BIRMINGHAM, July 03 (Agencies): Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the first cricketer in the history of the World Cup to score 500-plus runs and also claim more than 10 wickets in a single edition of the showpiece event.
After his innings of 66 against India on Tuesday, Shakib was placed second in the leading run-scorers chart in this World Cup with 542 runs from seven innings, just behind Rohit Sharma, who has 544 runs in his kitty from seven innings as well.
Shakib, who has scored two centuries and four fifties so far, also has 11 wickets in his kitty from seven games at a strike rate of 34.9. On Tuesday, the star all-rounder scored 66 runs and also claimed the wicket of Rishabh Pant to achieve the rare landmark. New Zealand's Scott Styris is the closest to Shakib in the achievement, scoring 499 runs and picking up nine wickets in the 10 matches he played in the 2007 edition of the tournament.
Shakib has been in tremendous form in the tournament so far and he is just two runs behind India's Rohit Sharma in the leading run-scorer list in the ongoing World Cup.
The left-handed batsman has scored 542 runs in the tournament. He has scored two centuries and three half-centuries.
Shakib scored back-to-back centuries against England and West Indies.
Shakib had blasted an unbeaten 124 against the West Indies during their seven-wicket win in Taunton.
He had also claimed five for 29 to single-handedly bowled Bangladesh to victory over Afghanistan in another match.
He became the second player after India's Yuvraj Singh to score 50 runs and take five wickets in the same World Cup match. During the course of the World Cup, Shakib also became the second Bangladeshi batsman to amass over 6000 runs in ODIs.
The 32-year-old has been in good form with the ball as well. The all-rounder has bowled economical spells throughout the tournament. Shakib has a total of 11 wickets in the World Cup so far.
Bangladesh will play against Pakistan in their final match of the tournament on July 05.
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