Taijul Islam scripted history as he surpassed legendary Shakib Al Hasan to become the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test cricket.

The left-arm spinner Islam achieved this historic milestone during the second Test match against Ireland at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.

Taijul attained this feat after picking the wicket of Ireland opener Andrew Balbirnie during the sixth over of the second innings.

Currently, Taijul has 248 Test wickets in 57 matches and 102 innings. The left-arm spinner has scalped 17 fifers and two ten-fers. He surpassed Shakib’s tally of 246 scalps in 71 games and 121 innings, along with 19 five-wicket hauls and two ten-fer.

The elite list also includes Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who is the third-highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the longest format

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