Shoriful Islam Achieves Milestone with 50th T20I Wicket

LAHORE: During Wednesday’s inaugural T20I match against Pakistan at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, Bangladeshi pace bowler Shoriful Islam accomplished a noteworthy personal record.

The 23-year-old bowler dismissed Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman for a mere single run, securing his 50th wicket in the T20 international arena.

This achievement positions Shoriful as the fourth Bangladeshi to have taken 50 or more wickets in T20I matches, placing him among prominent players such as former captain Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, and Taskin Ahmed.

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At the time of reporting, the home team was at 52-2 after six overs. Saim Ayub was out for a duck, and Fakhar Zaman scored one run.

Mehidi Hasan and Shoriful each claimed one wicket. Mohammad Haris and Salman Ali Agha were at the crease with 31 and 19 runs, respectively.

The two sides have clashed 19 times in the shortest format of the game, with Pakistan dominating with 16 wins compared to Bangladesh’s three.

Squads:
  • Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Salman Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed.
  • Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Jaker Ali (wk), Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud and Shoriful Islam.