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Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh’s cricket star, just hit a big milestone: 500 T20 wickets!

On Sunday, playing in the Caribbean Premier League 2025, Shakib became only the fifth player ever to reach this number. He did it while playing for the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.

At the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Shakib was on fire, grabbing 3 wickets in the first innings. In just two overs, he took 3/11, dismissing Mohammad Rizwan, Kyle Mayers, and Navian Bidaisee.

He is now on the list with Rashid Khan, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, and Imran Tahir.

Here is the list of players who took the most wickets in T20 cricket:
1 – Rashid Khan: 660 wickets in 487 matches
2 – Dwayne Bravo: 631 wickets in 582 matches
3 – Sunil Narine: 590 wickets in 557 matches
4 – Imran Tahir: 554 wickets in 436 matches
5 – Shakib Al Hasan: 502 wickets in 457 matches

Imad Wasim, captain of Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, chose to bowl first after winning the toss. We are going to bowl first because it’s a day game. Two changes for us, unfortunately – Bevon Jacobs has gone back, and Andries Gous comes in for him. Also, Salman Irshad comes in for Obed McCoy. We have been losing wickets in clusters; we need to fix that, Wasim said.

St Kitts skipper Jason Holder said, Each game, we have shown signs of improvement. We have batted well at times, but we need to put in a collective performance. If our top four can be ruthless and bat a little deeper, that will be good. It can be a little tacky up front, so we need to assess the conditions.

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots’ Playing xi: Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher, Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder(c), Navian Bidaisee, Father of Africa, Naseem Shah, Wagar Salamkheil, Ashmead Nedd
Antigua and Babuda Falcons’ Playing xi: Jewel Andrew, Rahkeem Cornwall, Karima Gore, Andreies Gous(w), Shakib Al Hasan, Imad was, Fabian Allen, Shamar Springer, Jayden Seales, Salman Irshad, Usama Mir