Shakib’s record feat takes Tigers closer to victory
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CF Correspondent
Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan became the first Bangladeshi bowler to claim 200 Test wickets as the hosts sniffed a victory by reducing West Indies to 11-4 at lunch on the third day of the first Test on Saturday.
Shakib (2-5) and his fellow left-arm spinner Taijul Islam (2-0) shared four wickets between them to trigger the collapse while West Indies was chasing the target of 204 runs.
The Bangladesh allrounder also is the quickest to 3000 runs and 200 wickets, achieving the feat in his 54th Test to eclipse English allrounder Ian Botham who reached there in 55th Test.
Resuming the day on 55-5, Bangladesh was dismissed for 125 on an extremely difficult pitch that offered uneven bounce and turn aplenty.
Legspinner Devendra Bishoo was the pick of the bowler with 4-19, while offspinner Roston Chase took 3-18.
Mahmudullah hit 31 and Mushfiur Rahim added 19.
Shakib then dismissed opener Kraigg Brathwaite (8) via stumping with a flighted delivery to get to his 200 wicket.
The visitors were unable to resist the slump as Shakib and Taijul took three wickets in just seven balls for no runs on the eve of the lunch.
