Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi cricketer to reach 7,000 runs in Test cricket, achieving the milestone with a single off Roston Chase in the 20th over of Bangladesh’s second innings on the fifth day of their Test against the West Indies at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Bangladesh were chasing 369 for victory, with Mushfiqur and Towhid Hridoy anchoring the innings in a third-wicket partnership.
Mushfiqur brought up the landmark with a single to mid-on off an angling length delivery from Chase, etching his name into the record books.
Bangladesh’s most-capped Test cricketer also holds the national record for the most Test centuries.
Mushfiqur, who missed the first Test of the series after sustaining a finger injury, was also the first Bangladesh batter to reach 5,000 and 6,000 runs in the longest format.
Mominul Haque and the now-retired Tamim Iqbal occupy the second and third positions behind Mushfiqur on Bangladesh’s all-time Test run-scoring list.
The two are also behind Mushfiqur among Bangladesh’s highest century-makers in Tests. Mushfiqur has 14 centuries, including a career-best 219 not out, which was the country’s highest individual Test score before Hridoy surpassed it with an unbeaten 242 earlier in the Sylhet Test.
Mominul and Tamim have 13 and 10 Test centuries respectively.
Having made his international debut in 2005, Mushfiqur is Bangladesh’s most experienced Test cricketer. He was playing his 107th Test, having become the first Bangladeshi to feature in 100 Tests in November 2025.
Mushfiqur was eventually bowled by Shamar Joseph for 49, narrowly missing out on his 31st Test half-century, as Bangladesh reached 183 for four in the 57th over.