Mehidy Hasan Miraz Creates History, Becomes 1st Bangladeshi Cricketer To…

Mehidy Hasan Miraz has become the first Bangladeshi cricketer to complete the double of 100 wickets and 1,000 runs in the World Test Championship (WTC).

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Mehidy Hasan Miraz becomes first Bangladeshi to score 1000 runs and take 100 wickets in WTC. (Picture Credit: AFP)

Mehidy Hasan Miraz is on fire for Bangladesh on Day 4 of the ongoing first Test against Australia. During the morning session of the fourth day’s play at the Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin, Mehidy picked up three wickets to help Bangladesh reduce Australia to 243/7 in their second innings at lunch.

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The spin-bowling all-rounder, who opened his wicket account in the second innings by dismissing Steve Smith off his own bowling in the evening session of Day 3, first removed Alex Carey on Sunday (August 16) before claiming the wickets of Beau Webster and Pat Cummins.

While Carey was caught behind by Litton Das, Webster was clean bowled by Mehidy, and Shadman Islam completed the catch of Australian captain Cummins at short leg.

Cummins’ dismissal, which came off the sixth ball of the 74th over of Australia’s second innings, was a special one for Mehidy as it took his wicket tally in the World Test Championship (WTC) to 100.

He became only the second Bangladeshi bowler after Taijul Islam to take 100 or more wickets in the WTC.

Most wickets for Bangladesh in WTC

Mehidy also became the first Bangladeshi player to complete the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in the WTC.

Mehidy, who is playing his 32nd WTC match for Bangladesh, now has 100 wickets and 1,436 runs to his name.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz in WTC

Before Mehidy, only Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Pat Cummins, Chris Woakes, Ben Stokes and Mitchell Starc had managed to complete the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in the WTC.

Cricketers to score 1000+ runs and take 100+ wickets in WTC

Mehidy, who bowled only four overs in Bangladesh’s first innings in the ongoing Test, had also played a crucial knock of 65 runs off 154 balls as a No. 7 batter on Saturday. His impressive performance with the bat helped Bangladesh post a massive first-innings total of 426 and take a healthy lead of 228 runs.

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