Bangladesh all-rounder at the 2019 Cricket World Cup Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan became the leading run scorer in this year's World Cup so far as he made a confident start in Monday's match against minnows Afghanistan, Reuters reports.
Shakib's 51 took him to 476 runs in the tournament, while Mushfiqur Rahim was 32 not out in Bangladesh's 142 for 3 after 29 overs in Southampton.
This is Shakib's third fifty in this World Cup along with two centuries in his so far six matches.
When Shakib, who has two centuries already in the tournament, pulled Naib to the boundary, it moved him above Australia's David Warner's 447 runs as the leading scorer in this year's event.
When Shakib Al Hasan tucked the last ball of the 21st over from Afghanistan pacer Dawlat Zadran to deep square leg, he became the first Bangladesh player to
score 1,000 runs in World Cup matches.
Shakib, currently the top scorer in his fourth World Cup, reached the mark in his 27th innings and is well clear of second-placed Mushfiqur Rahim.
Mushfiqur, who was batting with Shakib when the all-rounder reached the landmark, currently has 766 runs in cricket’s mega event.
It is a measure of how prolific Shakib has been in the current edition that when the event began, Shakib had 540 runs in World Cups to Mushfiqur’s 513.
Third and fourth on the list of Bangladesh’s top World Cup scorers are Tamim Iqbal (688 runs) and Mahmudullah Riyad (560 runs). Mohammad Ashraful is in fifth place with 299 runs in 16 innings.
Shakib has scored his 1,000 runs at an average of 45.5, second only to Mahmudllah’s 56 among Bangladeshi batsmen.
The world’s top all-rounder is currently the top scorer in the 2019 World Cup with 464 runs at an average of 116.
Shakib Al Hasan who has been a force to be reckoned with for Bangladesh with 425 runs from 5 matches and he played a major role in keeping the semi-final dreams alive for his side.
Shakib Al Hasan has been enjoying a brilliant run of form in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2019 and during Bangladesh’s group stage encounter against Afghanistan in Southampton on Tuesday, the all-rounder scripted history by becoming to first Bangladesh cricketer to score 1000 runs in World Cups.
Shakib, who has already scored two centuries in the tournament, also became the 19th player overall to achieve this brilliant feat. The milestone was achieved when the left-hander was batting on 35* in the crucial World Cup encounter.
Shakib Al Hasan who has been a force to be reckoned with for Bangladesh with 425 runs from 5 matches and he played a major role in keeping the semi-final dreams alive for his side.
The 32-year-old scored a brilliant 121 against hosts England and then followed it up with an equally impressive 124* against West Indies.
