Shakib Al Hasan is the highest wicket-taker in the T20 World Cup.
Shakib acted with the ball and managed to give his team two quick breakthroughs in an intense game, with Bangladesh setting their opponents a target of 172 runs.
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Bangladesh’s legendary player Shakib Al Hasan is touching new heights in T20 cricket. Star all-rounder became the highest wicket-taker t20 world cup As history goes, he managed to remove Pathum Nisanka and Avishka Fernando against Sri Lanka in Sharjah. The 34-year-old has now taken 40 wickets in this tournament; He overtook Shahid Afridi of Pakistan in the process, who won the trophy with Pakistan in 2009. Afridi is followed by Lasith Malinga and Saeed Ajmal, who took 38 and 36 wickets respectively.
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Shakib acted with the ball and managed to give his team two quick breakthroughs in an intense game, with Bangladesh setting their opponents a target of 172 runs. When Shakib caught the ball and turned things in his side’s favour, Sri Lanka were doing well.
Earlier, openers Mohammad Naeem and Mushfiqur Rahim scored brilliant half-centuries to take Bangladesh to a competitive score of 171 for four against Sri Lanka. t20 world cup Super 12 Group 1 match in Sharjah on Sunday. In the eighth over, when his team was struggling for 56 for two, Naeem and Rahim kept the momentum going after sharing 73 runs in 8.3 overs.
Naeem hit six fours in his 52-ball 62, while Rahim remained unbeaten on 57 off 37 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes. Bangladesh openers Naeem and Liton Das waited a few overs before playing big shots. The two shared a good partnership before Das was dismissed for 16 in the sixth over of Lahiru Kumara’s bowling.
Liton Das-Lahiru Kumara on the verge of hitting each other before parting. Video
Shakib Al Hasan surpasses Lasith Malinga to become highest T20I wicket-taker
Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh has become the highest wicket-taker in T20 Internationals. He achieved this feat when he dismissed Michael Leask of Scotland for a duck. He now has 108 scallops to his name, one more than Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga, who holds the record till date. Bangladesh face Scotland in the ICC World T20 Qualifier in Oman. Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first. So far the decision just seems right with Scotland being reduced to 99/6. Shakib himself took two wickets for 17 runs. The all-rounder was playing in the IPL final just two days back which meant he needed little or no match practice.
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