Mushfiq becomes the first-ever Bangladeshi batter to reach 5000 runs
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18 May, 2022, 11:40 am
Last modified: 18 May, 2022, 11:51 am
Mushfiq needed 68 runs to reach the milestone.
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Mushfiqur Rahim has won the race to become the first-ever Bangladeshi batter to reach 5000 Test runs on Wednesday. Mushfiq needed 68 runs to reach the milestone.
He nudged the ball down to fine leg off Asitha Fernando for a couple to reach the milestone.
Right after him is Tamim Iqbal who is now 19 runs away. He scored an unbeaten 133 before retiring hurt with a cramp on Tuesday.
Mushfiq reached the milestone in 81 matches with an average of 36.77. He has seven centuries and 26 fifties in his bag with a highest score of 219*.
He made his debut at Lord's in 2005.
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