Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed a 
five-wicket haul in his side's second and final cricket Test against Sri 
Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo today.

He registered 5-131 on Day 3 of the Test but the batters undermined his 
effort, leaving Bangladesh staring at heavy defeat. This five-wicket haul was 
his 17th in his career.

If the stat is taken into consideration since 2018, Taijul and Bumrah claimed 
14 five-wicket hauls each. As far as the five-wicket haul is concerned, these 
two bowlers remain most successful in world cricket at this moment.

Australia's fast bowler Pat Cummins who is also the captain of the side took 
second highest 13 five-wicket haul in his period.

Australia's Nathan Lyon and India's Ravichandran Ashwin are in the top five 
with 12 five-wicket haul each.