Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das record seventh 100-plus stand in Tests
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Centuries from star batters Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das bolstered Bangladesh against Ireland in the ongoing 1st Test at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. While the two batters scripted history with individual tons, they added a 108-run stand for the fifth wicket. According to ESPNcricinfo, Rahim and Das now have seven 100-plus stands for Bangladesh in Test cricket. Here are the key stats.
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Rahim slams special century
Rahim came in after Bangladesh were down to 95/3 with the dismissal of skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto. The former steadied the ship with Mominul Haque, adding 107 runs (214 balls) for the fourth wicket. While Haque departed, Rahim joined forces with Das, having added a 108-run stand off 209 balls. Rahim played a compact knock, departing for a 214-ball 106 (5 fours).
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Century in 100th Test appearance
According to ESPNcricinfo, Rahim has become only the 11th player to score a century in their 100th Test. He has joined Colin Cowdrey, Javed Miandad, Gordon Greenidge, Alec Stewart, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Ricky Ponting, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Joe Root, and David Warner.
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Das takes Bangladesh past 430
While Rahim departed, Das eventually took Bangladesh past 430 along with Mehidy Hasan Miraz (47). However, the duo fell in back-to-back overs, with Matthew Humphreys dismissing Das. The Bangladesh batter scored a 192-ball 128 (8 fours and 4 sixes).
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Record partnership for Bangladesh
As mentioned, Rahim and Das now have seven 100-plus partnerships in Test cricket, the most for Bangladesh. Only three other pairs have recorded five-plus such stands for Bangladesh in the format - Habibul Bashar and Javed Omar; Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim; Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan. Overall, Rahim and Das have 1,760 runs between them from 26 Tests at 67.69.