24 minutes ago
- Copy link
Bangladesh veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has become the fifth bowler in the world to take 500 wickets in T20 cricket.
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan is the highest wicket-taking bowler in T20 with 660 wickets.
Shakib completed 500 wickets off his sixth ball in this match Shakib achieved this feat against St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots while playing for Antigua & Barbuda Falcons in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2025).
He bowled only two overs, taking 3 wickets for 11 runs. His brilliant bowling won Falkans and remains on top in the team point table. Shakib needed only one wicket to complete 500 wickets, which he achieved on his sixth ball. He then took two more wickets.
Four players of Patriots team could not reach the double digit The team of Patriots, who came out to bat first, could make 133/9. Patriots’s batting stumbled from the beginning. No batsman could stand except Mohammad Rizwan (26 runs off 30 balls) and Evin Lewis (32 off 31 balls). Four batsmen of the team could not even touch the double figure, while three batsmen were run out.
Karima Gore handled Pardi of Falcons Falcons, who chased a target of 134 runs, faced challenges on a difficult pitch. Karima Gore won the team by scoring an unbeaten 52 runs. Falcons needed 28 runs when Shakib was out. After this, Karima Gor handled the innings and reduced the pressure by putting some magnificent boundary.
Gore not only completed his half -century innings, but also won the last boundary to Falkans with two balls remaining. Falcons defeated the match by 7 wickets.
Shakib has scored more than 7000 runs Shakib showed his ability not only with the ball, but also with the bat. The other four bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in T20 cricket do not have 7574 runs of Shakib.
In this match, Shakib scored 25 runs from 18 balls, in which he made the victory of Falcons easier by hitting a six off the long-off of Ashmid Ned and a reverse sweep on the next ball.
,
Also read this news of sports …
Pujara’s 15 -year cricket career ends: Third Indian to bat on the five days of Test; The highest ball player in an innings
When Cheteshwar Pujara made a Test debut in October 2010, only 5 batsmen have faced more than 16,217 balls in this format. Joe Root, Alastair Cook, Azhar Ali, Steven Smith and Virat Kohli. The same thing shows the importance of Pujara for the Indian team for more than a decade. Full news