Published: Nov 07, 2014, 07:21 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 07, 2014, 07:21 PM (IST)
Nov 7, 2014
Shakib Al Hasan’s heroics in the second Test against Zimbabwe at Khulna broke many records. The Bangladeshi all-rounder became the fifth cricketer to score a hundred and take five-for in the same Test twice. Apart from that he is now the third cricketer to score a hundred and take 10 wickets in a match. Shakib now also has the second best bowling figure as a Bangladeshi.
Ian Botham, Garry Sobers, Mushtaq Mohammad, Jacques Kallis are the other cricketers who had scored a hundred and took five-for in the same Test twice. England legend Botham had done it five times, which is an unique record to have.
In the second Test in Khulna, Shakib made a crucial 137 and took five for 80 in the first innings. In second innings he failed with bat and made only six runs, but with ball in hand, the left-arm spinner shinned once again. It is because of his five for 44, Bangladesh managed to beat Zimbabwe 162 runs and lead the three match series 2-0. His final match figure was 143 runs and 10 for 124. This was also Shakib’s first 10 wicket haul in Test cricket.
(Sandipan Banerjee is a reporter at CricketCountry. Cricket has been the biggest passion for him since his childhood. So, when it came to choosing his career, he chose to turn his passion into his profession. Apart from cricket he likes mountain trekking, river rafting and photography. His twitter handle is @im_sandipan)
