Dhaka, Sept. 5 -- Taijul Islam, the left-arm spinner, became the fastest Bangladeshi bowler to take 100 Test wickets on Thursday.

He reached the personal milestone in the first session of the one-off Test against Afghanistan at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.

It took Taijul 44 innings of 25 Tests to achieve the feat as the third Bangladeshi. Shakib reached the milestone in 28 matches while Mohammad Rafique needed 33.

Taijul was short of one wicket before starting the match. While he took two wickets in the first session, Mahmudullah Riyad broke the partnership between Hashmatullah Shahidi and Rahmat Shah by removing Shahidi for 14 in the last over before the lunch break.

Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first. Ba...