Mohammed Siraj has added another achievement to his resume. Siraj has excelled with the ball not only during the powerplay but also during the death overs, bowling economic spells in every game he has participated in so far in 2022. With 23 wickets taken thus far in 14 games, the Hyderabad pacer is now India’s top wicket-taker in ODIs in 2022.
Siraj got up two wickets while playing against Bangladesh to accomplish this record. At Sher-e-Bangla stadium, India and Bangladesh are playing the second One-Day International.
One of the key factors in India’s ODI success this year has been Mohammed Siraj. Every time he approached the ball, the right-arm pacer appeared dangerous, and his perfect line and lengths bothered the opposing batters.
Yuzvendra Chahal, who has 21 wickets in 14 games, was eclipsed by Siraj. He accomplished this when he got rid of Anamul Haque during the Bangladesh vs. India ODI that was still going on. Before Captain Litton Das’ stumps were removed for 7 runs, he was caught lbw for 11 runs.
Top wicket takers for India in ODIs in 2022
Mohammad Siraj: Matches -14, Wickets -23
Yuzvendra Chahal: Matches-14, Wickets-21
Prasidh Krishna: Matches-11, Wickets-19
Shardul Thakur: Matches-15, Wickets-19
Siraj gave an impressive start to India
Siraj got India a strong start by taking 3 wickets in the first game. The three-wicket haul, nevertheless, wasn’t sufficient to lead team India to victory. Siraj took the first wicket in the current game by trapping Haque in front of the wicket.
The bowler struck the batsman in the back pad after returning the ball to him. Litton Das, the captain of Bangladesh, was Siraj’s second victim. Litton attempted to play a straight drive as the bowler delivered a full delivery.
IND vs BAN, 2nd ODI: Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj and Umran Malik.
Bangladesh: Litton Das (captain), Anamul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicket-keeper), Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Ebadot Hossain.
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