Star all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz became the fourth bowler from Bangladesh to attain the 300-wicket mark in International cricket. On the fourth day of the second Test match between Rohit Sharma-led India and Najmul Hossain Shanto's Bangladesh at Green Park in Kanpur, the 26-year-old accomplished the remarkable accomplishment. Mustafizur Rahman (323), Mashrafe Mortaza (389), and Shakib Al Hasan (712) are the other bowlers who have accomplished the feat.
In just his 169th innings of international cricket after making his debut in 2016, Mehidy achieved the milestone. Akash Deep was his 300th wicket, and he completed with figures of 6.4-0-41-4. He also made his return to Bangladesh's Twenty20 International team for their forthcoming three-match series against India.
Bangladesh on backfoot despite Mehidy Hasan's performance
Despite a century from Mominul Haque, Bangladesh was bowled out for 233 in 74.2 overs. Thereafter, India came out firing on all cylinders and declared their innings at 285 for nine, establishing a lead of 52 runs. KL Rahul scored 68 and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 72, respectively.
Mehidy had a difficult time in the Chennai Test, but in Kanpur, he bowled reasonably well despite giving up more than a run per delivery. He began by thoroughly cleaning up Rohit Sharma with a sharply twisted peach. After that, he fired Ravindra Jadeja, who had been doing a fantastic job at the Chepauk.
Mehidy took his third wicket off KL Rahul, who amassed a rapid 68 runs off of 43 balls. To record his 300th wicket, he took out Deep. After a lacklustre performance with the ball in Chennai, Shakib Al Hasan ended with numbers of 11-0-78-4. Mehidy has claimed 181 wickets at an economy rate of 3.14 in 81 innings from 43 Test matches so far, including 10 five-wicket hauls.
