SYLHET: Test fast bowler Mohammad Abbas achieved another major milestone in his Test career by becoming one of the few Pakistani fast bowlers to claim 100 wickets in overseas Test matches.
The 36-year-old reached the landmark during the second Test against Bangladesh national cricket team when he dismissed captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, caught behind by the wicketkeeper.
Abbas continued his strong spell by also removing openers Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Tanzid Hasan, putting the hosts under early pressure.
He became the sixth Pakistani fast bowler to take 100 Test wickets away from home, joining Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Imran Khan, Mohammad Amir and Umar Gul.
Among Pakistani bowlers with more than 100 overseas Test wickets, Abbas holds the best bowling average at 23.02.
He has taken 109 wickets in 51 Test innings, with only nine of those wickets coming in Pakistan and the rest collected in overseas conditions.
Abbas also starred in the previous Test, taking six wickets, and has been instrumental in troubling Bangladesh’s batting lineup throughout the series.
Earlier, Pakistan’s leading left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi achieved a major milestone in Test cricket by becoming the first Pakistani bowler to take 100 wickets in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC).
He reached this achievement during the first Test match against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Afridi made an early impact on the opening day by dismissing Bangladesh opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy.
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With this wicket, Afridi also became part of a special group of bowlers in WTC history, as he is now the 19th player overall to reach 100 wickets in the tournament since it began.
