Shoaib Bashir, on Friday (Might 23), created historical past as he turned the youngest bowler to take 50 Check wickets for England. The correct-arm spinner achieved the historic feat on day two of the continued four-day Check between England and Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
He reached the 50-wicket milestone by dismissing Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine within the twenty first over. Sam Cook dinner gave England the primary breakthrough by dismissing Ben Curran for simply 6 runs. Ervine and Brian Bennett then steadied the ship with a fifty-plus stand.
Nevertheless, earlier than the duo may bat Zimbabwe to a robust place, Shoaib Bashir broke the partnership by dismissing Ervine for 42 runs. Bashir picked up his fiftieth Check wicket in his sixteenth Check on the age of 21 years and 222 days.
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The report was beforehand held by former England quick bowler Steven Finn. Finn performed 36 Checks for England and picked up 125 wickets.
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Shoaib Bashir turns into the youngest England participant to take 50 Check wickets 🔥
Nicely bowled, Bash 👏 pic.twitter.com/Z9NTrGMUvo
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) Might 23, 2025
Speaking in regards to the sport, Zimbabwe have been on 96/2 when Bashir dismissed Ervine. Earlier within the day, England declared their first innings on 565/5. Ollie Pope, Zak Crawley, and Ben Duckett scored centuries for the hosts whereas Harry Brook scored a half-century.
Pope top-scored for his facet, scoring 171 runs off 166 balls. However, Crawley and Duckett scored 124 and 140 runs respectively. For Zimbabwe, Blessing Muzarabani picked up 3 wickets.
Shoaib Bashir’s Check profession thus far:
Shoaib Bashir made his Check debut on the age of 20 final yr throughout the Vishakhapatnam Check in opposition to India final yr. He picked up 4 wickets on his debut earlier than taking his first five-wicket haul within the very following Check in Ranchi.
Shoaib Bashir completed the Ranchi Check with a powerful 8 wickets to his title. He performed a complete of three Checks within the five-match sequence and picked up 17 wickets. Solely Tom Hartley picked up extra wickets than him for England throughout the sequence.
He has been an everyday within the England Check facet since then. After the sequence in opposition to India final yr, he additionally performed in opposition to the West Indies and Sri Lanka at residence earlier than touring Pakistan and New Zealand. Earlier than the continued Check, Bashir performed 15 Checks and picked up 49 wickets with the assistance of three five-wicket hauls for England.
