Cricket news round-up – September 7: Abdul Qadir passes away, Malinga sets multiple records, Rashid, Hazlewood rule roost

Pakistan leg-spinner Abdul Qadir passed away at 63; Lasith Malinga set multiple records as Sri Lanka clinched a dead-rubber match; Rashid Khan put up a splendid all-round show at Chattogram; and Josh Hazlewood ripped through the England batting line up at the fag end of Day 3 at Old Trafford.

Abdul Qadir passes away

Abdul Qadir, arguably the most iconic spinner of the 1980s, passed away at Lahore following a massive cardiac attack. He was 63.

Renowned for his action and assortment of variations, Qadir picked up 236 wickets from 67 Tests at 32.80. His most famous performances include 9/56 and 4/45 against England at Lahore in 1987-88, and a 6/16 to bowl out West Indies for 53 at Faisalabad in 1986-87. and He also scored 1,029 Test runs.

In an era when leg-spinners were considered a luxury in limited-overs cricket, Qadir picked up 132 wickets from 104 ODIs at 26.16, at 4.06 an over. The standout spinner of the era, he influenced subsequent leg-spinners like Shane Warne and Mushtaq Ahmed.

Two firsts for Malinga

Lasith Malinga became the first bowler to take a 100 T20I wickets as well as the first to take 4 wickets in 4 balls twice in international cricket (Rashid Khan has done this once, in T20Is). Malinga had earlier taken 4 in 4 against South Africa in the 2007 World Cup.

Danushka Gunathilaka (30 in 25) top-scored early in the night as Sri Lanka struggled to reach 125/8 against Mitchell Santner (4-1-12-3) and Todd Astle (4-0-28-3).

The New Zealand openers added 15 in 14 balls before Malinga (4-1-6-5) bowled Colin Munro with a yorker to reach the 100-wicket mark. He trapped Hamish Rutherford leg-before next ball (thanks to DRS), followed by two yorkers to bowl Colin de Grandhomme and have Ross Taylor leg-before. In his next over he had Tim Seifert caught at slip.

New Zealand were bowled out for 88 despite Tim Southee’s 23-ball 28 not out. Akila Dananjaya had 4-0-28-2.

Hazlewood rips through England

England began Day 3 on 23/1, and lost night-watchman Craig Overton early, caught at slip off Josh Hazlewood (4/48). Rory Burns (81) and Joe Root (71) then took England to 166/2.

But Hazlewood returned to have Burns caught at slip and trap Root leg-before. He also bowled Jason Roy through the gate. England finished on 200/5, still 297 behind.

Bangladesh fight but Afghanistan on top

Mosaddek Hossain (44*) and Taijul Islam (14*) kept Afghanistan at bay, adding an unbroken 48 to lift Bangladesh from 146/8 to 194/8 at stumps. However, they are still 148 behind on first innings, and with three days left, a decision is inevitable on a steadily deteriorating pitch.

Afghanistan added just 71 to their overnight score of 271/5 earlier in the day, of which Rashid Khan smashed 51. Taijul finished with 4/116, Nayeem Hasan with 2/43, and Shakib Al Hasan with 2/64.

Bangladesh went into a defensive shell early in the innings, and their top order crumbled when once Rashid (4/47) found his groove, with some support from Mohammad Nabi (2/53).

Mominul Islam (52) was the only one to take the attack back to the Afghanistan camp, but Bangladesh would have fallen well short had Mosaddek and Taijul not risen to the challenge.