New Delhi: Bangladesh Spinning Mills tajul islam He achieved a major personal milestone despite his team’s humiliating defeat to Zimbabwe in the one-off Test in Harare.The left-arm spinner took 7 for 138 in Zimbabwe’s first innings in 40.2 overs, taking the 19th five-wicket haul of his Test career. This performance helped him enter the top five list of left-arm bowlers with the most five wickets in Test cricket.
Taijul ties Shakib, surpasses Starc
Tejul’s latest five-goal haul brings him level with former Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hassanboth bowlers now have 19 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.He is also ahead of Australia Mitchell Starkhe had 18 five-wicket hauls.The Bangladesh spinner reached this milestone in just 107 Test innings, making him faster than both Shakib and Starc. Shakib played 121 innings and hit 19 five-wickets, while Starc played 202 and hit 18 five-wickets.
Only three left-arm bowlers led the way
Sri Lanka great Rangana Herath still leads the way with 34 five-wicket hauls and 433 wickets in 93 Tests.Former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram ranks second with 25 five-balls and 414 wickets, while New Zealand legend Daniel Vettori ranks third with 20 five-balls and 362 wickets.Taijul and Shakib are now joint fourth with 19 wickets each. Mitchell Starc slipped to sixth place with 18 strokes, followed by England’s Derek Underwood (17 strokes) and India’s Ravindra Jadeja (15 strokes).Taijul currently has 270 wickets in 60 Tests, underlining his importance to Bangladesh’s bowling attack.
Zimbabwe’s biggest Test win
As Taijul shone with the ball, Zimbabwe dominated the match, beating Bangladesh by an innings and 85 runs at Harare Sports Club for their biggest Test win in history.After winning the toss and opting to bowl, Zimbabwe’s pacers bowled out Bangladesh’s batting line-up for just 140 runs in the first innings.Mominul Haque was the only batsman to provide resistance, scoring 60 off 81 balls.Newman Nyamhuri took four wickets while captain Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani and Brad Evans took two wickets each.
Zimbabwe batsmen keep running
Zimbabwe then scored 410 runs in the first innings to take a huge lead of 270 runs.Innocent Kaia led the way with a superb knock of 140, while Craig Ervine, Brian Bennett and Wessly Madhevere all scored half-centuries.Despite Taijul’s seven-wicket haul, Bangladesh struggled to prevent the hosts from winning the match.
Bangladesh collapses again
Bangladesh needed a huge effort to avoid defeat but they were bowled out for 185 in their second innings.Zimbabwe’s pace attack once again shared wickets with Ngarawa, Muzarabani, Evans and Nyamhuri all making important contributions as they did not concede a wicket in either innings.
Zimbabwe’s historical moments
The win was Zimbabwe’s biggest in Test cricket, surpassing all their previous victories.It also marked the first time in 25 years that Zimbabwe had won consecutive Test matches.Their last Test win came against Afghanistan in October, when they won by an innings and 73 runs.
