Most wicket-takers in T20
Shakib Reaches 400 T20 Wickets Milestone in BPL 2022: Stats Breakdown
Fortune Barishal Captain of the ongoing BPL 2022, Shakib Al Hasan became the first Bangladeshi player to reach 400 wickets milestone in Twenty20 cricket during a match against Minister Dhaka on Monday (January 24). Shakib made history by taking the wicket of Minister Dhaka skipper Mahmudullah Riyad on the second delivery of the 18th over. He had a bowling figure of 3.3-0-21-1 in the contest. Shakib also became only the fifth bowler in history to achieve the feat. Let's take a look at Shakib's 400 T20 wickets in detail.
Shakib Al Hasan's 400 T20 Wickets Stats
Shakib Al Hasan achieved another unique milestone in his professional cricket career during a league phase BPL 2022 encounter against Minister Dhaka. He completed his 400 wickets in 354 Twenty20 matches. Shakib Al Hasan has 117 international wickets in 94 appearances and 283 wickets in 259 non-international matches among his 400 Twenty20 wickets.
Only four other players have taken more Twenty20 wickets than Shakib. West Indian all-rounder DJ Bravo, South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir, West Indian all-rounder Sunil Narine, and Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan are among the players with more than 400 wickets.
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Top Five Most Wickets in T20 Format
Player
Innings
Wickets
BBI
Ave
Econ
5W
DJ Bravo
486
555
5/23
24.42
8.21
2
Imran Tahir
329
435
5/23
19.59
6.93
3
Sunil Narine
377
425
5/19
20.72
6.04
1
Rashid Khan
298
420
6/17
17.38
6.35
4
Shakib Al Hasan
347
400
6/6
21.17
6.80
4
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
Team-Wise Shakib Al Hasan’s T20 Bowling Stats
Shakib Al Hasan has represented many franchise teams all around the world in addition to Bangladesh. Let's analyze his bowling statistics for each team.
Team
Matches
Wickets
Bangladesh
94
117
Bangladesh Cricket Board XI
3
3
Barbados Tridents
14
15
Dhaka Platoon/Dhaka Dynamites
43
58
Dhaka Gladiators
12
15
Fortune Barishal
2
2
Gemcon Khulna
9
6
Jamaica Tallawahs
16
14
Karachi Kings
8
3
Khulna Division
7
8
Khulna Royal Bengals
11
15
Kolkata Knight Riders
57
48
Leicestershire Foxes
10
9
Mohammedan Sporting Club
8
9
Peshawar Zalmi
5
5
Prime Bank Cricket Club
6
11
Rangpur Rangers
11
18
Melbourne Renegades
4
7
Adelaide Strikers
2
2
Sunrisers Hyderabad
20
16
Worcestershire Royals
12
19
Source: http://bigbashboard.com/
Shakib’s Other Notable T20 Bowling Records
Shakib Al Hasan has one of the best bowling figures in the T20 format in the Caribbean Premier League. Shakib has also taken the most wickets in a series on several occasions. Here are some of his most noteworthy T20 bowling statistics.
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Top Five Best Bowling Figures in T20
Player
Bowling Figure
Team
Opposition
Date
CN Ackermann
7/18
Leicester
Bears
07/08/2019
AV Suppiah
6/5
Somerset
Glamorgan
05/07/2011
Peter Aho
6/5
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
24/10/2021
Shakib Al Hasan
6/6
Barbados Tridents
Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel
03/08/2013
Lasith Malinga
6/7
Melbourne Stars
Perth Scorchers
12/12/2012
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
Shakib Al Hasan holds the record for taking the most wickets on a single ground. He has 148 wickets at a strike rate of 16.5 in 110 matches at the SBNCS, Mirpur. He also has the second-best bowling figures (6/18) as captain.
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Shakib Al Hasan had his most successful year to date in 2016. He took 53 wickets in 61 matches in that year. He also took 52 T20 wickets in 2013.
The 2019 BPL has been Shakib Al Hasan's most successful series as a bowler. He took 23 wickets in 15 games for Dhaka Dynamites in that series. The left-arm spinner also took 22 wickets in 13 matches for Dhaka Dynamites in the 2017 season BPL.
Bottom Line
Shakib Al Hasan's Twenty20 record is particularly impressive because he is well-known in franchise-based T20 cricket leagues all around the world. However, he also has a solid record in other formats. Shakib Al Hasan is Bangladesh's most successful international bowler. He has the most international wickets (609) for Bangladesh. Shakib is also only the second Bangladeshi bowler to take over 1,000 professional wickets, after Abdur Razzak. The ace all-rounder still has 3-4 years left in him until he retires. So, Shakib Al Hasan has the potential to shatter many more records in the coming years.
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