Shoriful Islam turned the primary left-arm quick bowler in 140 years to take a seven-wicket haul in a Take a look at innings in opposition to Australia, producing Bangladesh’s standout efficiency within the second Take a look at in Mackay.
The 25-year-old pacer from Panchagarh returned figures of seven/48 from 15 overs as Bangladesh bowled Australia out for 210 of their first innings on the Nice Barrier Reef Area. Shoriful additionally top-scored for Bangladesh with 14 runs of their first innings.
Regardless of his efficiency, Bangladesh suffered a crushing defeat, with the second Take a look at ending inside two days.
Shoriful’s seven-wicket haul put him in a choose group of left-arm quick bowlers to have achieved the feat in opposition to Australia.
The final left-arm pacer to take seven wickets in a Take a look at innings in opposition to Australia was England’s Dick Barlow, who completed with 7/44 within the second innings of the Manchester Take a look at performed from July 5 to 7, 1886.
Barlow had additionally taken seven wickets in opposition to Australia within the Sydney Take a look at in January 1883.
The primary left-arm pacer to take seven or extra wickets in a Take a look at innings in opposition to Australia was England’s Tom Emmett. He took 7/68 from 59 overs within the first innings of the Melbourne Take a look at performed from January 2 to 4, 1879.
Shoriful is now solely the fourth left-arm quick bowler to take a seven-wicket haul in a Take a look at innings in opposition to Australia.
The perfect bowling figures by a left-arm bowler in opposition to Australia, nevertheless, belong to former England spinner Hedley Verity. He took 8/43 within the second innings of the Lord’s Take a look at in 1934, performed from June 22 to 25.
The general greatest bowling figures in opposition to Australia in Take a look at cricket stay with England’s Jim Laker, who took all 10 Australian wickets for 53 runs within the second innings of the Manchester Take a look at in July 1956.