Mohammad Abbas, the Pakistani pacer, has now enrolled himself among the legends of the game from Pakistan. He now has 100 wickets outside Pakistan and is just the sixth pacer in history to have reached this milestone for Pakistan.
Pakistan has faced a massive setback on their way to the top of the WTC points table with their defeat in the last game against Bangladesh. Pakistan not only faced their second loss in this WTC cycle, but eight points were also deducted from their points tally, which pushed them down to the number-eight position.
Pakistan will have to win the next match in order to save the series; otherwise, they will lose the series. Khurram Shahzad was added to their bowling unit, replacing Shaheen Afridi, while Babar Azam was also backed into the side.
Mohammad Abbas' triple strike hands Pakistan an advantage on Day 1
Mohammad Abbas, the 36-year-old paceman, was picked for the Pakistan tour to Bangladesh and was immediately included in the playing XI. Having bowled across both innings of the First Test at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka.
Abbas picked up a five-wicket haul on his return to the Pakistan red-ball bowling side. He picked up five wickets in the first innings and reached a massive milestone of 100 wickets in his career.
He then also went on to pick a wicket in the second inning of the game. Coming into the second Test, he once again picked three wickets against Bangladesh, dismissing the likes of Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, who scored a century and a half-century across the two innings in the last game.
Abbas now has 100+ scalps outside Pakistan; Leaves behind Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis in a major milestone
With the three latest wickets in the ongoing Test match, he dismissed the likes of Bangladesh's openers and the skipper as well. With this, he now has 100+ wickets in his short career and has amassed over a hundred wickets outside Pakistan.
With this, he became the sixth Pakistani pacer to have picked 100 Test wickets outside Pakistan. Before this, only the likes of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Imran Khan, Mohammad Amir, and Umar Gul had reached this milestone.
However, his unique record includes a better bowling average and a better economy rate as compared to all the greats who have been mentioned before.
Mohammad Abbas now has 100 Test wickets outside Pakistan. Only five Pakistani fast bowlers—Wasim, Waqar, Imran, Mohammad Amir, and Umar Gul—have done so before him.
Mohammad Abbas now has 100 Test wickets outside Pakistan. Only five Pakistan fast bowlers - Wasim, Waqar, Imran, Mohammad Amir, and Umar Gul, have done so before him.
— Danyal Rasool (@Danny61000) May 16, 2026
Abbas has a better average and economy rate than them all.
Pakistan picked up 7 scalps on Day 1 of the second Test against Bangladesh
Mohammad Abbas might have been one of the finest pacers for Pakistan on show, but Shan Masood, the skipper, had claimed that Shaheen Afridi's and other pacers' lack of speed resulted in Pakistan's defeat in the last game.
However, they have bounced back stunningly, with Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad, the red-ball specialists, both striking three times on Day 1 of the second test between Pakistan and Bangladesh.
After a brief partnership, Sajid Khan broke the partnership between Litton Das and Taijul Islam. Bangladesh batters struggled to put on a promising partnership.
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