Nayeem joins 50-wicket club

Spinner Nayeem Hasan has become the tenth Bangladeshi bowler to claim 50 wickets in Test cricket.

In the first innings of the opening Test of the two-match series against the West Indies-currently underway at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur-Nayeem took 4 wickets for 33 runs in 10.5 overs.

He reached the 50-wicket milestone in his 16th Test match.

In terms of the number of deliveries, Nayeem has reached the 50-wicket mark faster than any other Bangladeshi spinner, breaking the record previously held by fellow spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

Nayeem took 2,856 deliveries to reach the 50-wicket milestone.

Prior to this, the record was held by Miraz, who had reached 50 wickets in 13 Test matches, having bowled 3,512 deliveries.