England’s rising spin sensation, Shoaib Bashir, etched his title into the annals of cricket historical past on Friday, turning into the youngest Englishman to assert 50 Check wickets.
Shoaib Bashir breaks Steven Finn’s England report
The suitable-arm off-spinner achieved this important milestone throughout the ongoing one-off Check towards Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge, surpassing a long-standing nationwide report beforehand held by paceman Steven Finn.
Bashir, who’s 21 years and 222 days outdated, reached the 50-wicket mark in his sixteenth Check match. This feat sees him eclipse Finn’s report, who achieved his fiftieth wicket at 22 years and 62 days in 2011.
The historic wicket for Bashir got here throughout Zimbabwe’s first innings when he dismissed visiting captain Craig Ervine for 42 runs. Delivering a superbly flighted ball on center and leg stump, Bashir induced an outdoor edge that was sharply caught by Harry Brook at first slip, igniting enthusiastic celebrations inside the England camp. He rapidly adopted up with one other essential wicket, additional consolidating England’s dominant place after their formidable first-innings whole.
Since making his Check debut in February 2024 towards India, Bashir has quickly cemented his place as an important element of England’s bowling assault. His 50 wickets have been scalped in simply 26 innings, sustaining a bowling common of 39.92. Impressively, he already boasts three five-wicket hauls in his nascent Check profession.
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Harbhajan Singh holds the report for India
For India, Harbhajan Singh holds the report because the youngest spinner to achieve 50 Check wickets. The ‘Turbanator’ achieved this milestone at a young age of simply 20 years and 258 days on March 18, 2001. Harbhajan reached this landmark throughout a memorable collection towards Australia, the place he rapidly established himself as a pivotal determine within the Indian bowling assault. Different notable younger Indian spinners who reached the 50-wicket mark early of their careers embrace Ravi Shastri (21 years, 131 days), Maninder Singh (21 years, 197 days) and Narendra Hirwani (21 years, 281 days).
Youngest spinners to assert 50 wickets in Check cricket
| Participant | Group | Age | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 19y 134d | June 10, 1998 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | Bangladesh | 20y 252d | July 4, 2018 |
| Harbhajan Singh | India | 20y 258d | March 18, 2001 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | Pakistan | 20y 342d | December 6, 1997 |
| Ravi Shastri | India | 21y 131d | October 5, 1983 |
| Paul Adams | South Africa | 21y 135d | June 4, 1998 |
| Maninder Singh | India | 21y 197d | December 27, 1986 |
| Shoaib Bashir | England | 21y 221d | Might 22, 2025 |
| Alf Valentine | West Indies | 21y 247d | December 31, 1951 |
| Narendra Hirwani | India | 21y 281d | July 26, 1990 |
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