In the Asia Cup 2025 match against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh's star pacer Mustafizur Rahman bagged three wickets by conceding 20 runs in his spell of four overs (Pic: X/@ICC)

With this, he has levelled the record of legendary all-rounder Shakib al Hasan for becoming Bangladesh's joint-highest wicket-taker in T20Is (Pic: X/@ICC)

So far, Mustafizur has claimed 149 wickets in 117 T20I matches for Bangladesh. His best bowling figures in the shortest format of the game are six wickets for 10 runs (Pic: X/@Mustafiz90)

On the other hand, Shakib has 149 wickets in 129 shortest format matches for the "Bengal Tigers". His career best figures in the format are five wickets for 20 runs (Pic: X/@Mustafiz90)

Mustafizur is also the joint-fourth-highest wicket-taker in T20Is, with Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan at the top with 173 scalps in 103 matches (Pic: X/@Mustafiz90)