Shakib Al Hasan joins Tim Southee to top the “Most Wickets in T20” list

Bangladesh’s Shakib now joins New Zealand pacer Tim Southee to top the charts of bagging in the most wickets in the T20 format.

Indian cricket team defeated Bangladesh by 5 runs in the T20 World Cup 2022 on Wednesday, 2nd November to take the top spot in the group. Indian cricket team showed an another brilliant performance in this year’s World Cup and are back to winning ways. After losing their last game against South Africa, they played much better to achieve victory in this.

Bangladesh’s Shakib now joins New Zealand pacer Tim Southee to top the charts of bagging in the most wickets in the T20 format. Shakib reached the milestone on Wednesday at the present men’s T20 World Cup as he took 2 for 33 against India. He got KL Rahul out for 50 off 32 deliveries by getting the batsman to top-edge a big shot attempt. He also bowled Suryakumar Yadav with his signature drift towards the right-hander.

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Since making his debut in August 2006, Shakib, 35, has established himself as the centre of the Bangladesh cricket squad. He continues to be the only cricketer in the world with 1000 runs and 100 wickets in the shortest international format, and he is also their top wicket-taker in both Tests and ODIs.