West Indies vs Bangladesh: Taijul Islam registers one of the best bowling figures by a Bangladesh spinner in ODIs

WI vs BAN, third ODI: Taijul Islam picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs and helped Bangladesh bowl West Indies out for 178.

Taijul Islam (in between) of Bangladesh. Courtesy: Twitter

HIGHLIGHTSTaijul Islam picked up his maiden fifer in ODIsTaijul dismissed Nicholas Pooran to get to the milestoneTaijul changed Shoriful Islam within the taking part in XI

Taijul Islam, on Saturday, July 16, registered one of the best bowling figures by a Bangladesh spinner in ODIs. The left-armer completed with figures of 10-2-28-5 in opposition to the West Indies within the third and closing ODI of the three-match sequence at Providence Stadium in Guyana.

Earlier, the Tigers roped in Taijul after leaving left-arm quick bowler Shoriful Islam out of the taking part in eleven. The choice paid rapid dividends because the southpaw castled Brandon King on the very first supply he bowled.

Thereafter, Taijul accounted for Shai Hope’s scalp and bowled a wicket maiden in his second over. Rovman Powell noticed his stumps go for a stroll after the ball spun previous his bat to take down the off-stump.

Keemo Paul perished to the spinner’s guile after being stumped by Nurul Hasan Sohan. Taijul delivered the physique blow for the West Indies after he removed the harmful Nicholas Pooran.

Pooran was threatening to take the match away from the Tigers after scoring 73 with 4 fours and two sixes. After eliminating the West Indies skipper, Taijul additionally took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.

The left-armer surpassed Abdur Razzak, who completed with figures of 9.2-0-29-5 in opposition to Zimbabwe manner again in October 2009 on the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

Taijul is fifth within the checklist of greatest bowling figures by a Bangladeshi within the 50-over format. Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, and Taskin are above him. Among them, Mashrafe, Mustafizur, and Rubel picked up six-wicket hauls.

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