony Ura and Lega Siaka had played Oman fast bowlers back onto their stumps without a run on the board.
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But Amini’s run-out was followed by Singh taking a brilliant running catch at long-on before Ashraf, the left-arm spinner, grabbed three wickets in an over to derail the PNG innings.
Singh, played several impressive reverse sweeps, hitting seven fours and four sixes without any of the seven bowlers used by Vala able to trouble the batsman. He raised the victory with a six over mid-wicket in the 14th over.
The 131-run stand was Oman’s best partnership for any wicket in a T20 and the chase, without losing a wicket, was the third-highest in men’s T20 internationals.
“On that wicket, 129 was never going to be enough,” Vala said. “We were looking at 160-plus to give ourselves a chance. (First) Charles got run out, then myself getting out, (and) we lost our way. I think a lot of credit goes to Maqsood and his boys.”
Bangladesh and Scotland are the other two teams in the group and will play later Sunday. Group A comprises Ireland, Namibia, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands.
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The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super 12 stage that starts in the United Arab Emirates next Saturday.
Five years ago, Oman sprung a surprise when it beat Ireland in its opening T20 World Cup game in India.
Bangladesh vs Scotland: Riyad asks Scots to bat first, picks 3 seamers
Bangladesh won the toss and opted to field first against Scotland in their T20 World Cup opener on Sunday at Muscat, Oman.
“The wicket looks good to bat on, but we want to chase down here,” Mahmudullah said right after winning the toss. "We want to play our best cricket, and we have included three allrounders in our playing eleven.”
Bangladesh overlooked opener Mohammad Naim and included Soumya as the opener. Along with Soumya, Liton Das will open the innings for Bangladesh.