Sylhet, November 9, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim became the first cricketer from Bangladesh to score 7,000 runs in Test cricket during the second match against the West Indies at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.
The 39-year-old reached the milestone on Day 5 of the match, taking a single off Roston Chase during the second innings to move to nine runs in the session. He had entered the match with 6,957 Test runs and needed 43 more to reach the landmark.
Mushfiqur had scored 34 in the first innings, helping Bangladesh post 386 in reply to the West Indies’ 356. He added 49 in the second innings as Bangladesh reached 184/4 while chasing a target of 369. Bad light forced an early end to play, and the match ended in a draw.
Mushfiqur is already Bangladesh’s first batter to cross the 5,000-run and 6,000-run marks in Tests. He is now 1,747 runs ahead of the country’s second-highest Test run-scorer, Mominul Haque, who has 5,293 runs. Former batter Tamim Iqbal is third with 5,134 runs.
He is also Bangladesh’s most-capped Test player, having featured in 107 matches. Mominul is second on the list with 82 appearances. Mushfiqur made his Test debut against England at Lord’s in May 2005. Although he has retired from ODI and T20I cricket, he continues to represent Bangladesh in Tests.
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