Last Updated: March 20, 2023, 18:40 IST
Bangladesh batter Mushfiqur Rahim (Twitter)
Mushfiqur Rahim helped Bangladesh report their highest-ever complete with the nation’s quickest ODI century
Mushfiqur Rahim hit his nation’s quickest ODI century as Bangladesh scored a report 349-6 within the second one-day worldwide towards Ireland in Sylhet on Monday.
Fresh from beating England 3-0 in T20s, Mushfiqur was unbeaten on 100 off simply 60 balls, whereas Najmul Hossain and Liton Das added 73 and 70 runs respectively.
This helped the hosts break their report of 338-8 set solely within the earlier match, which they received by 183 runs to provide them a 1-0 lead within the three-match collection.
BANGLADESH’S HIGHEST TOTAL IN ODIS
Score | Vs | Ground | Year |
349/6 | Ireland | Sylhet | 2023 |
338/8 | Ireland | Sylhet | 2023 |
333/8 | Australia | Nottingham | 2019 |
330/6 | South Africa | The Oval | 2019 |
329/6 | Pakistan | Mirpur | 2015 |
Sent in to bat first, Bangladesh started cautiously in barely overcast situations earlier than Liton and skipper Tamim Iqbal grew in confidence to placed on 42 runs.
Tamim was run out for 23 with a direct throw from Mark Adair earlier than Liton and Najmul added 101 runs for the second wicket.
Graham Hume, Ireland’s most profitable bowler with 3-58, eliminated Shakib Al Hasan (17) and Najmul in successive overs after Andy McBrine took the wicket of Liton.
However, Mushfiqur and Towhid Hridoy then took the bowling by storm so as to add 128 runs in simply 13 overs for the fifth wicket.
Towhid fell for 49 however Mushfiqur continued his terrific batting to deliver his ninth ODI hundred with a single within the final ball of the innings.
He broke Shakib’s report of a 63-ball hundred towards Zimbabwe in 2009.
BANGLADESH PLAYER’S FASTEST ODI HUNDRED
Player | vs | Balls | Venue | Year |
Mushfiqur Rahim | Ireland | 60 | Sylhet | 2023 |
Shakib Al Hasan | Zimbabwe | 63 | Bulawayo | 2009 |
Shakib Al Hasan | Zimbabwe | 68 | Mirpur | 2009 |
Mushfiqur Rahim | Pakistan | 69 | Mirpur | 2015 |
As Sylhet witnessed one other excessive rating, Rahim additionally received to 7000 ODI runs, changing into the third Bangladesh batter after Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan to the landmark.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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