Bangladesh all -rounder player Shakib Al Hasan created history on Sunday, he has completed 500 wickets in his T20 career. He made this record during the 11th match of Caribbean Premier League. He has become the first player in the world to have 500 wickets and more than 7000 runs in T20.

In the match played on Sunday, SKN Patriots scored 133 runs while batting first. Shakib Al Hasan bowled brilliantly for Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, he gave only 11 runs in his 2 -overs spell and took 3 wickets. He made Mohammad Rizwan, Kyle Mayor and Naveen Bidesi his victim.

Shakib Al Hasan’s 500 T20 wickets

38 -year -old Shakib Al Hasan took a total of 3 wickets on Sunday, now he has a total of 502 wickets in T20. He completed his 500th T20 wicket as Rizwan. He has become the first of Bangladesh to take 500 T20 wickets and the 5th bowler in the world.

List of bowlers taking 500 wickets in T20

• Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) – 660
• Dwayne Bravo (West Indies) – 631
• Sunil Naren (West Indies) – 590
• Imran Tahir (South Africa) – 554
• Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) – 502

Shakib Al Hasan became the first bowler to do so

Along with this, Shakib also created history, he became the first such bowler in the world who has taken more than 500 wickets in T20 cricket and has also scored more than 7000 runs. He has scored 7574 runs in 457 T20 matches, including 33 half -centuries.

Shakib became the player of the match

Chasing the target of 134, Jewel Andrew, opener of Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, scored 28 runs in 28 balls. Karima Gore won the team by scoring an unbeaten 52, while Shakib Al Hasan scored an important 25 runs in 18 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 1 fours. Antigua and Barbuda Falcons won by 7 wickets by achieving the target in 19.4 overs. Shakib Al Hasan was adjudged the Player of the Match.

With this victory, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons retained their top position in the points table. The team has won 3 out of 6 matches and 2 has lost, the team is in the first place with 7 points.