Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Mushfiqur Rahim breaks Tamim Iqbal's Test record to become Bangladeshi batter with most...

Bangladesh posted a mammoth first-innings score of 413 before getting bowled out on the second day of the first Test against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.

The hosts had reached 301/4 in 85.0 overs on the opening day of the match with captain Najmul Hossain Shanto scoring a century and Mominul Haque also contributing with a crucial 91. On the second day, veteran batter Mushfiqur Rahim took the baton from the top order and played another vital innings.

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Rahim scored 71 off 179 and played a key role in taking Bangladesh towards 400 before Taskin Ahmed’s quickfire 28 helped the team cross the 400-run mark.

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Rahim surpasses Iqbal

Rahim, playing on his birthday, also established a new record for Bangladesh with his half-century. His 29th fifty in Test cricket was his 42nd score of 50-plus in the format. He surpassed former captain and the current interim chief of Bangladesh Cricket Board Tamim Iqbal who had 41 50-plus scores in his Test career.

Rahim, who became the first ever Bangladesh cricketer to play in 100 Tests last year, was bowled on 71 by Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi. The former Bangladesh captain is regarded as one of the greatest batters in the country and his innings in the first Test once again established him as a valuable part of the Bangladesh Test team. In fact, the wicket-keeper batter is the all-time highest Bangladeshi run scorer across all three international formats. He only plays Test cricket now having retired from other formats.

Mohammad Abbas takes a five-wicket haul

For Pakistan, fast bowler Mohammad Abbas was the pick of the bowlers. After taking the wicket of centurion Shanto on the opening day, Abbas ran through the lower middle order of Bangladesh and finished with the figures of 5/92 in 34 overs. Afridi also took three wickets while Hasan Ali and Noman Ali toiled hard for a wicket each.

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