Khurram Shahzad's six-wicket haul rattles Bangladesh in Rawalpindi Test: Stats
Pakistan's fast bowler Khurram Shahzad delivered a devastating spell on Day 3 of the second Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. The right-arm pacer dismantled the visitors' top order before scalping two wickets toward the end. Shahzad went on to claim his maiden Test fifer, finishing with 6/90 across 21 overs. His brilliance meant Bangladesh were folded for 262 while responding to Pakistan's first innings score of 274.
Shahzad's impressive opening spell
Shahzad's first victim was opener Zakir Hasan, who was caught at the square leg region. He then got the better of Shadman Islam, whose leg stump was uprooted. Within four deliveries, Shahzad struck again by dismissing Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto. Shahzad continued his dominance by dismissing Shakib Al Hasan leg before wicket, ending the morning session with figures of 4-15. His brilliance had reduced the visitors to 26/6.
Shahzad provided the crucial breakthrough
Shahzad had to wait for a while for his fifth wicket. He accomplished the milestone by breaking a 165-run stand between Mehidy Hasan Miraz (78) and Litton Das (138) by dismissing the former. It was a caught-and-bowled dismissal. Tail-ender Taskin Ahmed, who was trapped lbw, was his final victim. Spinner Agha Salman took the final two wickets to wrap up the innings.
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Besides Shahzad, Mir Hamza also delivered a breathtaking opening spell, scalping two wickets. This marked the first instance of Pakistan pacers taking six wickets in the first session in home Tests. As per ESPNcricinfo, Shahzad also became the fifth Pakistan bowler to claim six or more wickets against Bangladesh in a Test innings. He joined Sajid Khan, Danish Kaneria (thrice), Shoaib Akhtar, and Waqar Younis.
Here are his Test stats
As mentioned, Shahzad accomplished his maiden fifer in Tests as he has raced to 13 wickets across three games at 23.69. Eight of his scalps have come in the ongoing series at 22.50. Overall, this was the pacer's sixth fifer in First-Class cricket as he is now just one short of 150 scalps in the format. He averages over 29.
