Taskin Ahmed snatches 7 for 19 for Durbar Rajshahi, another BPL record

Taskin Ahmed turned out to be just the third bowler in history to take a seven-wicket pull in men's T20s, guaranteeing 7 for 19 in Durbar Rajshahi's Bangladesh Head Association (BPL) match against Dhaka Capitals. It is likewise the best bowling figures in the BPL's set of experiences, beating Mohammad Amir's 6 for 17 for Khulna Tigers in 2020. Taskin keeps on being steady in all configurations after he completed 2024 with 63 worldwide wickets at 19.23, Bangladesh's greatest take in the year. He imitated Colin Ackermann, who was the principal bowler to take seven wickets in a T20 - in an Essentialness Shoot game in 2019 - and Malaysia's Syazrul Idrus, who took seven for Malaysia against China in 2023. After Dhaka chose to bat at the Shere Bangla Public Arena, Taskin eliminated the two openers Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan in his initial two overs. He bowled a ripper to Litton, who battled the short ball towards first slip, before Tanzid was found behind pursuing a wide one. Dhaka recuperated in the center overs before Taskin got back with the wicket of Shahadat Hossain in the seventeenth over. Beaten by a more slow ball, Shahadat holed out to Ryan Burl who took a sharp catch at long-on. Taskin had Chaturanga de Silva later in a similar over, before a triple-wicket last finished. Alauddin Babu was quick to go in the twentieth, skying one to mid-off, before Taskin yorked Mukidul Islam. He passed up the full go-around however got Shubham Ranjane next ball to wrap up with 4-0-19-7. The overabundance of wickets in the last four overs dialed Dhaka back fundamentally, leaving Rajshahi with a moderate 175 to pursue. They arrived at the objective in the nineteenth over, with seven wickets close by. Taskin said it was a glad second for him, turning into the bowler with the best figures in the BPL. "I have consistently pondered taking a great deal of wickets. In the event that you don't imagine it, you can't get it going. Clearly you really want karma to take wickets. I'm glad that I could execute my arrangements... It is an extraordinary inclination that I could convey at whatever point my skipper carried me into the assault." "It is consistently unique to take a five-wicket pull in each configuration," he added. "I have taken three or four wickets a lot of times. You want karma to get five. I'm truly blissful. It's nothing to joke about for me. I'm from Bangladesh so I will held this BPL record." Taskin said that he was content with the kind of pitches on offer at the Shere Bangla Public Arena, with the surfaces generally wearing. "I think there is little edge for mistake. We can't pull off any lose conveyances. Pitches are perfect for players, who face a touch of challenge just against the new ball. I figure such contributes will help us the Bosses Prize [in February] where we will play on generally great batting tracks in Pakistan and UAE.