Rishad Hossain attains ODI records with 6/35 versus West Indies
What's the story
Bangladesh spinner Rishad Hossain entered record books with a superb 6/35 versus West Indies in the 1st ODI held in Dhaka on Saturday. Chasing 208 runs to win, West Indies perished for just 133. Rishad led the show with six wickets for 35 runs from 9 overs. His effort blew the visitors away, who lost in a low-scoring affair. Here's more.
Bowling
Rishad too good for WI
WI openers Brandon King and Alick Athanaze added 51 runs. It was Rishad who broke the stand. He dismissed Athanaze before getting Keacy Carty. King was his next scalp as WI were reduced to 82/3 in the 22nd over. Rishad then got Sherfane Rutherford in the same over. In the 24th over, he dismissed Roston Chase. His final wicket was that of Jayden Seales.
Information
Maiden five-wicket haul for Rishad in ODIs
Rishad picked six wickets for 35 runs from 9 overs. In 12 ODIs, he has raced to 16 wickets at an average of 34.06. This is now his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs.
Vs WI
Best figures by a Bangladesh bowler against WI in ODIs
As per ESPNcricinfo, Rishad has now recorded the best bowling figures by a Bangladesh bowler against West Indies in ODIs. He bettered Taijul Islam's figures worth 5/28 in July 2022 in Providence. Notably, Taijul and Rishad are the only Bangladesh bowlers with five-wicket hauls against WI. Rishad is also the 1st bowler in Bangladesh-West Indies ODIs to take six wickets in a match.
BAN
First Bangladesh spinner with an ODI six-fer
Rishad has become the 1st Bangladesh spinner to claim six wickets in an ODI. The best figures by a Bangladesh spinner before this was Taijul's 5/28. Notably, he is also the 4th Bangladesh bowler overall to take six scalps in a match. He joined pacers Mashrafe Mortaza (6/26 vs Kenya), Rubel Hossain (6/26 vs New Zealand) and Mustafizur Rahman (6/43 vs India).