Bangladeshi bowler made a great record in the lost match, left Mitchell Starc behind

New Delhi. Even though Bangladesh had to face a crushing defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe in the only Test match played in Harare, Bangladesh’s experienced left arm spinner Taijul Islam made a big record in his name. Taijul achieved such a big personal milestone in this match, which has placed him in the league of great bowlers of world cricket. While spreading the magic of his spin in Test cricket, Taijul has now gone ahead of Australia’s deadly fast bowler Mitchell Starc in one matter. Let us know about this feat of Taijul Islam…

Taijul’s ‘claw’ against Zimbabwe
During Zimbabwe’s first innings, Bangladeshi spinner Taijul Islam wreaked havoc on the host batsmen. He bowled brilliantly and took 7 wickets for 138 runs in 40.2 overs. This was the 19th five-wicket haul (5 or more wickets in an innings) of Taijul’s Test career. Due to this brilliant performance, he has joined the top-5 list of left-arm bowlers who have taken 5 wickets the maximum number of times in the history of Test cricket.

Equaled Shakib, overtook Mitchell Starc
Taijul Islam broke many big records by taking 7 wickets in this innings. Taijul has equaled the record of former Bangladesh captain and veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan of taking five-wicket hauls 19 times. At the same time, Taijul has now overtaken Australia’s legendary fast bowler Mitchell Starc in this matter, who holds the record of taking five wickets 18 times in Tests. The special thing is that Taijul achieved this milestone in only 107 Test innings, whereas Shakib took 121 innings to take five wickets 19 times. At the same time, Mitchell Starc had to play 202 innings to take five wickets 18 times.

Left arm bowler to take maximum 5 wicket haul in test

The match was historic for Zimbabwe
While on one hand Taijul made a record for Bangladesh, on the other hand this victory was no less than a celebration for host Zimbabwe. In terms of runs and margin, this is Zimbabwe’s biggest win in Test history so far. Zimbabwe has done the feat of winning two consecutive Test matches for the first time in more than 25 years. Earlier in October last year, they had defeated Afghanistan by an innings and 73 runs.