Published on 02:59 AM, December 31, 2014
Bangladesh whitewash Zimbabwe in both Test, ODI
Bangladesh whitewash Zimbabwe in both Test, ODI
I WISH I COULD PLAY CRICKET! Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina enjoys her time with two cricket commanders -- ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (R) and Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim -- after the presentation ceremony at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on December 1. Photo: AFP
Bangladesh made a happy-ending to an until-this-series sordid year at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur On December 1. Tigers' 'mission whitewash' was accomplished against Zimbabwe with a five-wicket victory in the low-scoring fifth and final ODI.
Shakib Al Hasan becomes the third player after Ian Botham and Imran Khan to score a century and take ten wickets in a Test match on the fifth and final day at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on November 7, 2014. Photo: FIROZ ahmed
Earlier, the hosts thrashed the visitors 3-0 in the Test series. Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan added yet another feather to his already illustrious cap by becoming only the third player in Test cricket to score a century and take ten wickets in a match, propelling him in the same echelons with Ian Botham and Imran Khan. The 27-year-old all-rounder feels it is a great honour to be bracketed with two of the greatest all-rounders of all time.
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