2024-09-13 22:25:27
Published: 17:54, 12 September 2024 Updated: 18:08, 12 September 2024
Shakib Al Hasan is showing whirlwind magic with the ball while playing county cricket after 13 years. He took 4 wickets in the first innings for Surrey against Somerset in the First Division of the County Championship.
He then finished the third day with 4 wickets in the second innings on Wednesday. Fifer was waiting. Of course, Shakib didn’t take much time to get confused. At the beginning of the fourth day on Thursday, the last batsman of Somerset bowled Tom Banton and took 5 wickets for 96 runs. Through this, Shakib took 9 wickets with 193 runs in two innings. Which is his best achievement in county career. Earlier in 2010, he took 8 wickets in two innings for Worcestershire against Middlesex in the county.
With this, the world’s best all-rounder made a feat of taking 5 wickets 25 times in first-class cricket.
Surrey’s chances of victory rose with his superb bowling. Somerset were bowled out for 224 in 63.3 overs in the second innings on Shakib’s bowling. After taking a 4-run lead in the first innings, Surrey has a target of 221 runs to win. Which has to be done in 76 overs.
County side Surrey brought in Shakib Al Hasan for just one match to bolster their spin department. With 9 wickets in two innings, Shakib completely satisfied the expectations with which he was brought into the team. After playing this match, he will join the Bangladesh national team in India on Sunday. Will play a two-match Test series.
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