On the fourth day of the second and final Test of the home series against Ireland, the Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam created history, as he surpassed the legendary Shakib Al Hasan to set a new Test record for the national team. 

At the end of Ireland’s first innings of the ongoing Mirpur Test, Taijul Islam equalled Shakib Al Hasan in the list of most Test wickets by a Bangladesh bowler. While Taijul bagged four wickets in that first innings, he recorded 246 Test wickets, an equal number of Test wickets by a Bangladesh bowler, which Shakib Al Hasan previously held the record alone.

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Taijul Islam becomes leading Test wicket-taker for Bangladesh

On the fourth day of the Mirpur Test, while Bangladesh set a monumental 509-run target for Ireland in the fourth innings, Taijul scalped three wickets to surpass Shakib Al Hasan to set a new record for most Test wickets by a Bangladesh bowler. 

In the sixth over of the fourth innings, Ireland lost their first wicket, as Taijul trapped Irish captain Andy Balbirnie (13) for an lbw dismissal to become the leading Test wicket-taker in Bangladesh cricket history. 

With two more wickets on the same day, Taijul finished the day with 249 Test wickets, as the left-arm spinner is one wicket away from becoming the first Bangladesh bowler to record 250 Test wickets. 

Bangladesh bowlers with most Test wickets

• Taijul Islam: 249 wickets
• Shakib Al Hasan: 246 wickets
• Mehidy Hasan Miraz: 209 wickets
• Mohammad Rafique: 100 wickets

Ireland stumped on the fourth day at 176/6. At the end of the fourth day, only Harry Tector (50) and Curtis Campher (34*) managed to reach the 20-run mark in the fourth innings.   

Earlier on the fourth day, Bangladesh declared their second innings of the match at 297/4, with the help of four half-centuries. Mahmudul Hasan Joy (60), Shadman Islam (78), Mominul Haque (87), and Mushfiqur Rahim (53*) played powerful knocks in the innings.