Shakib makes to 6000 ODI runs club

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Bangla Tribune Desk
Published : 23:38, Jun 17, 2019 | Updated : 23:38, Jun 17, 2019

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has become the second Bangladesh batsman after Tamim Iqbal to touch the 6000 ODI runs.
Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - West Indies v Bangladesh - The County Ground, Taunton, Britain - June 17, 2019 Bangladesh`s Shakib Al Hasan in action Action Images via ReutersThe left-handed batsman needed only 23 runs to touch the milestone before hitting the pitch against West Indies on Monday at Taunton.
He scored 24 runs off 18 balls chasing 322 target set by Windies.
Tamim is the first Bangladeshi batsman to score 6000 or more ODI runs. Coincidentally, Shakib reached the milestone during his partnership with Tamim when Bangladesh were in dire need to score ample runs to chase a big total.
Tamim took 177 matches to complete 6000 ODI runs while Shakib took 202 matches. Along the way, Shakib hit eight centuries and 44 fifties.
Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - West Indies v Bangladesh - The County Ground, Taunton, Britain - June 17, 2019 Bangladesh`s Shakib Al Hasan celebrates reaching his century Action Images via ReutersMushfiqur Rahim is the next Bangladeshi batsman who can reach the milestone as he had 5699 runs from 208 matches with three centuries and 20 fifties.
Earlier, Shakib Al Hasan became the fastest all-rounder to reach 5,000 runs and 250 wickets in ODI cricket playing just 199 ODI matches after Sanath Jayasuriya, Jacques Kallis, Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzak.
He reached the milestone dismissing Protea opener Aiden Markram (45) against South Africa in their first ICC Cricket World Cup match at the Oval on Jun 2.

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