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Sri Lanka had already taken 5 wickets in the innings. The last wicket pair survived. That too was broken by Shakib. Shakib ended Sri Lanka's first innings by breaking the stumps in a direct throw from mid-off and running out Asita Fernando. It cannot be said that he took the last wicket. But Sri Lanka was all out with the perfect target of his hand.
In other words, the last one is also through Shakib. In the last Test in which Shakib took 5 wickets in an innings almost four years ago, the last wicket was also taken by Shakib স in the second innings of West Indies in Kingston Test in 2016, Shakib took 6 wickets. The similarity is that both these times the opponent's innings ended directly or indirectly through Shakib.
Although he did not succeed in applying for out this time, he made a great ball in the first innings of Sri Lanka.
Shakib is a bit irregular in Test cricket even before that Test in Kingston. Shakib was in only 6 of the 24 Tests that Bangladesh played in the middle period. Even in this series against Sri Lanka, there was uncertainty about his game. When it was thought that Shakib could not be found due to Kovid's attack, he decided to play on his own.
Shakib himself could not do anything in his mind, such incidents are rare. If you remember that Shakib will do well in ball or bat in this series, it was pretty sure!
Shakib has increased his distance with his teammates in one place on the way to do this better. No, not at all in terms of personal relationships - in the statistics of taking 5 wickets in an innings in Test cricket.
Shakib took 5 wickets in 19 innings in Tests. Which is the highest among the bowlers of Bangladesh. Taizul Islam took 5 wickets for 10 times. Mehedi Hasan Miraj three times with 6 times and Mohammad Rafiq four times with 8 times.
Shakib was very lively on the field today. After taking the wicket
Shakib was very lively on the field today. Image of taking wickets: Prothom Alo
In other words, there is no fast bowler in the top four in this list of Bangladesh. Fast bowler Shahadat Hossain, who took 5 wickets 4 times. And yes, it should not be forgotten that the top two bowlers who have taken 5 wickets in maximum number of innings are left-arm spinners. Bangladesh was once called the country of left-arm spinners. Looking at the top two, one can understand the success of the word, even if only a little.
Shakib is in the middle of the list of bowlers who have taken 5 wickets the most number of times in Tests. More than him, 25 bowlers have taken 5 wickets in an innings. Legendary Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan tops the list with an incredible 6 times 5 wickets. Australian legend Shane Warne has taken 5 wickets 36 times. The list includes pacers and spinners.
If only the spinners are counted, Shakib will come up in the top ten. Shakib has taken 5 wickets in Test innings more times than the legends like Richie Benoit, Abdul Qadir, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Saqlain Mushtaq, Bill O'Reilly. Shakib has risen to number 10 in the list of spinners, leaving behind former West Indies off-spinner Lance Gibbs.
Shakib also made fun of his teammates in the gap of the match. He was in a good mood to play well
Shakib also made fun of his teammates in the gap of the match. I was in the mood to play well: Prothom Alo
New Zealand's left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori (20 times) and Australian leg-spinner Clary Grimmett (21 times) are a little ahead of him.
Shakib's first 5 wickets in Test cricket within a year and a half of his debut. 6 wickets for 36 runs against New Zealand in Chittagong in 2006 is still his career-best bowling. Before that Test, the then head coach of Bangladesh team announced to play Shakib as a specialist spinner. Shakib, batting at number 7, successfully fulfilled that role on the field. Shakib took 5 wickets in three consecutive Tests with one Test break in the middle.
He took 5 and 6 wickets in two consecutive innings against South Africa at Bloemfontein and Centurion in November, then took 5 wickets in the next Test against Sri Lanka in Mirpur. After that he took 5 wickets in two consecutive innings three more times. In the Tests against the West Indies and India in 2009, five years later, in two innings of Zimbabwe in Khulna in 2014 and in the last two innings of Australia in the Mirpur Test in 2016.
Shakib was the focal point in the team's bowling. It is also a source of joy to take wickets
Shakib was the focal point in the team's bowling. Medium of joy for taking wickets: Prothom Alo
After many days in this Mirpur Test against Sri Lanka, bowler Shakib was seen in a familiar form. The 40.1–11–98–5 bowling analysis says so. The ball of the third day says the most. The ball was bowled by Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Koranaratne.