Mushfiqur Rahim became the highest individual scorer for Bangladesh in the history of Test match cricket as his unbeaten 219 surpassed the previous highest score of 217, scored by Shakib al Hasan against New Zealand in Wellington last year.
Mushfiq scored 219 off 421 deliveries with 18 fours and one six as Bangladesh declared their first innings on 522 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 160 overs during day two of their second and final Test match against Zimbabwe at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka Monday.
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Mushfiq also created another record on way to his undefeated 219, facing the most number of balls by a Bangladeshi in a Test innings.
His 421-ball knock leapfrogged the previous highest of 417 faced by Mohammad Ashraful against Sri Lanka in Galle in 2013.
He is also the first ever Bangladeshi to score two double centuries in Tests, and his 219 is the first double hundred in Tests this year.
2ND TEST, DAY 2
BANGLADESH 1ST INNINGS R B
Liton c Mavuta b Jarvis 9 35
Imrul c Chakabva b Jarvis 0 16
Mominul c Chari b Chatara 161 247
Mithun c Taylor b Jarvis 0 4
Mushfiq not out 219 421
Taijul c Chakabva b Jarvis 4 10
Mahmudullah c Chakabva b Jarvis 36 110
Ariful c Chari b Jarvis 4 18
Miraz not out 68 102
Extras (b 9, lb 8, nb 3, w 1) 21
Total (160 Overs) 522/7d
Fall Of Wickets
1-13 (Imrul), 2-16 (Liton), 3-26 (Mithun), 4-292 (Mominul), 5-299 (Taijul), 6-372 (Mahmudullah), 7-378 (Ariful)
Bowling
Jarvis 28-6-71-5, Chatara 22.2-12-34-1, Tiripano 24.4-6-65-1, Raza 22-1-111-0, Williams 30-4-80-0, Mavuta 31-1-137-0, Masakadza 2-0-7-0
ZIMBABWE 1ST INNINGS R B
Masakadza c Miraz b Taijul 14 44
Chari not out 10 48
Tiripano not out 0 16
Extras (b 1) 1
Total (18 Overs) 25/1
Fall Of Wickets
1-20 (Masakadza)
Bowling
Mustafizur 6-4-11-0, Khaled 5-3-6-0, Taijul 5-3-5-1, Miraz 2-1-2-0
Zimbabwe trail by 497 runs
