Bangladesh cricket team pacer Taskin Ahmed etched his name in T20I history books. The right-arm pacer became the 3rd Bangladesh bowler to reach 100 T20I wickets. He achieved the milestone in the Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 Super 4s match against Pakistan in Dubai.
Taskin picked up figures worth 3/28 from his 4 overs as Bangladesh restricted Pakistan to 135/8 in 20 overs. He joined the likes of Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman to complete 100 T20I wickets for Bangladesh.
A defiant spell in Bangladesh’s loss to Pakistan
Taskin ended up hurting Pakistan early on in the 1st over itself. After being hit for a four by Sahibzada Farhan off the 3rd ball, he dismissed the Pakistani opener right thereafter. The 1st over bowled by Taskin saw him concede 4 runs and claim a wicket. His 2nd over saw him bowl 5 dot balls (1 four). The right-arm pacer came back in the 14th over and dismissed southpaw Shaheen Afridi. His final over saw him dismiss Mohammad Nawaz.
Despite Taskin’s heroics, Pakistan claim victory
Despite Taskin’s heroics, Pakistan claimed a victory over Bangladesh. Chasing 136 runs, the Tigers ended up getting 124/9 to lose by 11 runs. Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf picked three-fers to hurt Bangladesh and help their team reach the final. Pakistan will face India in the final.
3rd bowler with 100-plus wickets for Bangladesh
As mentioned, Taskin is the 3rd bowler for Bangladesh to complete 100 T20I wickets. He is the 2nd-fastest bowler for Bangladesh with 100-plus scalps. Taskin took 82 matches to complete 100 T20I scalps. Mustafizur is the fastest, having taken 82 matches to complete 100 T20I scalps. Mustafizur is the highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh in T20Is. He has 151 wickets from 119 matches. Meanwhile, left-arm spinner Shakib owns 149 wickets for Bangladesh. He took 184 matches to reach 100 T20I wickets.
Bangladesh bowlers with 100-plus scalps in T20Is
- Mustafizur Rahman – 151 wickets
- Shakib Al Hasan – 149 wickets
- Taskin Ahmed – 102 wickets
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