Shakib Al Hasan
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
Sadid: The 6-year-old leggie who wowed Tendulkar
Even a few days ago, Asaduzzaman Sadid had no idea about Sachin Tendulkar. He is only six years old and a die-hard fan of Shakib Al Hasan. When Shakib got dismissed off the first ball he faced in the IPL final this Friday, Sadid started to cry!
Tendulkar, the most prolific batsman the game has seen, was one of the few right-naders from around the world who was able to dominate Shane Warne, the Australian legend widely regarded cricket's greatest exponent of the art of leg spin. So when Sachin ends up being impressed by a young leggie, you better pay attention.
Sadid is one of hundreds of thousands of other boys of Bangladesh who are madly in love with cricket, and their only dream is to become a national team hero so that they can wear the Red and Green jersey. It was not enough for Sadid to make it to the newspaper headline.
But he did because THE Sachin Tendulkar posted a video of Sadid turning the ball square - even the wrong 'un! - on Twitter. And thus, in a blink of an eye, Sadid became an international sensation for a day, and then some.
“We noticed Sadid’s love for cricket when he was only two or three,” Sirajul Islam Shuvo, uncle of Sadid, told UNB on Saturday. “His love for cricket increased earlier this year when Shakib won a player of the match award. Sadid asked me why Shakib is awarded player of the match when someone else scored the most runs. I told him that Shakib is an allrounder and he picked up more wickets in the match than anyone else. Right after that, Sadid started to bowl. He only was interested in batting before that.”
Sadid started to bowl all day. The prospect of becoming an allrounder encouraged him immensely to try his hand in bowling, as his uncle described it.
“I usually remain busy working till 11pm every day, and Sadid waits for me so that he gets some time with me and bowls a few overs at night! His only dream now is to become a cricketer, become an allrounder like Shakib. After Sachin shared his video on October 14, he is also in love with the greatest cricketer in history, though, he has never seen Sachin’s batting,” Shuvo added.
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As seen in the video that Sachin shared on his Twitter profile, Sadid bowled eight deliveries to his friends who were not able to touch even a single delivery! Three of them were bowled being confused whether the delivery was a googly or a regular leg-break.
While talking to a media outlet, Bangladesh’s former captain Shahriar Nafees said he is astonished watching Sadid bowls like a pro.
“Nafees bhai was so happy to see Sadid bowls like this,” said Shuvu. “Nafees bhai saw Sadid’s bowling from one of his friends whom I gave a video. He told me to nurture Sadid well. Especially, he liked Sadid’s wrist position while delivering a googly. He said that it’s tough for the leg-spinners to bowl leg-spin and googly from the same wrist position. In that sense, Sadid has a special ability that can make him a great leg-spinner.”
Sadid’s mother Jummatun Nesa has also set a dream to make him a cricketer, according to Shuvo. “We are now planning to admit Sadid at BKSP whenever he comes to the age of getting admission there. At the same time, we might consider to enrol him with Shakib’s academy. But it will take some more time as he is only six now. Time will say what awaits him,” Shuvo added.
Shakib, Mustafiz set to leave IPL to join national team
Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan and pacer Mustafizur Rahman are set to leave their IPL teams – Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals – to join the national side ahead of the T20 World Cup.
The Tigers are now in Oman, and they were scheduled to travel to the UAE Saturday to play two warm-up matches against Sri Lanka and Ireland. However, the fixture has been changed, and the national team will travel to the UAE Sunday.
In this season of IPL, Shakib played only five matches and scored 38 runs, and bagged five wickets while Mustafiz played 14 matches and scalped as many wickets.
Read: IPL 2021: Who will play whom in the playoffs?
Mustafiz's Rajasthan ended their IPL campaign as the seventh team, winning only five out of 14 matches. Shakib's Kolkata managed to secure a play-off place. They will now play Rajasthan Royals in an eliminator match on October 11.
On Friday, the Tigers played a practice match in Oman against the Oman A team and won the match by 60 runs.
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Bangladesh will travel back to the Gulf state on October 15 to take part in the first round of the World Cup, which will begin on October 17.
In this round, Bangladesh will take on Scotland, Oman and Papua New Guinea.
T20 World Cup 2021: Shakib Al Hasan can break two records in the qualifying round
From July to September 2021, the Bangladesh cricket team won three bilateral T20I series against Zimbabwe, Australia, and New Zealand, giving them a lot of confidence heading into the World Cup. Shakib Al Hasan had a stellar performance and set numerous records during those three series. He is on the verge of breaking two more on the international stage. Shakib can shatter those records during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2021 if he can regain his form. Two unique records that Shakib Al Hasan can break during the qualifying round of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2021 are discussed in this article.
Two Records that Shakib Can Break in T20 World Cup 2021
Shakib Al Hasan's incredible consistency has propelled him to new heights on the international scene. Shakib may set two more records in the forthcoming T20 World Cup 2021. Let's have a look at these two records.
Lasith Malinga’s Most T20I Wickets Record
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is two wickets away from being the first Bangladeshi player to take the most wickets in any format of the game. If Shakib takes two more wickets in the tournament he will surpass Sri Lankan great Lasith Malinga for the most T20I wickets. Shakib Al Hasan has 106 T20I wickets at a great average of 20.68 in 87 innings. On the other hand, Lasith Malinga took 107 T20 wickets at an average of 20.79 in 83 innings.
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Top five most wicket-takers in T20I
Player
Matches
Inn
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
5W
Lasith Malinga
84
83
107
5/6
20.79
7.42
16.8
2
Shakib Al Hasan
88
87
106
5/20
20.68
6.73
18.4
1
Tim Southee
83
81
99
5/18
25.17
8.39
18.00
1
Shahid Afridi
99
97
98
4/11
24.44
6.63
22.10
0
Rashid Khan
51
51
95
5/3
12.63
6.21
12.10
2
https://www.espncricinfo.com/
First Player to have 600 Wickets and 12K Runs
Shakib Al Hasan would become the only cricketer in history to have 12,000 runs and 600 wickets on the international circuit if he takes two more wickets in the forthcoming ICC Twenty20 World Cup.
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Only Jacques Kallis, Shahid Afridi, and Shakib Al Hasan have scored more than 10,000 runs and taken 500 wickets (across all formats). Shakib Al Hasan holds the record for being the fastest to reach this milestone.
Shakib will also become the first Bangladeshi and the 23rd player in international cricket history to reach the 600-wicket landmark. Among active players, he is currently the fifth-highest wicket-taker. Shakib Al Hasan has claimed 598 international wickets at an average of 28.47 in 397 innings for Bangladesh.
Sri Lankan great Muttiah Muralitharan currently holds the record for most international wickets (1,347). Australia’s Shane Warne is in second place with 1001 wickets, followed by India's Anil Kumble (956).
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Top five most international wickets (active players)
Player
Matches
Inn
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
5W
James Anderson
379
519
919
7/42
27.46
3.30
49.8
33
Stuart Broad
326
450
767
8/15
27.95
3.46
48.4
19
Ravi Ashwin
236
303
615
7/59
26.46
3.40
46.6
30
Tim Southee
305
370
603
7/33
29.70
4.00
44.5
16
Shakib Al Hasan
361
397
598
7/36
28.47
3.87
44.0
22
https://www.espncricinfo.com/
Bottom Line
The world's top all-rounder is on the verge of breaking two important records. Therefore, Shakib Al Hasan will be motivated to do well in the forthcoming T20 World Cup 2021. He can set those records in the tournament's qualifying stage. Aside from Shakib, a number of Bangladeshi players will have the opportunity to achieve personal milestones at the mega event. Though the primary objective for Bangladesh Men's Cricket Team would be to finish top in Group B of the qualifying phase and advance to the Super 12 round.
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T20I Allrounder Ranking: Nabi dethrones Shakib
Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan dethroned Shakib Al Hasan from the ICC T20I Allrounder Ranking.
According to the latest update of the ranking, Nabi stood number one in the ranking with 285 rating points while Shakib was placed in 2nd position with 275 points.
Richard Berrington of Scotland, Khawar Ali of Oman and Rohan Mustafa of the UAE were placed in third, fourth and fifth positions of the ranking with 194, 159 and 152 rating points respectively.
Shakib is also in the top ten T20I bowlers, ninth, with 611 rating points while Mustafizur Rahman is in number eight with 626 points.
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Despite losing the top place of the T20 allrounders, Shakib is still the top allrounder of ODI cricket with 416 rating points which is 122 more than the second ODI allrounder Nabi who has 294 rating points.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz is the number five ODI bowler with 692 rating points.
Bangladesh are currently waiting for the T20 World Cup which will take place in Oman and UAE next month.
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Recently, Bangladesh beat Australia 4-1 in a five-match T20I series. They also beat New Zealand 3-2 in a five-match T20I series. Shakib played an important role in these wins.
The allrounder is currently busy playing in the IPL 2021 which will resume on September 19 in the. He will represent Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL while Mustafizur also is taking part in IPL for the Rajasthan Royals.
Bangladesh opt to bat first in 2nd T20I vs NZ
Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first in the second T20I of the five-match series against New Zealand on Friday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh fielded an unchanged playing XI in this match, while New Zeland made two changes, removing Blair Tickner, Jacob Duffy to pave way for Hamish Bennett, Ben Sears. While it’s the 10th T20I of Hamish, Sears is set to get his maiden T20I cap.
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Sears has played 12 T20s at the domestic level and bagged 15 wickets with the best of taking four wickets conceding 16 runs.
In the first match, the hosts won by a big margin of seven wickets which was Bangladesh’s maiden victory against New Zealand in the shorter format of the game.
Shakib Al Hasan was awarded the player of the match for his two-wicket haul and 25 runs with the bat.
Mustafizur Rahman bagged three wickets for the Tigers— best by any bowler in the match. Mohammad Saifuddin, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan were also tremendous with the ball.
For New Zealand, captain Tom Latham and Henry Nicholls scored 18 each but that was not enough for them to post a challenging total.
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Bangladesh XI: Liton Das, Mohammad Naim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mahmudullah Riayad, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
New Zealand XI: Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell, Will Young, Colen de Grandhomme, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Cole McConchie, Doug Bracewell, Ajaz Patel, Hamish Bennett, Ben Sears
Shakib Al Hasan Reclaims No.1 Spot in T20I Rankings, Wins ICC's POTM Award for July 2021
Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan was named the ICC Player of the Month for July on Wednesday (August 11). He emerged victorious after edging out Australia's Mitchell Marsh and West Indian young leg-spinner Hayden Walsh. Shakib was the genuine difference-maker in Bangladesh's tour to Zimbabwe in July and he deservedly won the coveted prize. The ace all-rounder has moved to the top of the ICC's T20I all-rounder rankings following a steady performance in recent Bangladesh vs. Australia Twenty20 International series. Shakib has recently been in outstanding form with the ball on the international stage, helping Bangladesh win five straight international series.
What Made Shakib the Top Player for the Month of July?
Shakib Al Hasan was the most important player during Bangladesh's trip to Zimbabwe in July. He had a huge impact throughout the tour. Shakib took 5 wickets in the one-off Test match, which helped Bangladesh earn their first-ever Test series victory in Zimbabwe.
Shakib Al Hasan took 8 wickets and scored 145 runs (including a match-winning unbeaten 96* in the second ODI) in the three-match ODI series. Bangladesh won the three-match limited-overs series 3-0. Finally, he took three wickets in the T20I series, helping Bangladesh in winning the series 2-1.
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Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh had a fantastic T20I series against the Windies. He took 8 wickets and scored 219 runs in the five-match series, but his team lost the series 4-1 against the home side.
West Indian leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr. had a big impact in both the T20I and ODI series. He was named Player of the Series after taking 12 wickets in the Twenty20 International series.
Hayden Walsh was a strong contender for the award, but Shakib's overall performance during the Zimbabwe tour last month made him the clear favorite to win the ICC's best player award for the month of July.
The Current Scenario of ICC's T20I Rankings
Shakib Al Hasan has regained the top spot in the ICC's T20I all-rounder rankings after some strong performances in the recent series against Australia. Shakib scored the second-most runs (114) in the series with a strike rate of 100.88 on slow-turning pitches. He also took 7 wickets with an economy rate of 6.45.
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Shakib's best bowling performance of the series came in the last match when he took four wickets for only nine runs. The ace all-rounder was named player of the series and has moved to the top of the ICC T20I all-rounder rankings for his excellent consistency throughout the series.
Shakib Al Hasan currently leads the all-rounder rankings with 286 rating points, followed by Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi (285 points) and Scottish player Richard Berrington (194 points).
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England's Dawid Malan leads the batting chart with 841 points, followed by Pakistan's skipper Babar Azam (819 points) and New Zealand's Devon Conway (774 points). South African spinner Tabraiz Shamsi leads the bowling rankings with 792 rating points, followed by Sri Lanka's Wanindu De Silva (764 points) and Afghanistan's Rashid Khan (719 points).
England are ranked first in the ICC's T20I team rankings with 278 rating points. India are in second place with 273 points, while New Zealand are in third place with 263 points. Bangladesh are presently ranked 10th in the world, with 231 rating points.
Bangladesh have a decent chance of moving up to fifth place if they whitewash New Zealand in the upcoming series. If Bangladesh win the series against New Zealand 4-1, they will be in sixth place. However, if Bangladesh win the series 3-2, they will be in seventh place.
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Verdict
Shakib Al Hasan was the favorite prior to the announcement of the ICC Player of the Month award for July. Because Shakib's contribution to Bangladesh during the Zimbabwe series was crucial. On the other side, Mitchell Marsh's steady performance did not assist Australia in winning any series against the Windies. The other contender for the award was West Indian Hayden Walsh Jr., who had a fantastic T20I series against Australia, but Shakib had a better overall record in July than the other two contenders.
Shakib's performance in the Australia series helped him reclaim the top position in the ICC T20I rankings. Hopefully, he will continue to perform well against New Zealand in the upcoming series.
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Shakib named ICC Player of the Month, No. 1 all-rounder in T20
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named the ICC Player of the Month for July, ICC announced on Wednesday afternoon.
On the same day, Shakib topped the list of the ICC T20 all-rounder ranking after three years for his outstanding display in the shortest format of international cricket.
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Earlier, former Bangladesh captain and wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim won the ICC Player of the Month for May.
Shakib’s contributions to all three formats of the game helped Bangladesh win the series against Zimbabwe last month. He scored 96 unbeaten runs as Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by three wickets in the second ODI at the Harare Sports Club.
In the T20Is with the ball, Hasan took three wickets at an economy rate of seven leading his country to a series win against Zimbabwe. He is also the top Men’s all-rounder in the MRF ICC Men’s T20 Rankings announced earlier today.
“It is very humbling to be voted ICC Men’s Player of the Month for July 2021. There have been many outstanding performances during the month and that is why this is special for me,” Shakib was quoted in the ICC media release.
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“I find most pleasure and satisfaction when I contribute to wins and therefore, I am very happy to have helped in Bangladesh’s successes over the last few weeks,” Shakib added.
In the recently-concluded five-match T20 series against Australia, Shakib won the player of the match award. In this series, Shakib scored more than 100 runs and bagged seven wickets.
Bangladesh will play another five-match T20I series in early September against New Zealand. The Blackcaps have already announced the squad for this series. They will arrive in Bangladesh on August 24.
The Tigers were scheduled to take on England later this year as well, but both Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and England and Wales Cricket Board (BCB) decided to reschedule this series in March 2023.
Shakib Al Hasan Favourite to Win ICC’s Player of the Month for July
The world's top all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been shortlisted for the ICC Player of the Month award for July. Shakib Al Hasan was awarded Man of the Series for his outstanding performance in the recently ended T20I series against Australia. However, his performance in the Australia series will not be counted because the award will be granted based on July's performance. The other two nominees are Australia's Mitchell Marsh and West Indian leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr. In this article, we discussed why Shakib Al Hasan is the favourite to win the ICC Player of the Month award for July?
Who are the nominees for the ICC Player of the Month award for July?
Shakib Al Hasan, Mitchell Marsh, and Hayden Walsh Jr. were all nominated and performed well for their respective countries in July. As a result, they are deserving of this recognition. Let's take a look at how they fared in the month of July.
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Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
Test: 1 | Runs: 3 | Wkts: 5 | BBI: 4/82 | Econ: 2.10ODI:3 | Runs: 145 | Ave: 72.50 | HS: 96* | Wkts: 8 | BBI: 5/30| Ave: 14.75 T20I: 3| Runs: 37 | Wkts: 3 | BBI: 1/24 | Econ: 7.57
Shakib Al Hasan was excellent with the ball during the Zimbabwe trip. He took 16 wickets in eight innings across all formats. Shakib's best bowling figures on the tour (5/30) came in the One-Day International series. He also had several crucial innings, including a 96-run knock in the second ODI, which helped Bangladesh clinch the series with a game in hand.
Shakib Al Hasan took 5 wickets in the Test series, helping Bangladesh win their first-ever Test series in Zimbabwe. The world's best all-rounder failed with the bat during the Twenty20 International series. He was crucial with the ball, picking up three wickets at an economy rate of 7.57.
Shakib Al Hasan was awarded Player of the Series in the ODI format, and his impact on the Zimbabwe tour was undeniable. That's why the ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is the favourite to win the ICC Player of the Month award for July.
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