Mirpur: Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi reached the ICC World Test Championship milestone on the opening day of the first Test against the Bangladesh national cricket team at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Friday.
The left-arm fast bowler etched his name in the record books as the first Pakistani bowler to complete 100 wickets in the history of the ICC World Test Championship.
Afridi achieved the milestone by dismissing Bangladeshi opener Mahmud Hasan Joy during the opening day’s match.
With the feat, the 26-year-old became the 19th bowler overall to take 100 wickets in the World Test Championship (WTC) and further cemented his status as Pakistan’s leading wicket-taker in the tournament.
Most wickets for Pakistan in the ICC World Test Championship
- Shaheen Afridi – 100*
- Noman Ali – 89
- Sajid Khan – 63
- Naseem Shah – 60
- Abrar Ahmed – 46
- Yasir Shah – 41
- Hasan Ali – 35
- Mohammad Abbas – 34
At the time of filing this report, Bangladesh lost their two wickets early after the visitors got off to a promising start after dismissing the Bangladeshi opener for 8 off 19 balls including 2 fours.
Shadman Islam and Mominul Haq combined at the crease to stabilize the innings and build a solid base on the opening day of the first Test.
However, Hasan Ali gave the shotman another breakthrough in his first over with a 30-ball 13 including 2 fours to leave the side 31-2 in 10.1 overs.
Playing XIs
Bangladesh: Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haq, Najmul Hossain Santo(c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das(w), Mehidi Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana and Ebadot Hossain.
Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Azan Awais, Abdullah Fazal, Shah Masood(c), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(p), Salman Agha, Shaheen Afridi, Noman Ali, Hasan Ali and Mohammad Abbas.
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