Mushfiqur Rahim Becomes First Bangladeshi to Score 6,000 Runs in Test Cricket

Mushfiqur Rahim Becomes First Bangladeshi to Score 6,000 Runs in Test Cricket

Mushfiqur Rahim Reaches 6,000 Runs in Test Cricket

Bangladesh’s experienced batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has created history in the first Test against South Africa in Mirpur. Mushfiqur Rahim scored 33 runs in the second innings against the Proteas and made an amazing record in his name.

Mushfiqur Rahim completed 6000 runs during his innings. Rahim became the first Bangladeshi cricketer to complete 6000 runs in Test cricket. He scored 6003 runs in 93 Tests with the help of 11 centuries and 27 half-centuries. Rabada ended Rahim’s innings by clean-bowling him.

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Top Scorers in Bangladesh Test Cricket

Let us tell you that Mushfiqur Rahim made his debut in the Lord’s Test against England in 2005. He is already the highest run-scorer for Bangladesh. Tamim Iqbal is in second place in terms of scoring the most Test runs for Bangladesh. Iqbal scored 5134 runs in his career.

Bangladesh’s famous all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan occupies the third place on this list. Shakib scored 4609 runs in 71 Tests. Bangladesh’s Mominul Haque occupies the fourth place with 4269 runs. Former captain Habibul Bashar completes the top-5 list with 3026 runs.

Player Name Runs
Mushfiqur Rahim 6,003
Tamim Iqbal 5,134
Shakib Al Hasan 4,609
Mominul Haque 4,269
Habibul Bashar 3,026

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Bangladesh vs South Africa: Current Match Update

Talking about the match between Bangladesh and South Africa, the host team scored 106 runs in the first innings. In response, South Africa scored 308 runs in the first innings. In this way, the Proteas team took a lead of 202 runs on the basis of the first innings. Bangladesh scored 234/6 in 71 overs in their second innings till the time of writing the news and gained a lead of 32 runs.

It will be interesting to see whether the Bangladesh team will be able to beat South Africa by gaining a huge lead or not. If the Bangladesh team manages to register a win, it will be a great gift for Mushfiqur Rahim to set a record.

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