BAN vs PAK: Mushfiqur Rahim created history, broke Brian Lara’s world record at the age of 39

Mushfiqur Rahim: In the second test match being played between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Sylhet, Bangladesh’s experienced batsman Mashfiqur Rahim has created history by scoring a brilliant century. During the second innings of the second test, 39-year-old Rahim achieved such a feat by batting explosively that he took the big record of legendary batsman Brian Lara in his name.

39 year old Mashfiqur Rahim created history

On the third day of the second innings of the second test, Mashfiqur Rahim has created history by scoring a century against Pakistan. Let us tell you, Rahim has become the oldest player to score a century against Pakistan after 2000. Before him, this record was in the name of Brian Lara. Who made this record in his name by scoring two centuries during the West Indies tour of Pakistan in 2006. In the last 20 years, no batsman had been able to break this record. In such a situation, Rahim has become the second oldest player in history to score a century in Test cricket against Pakistan.

Bangladesh maestro Mushfiqur Rahim shines bright again with a record-setting century in Sylhet 💯#WTC27 | 📝: pic.twitter.com/Ept53hzSvi

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Scored a brilliant century against Pakistan

In the second innings of the second test match against Pakistan, Mashfiqur Rahim played an inning of 137 runs facing 233 balls. His innings included 12 fours and 1 six. Let us tell you, this is the 14th century of his Test career.

Became the oldest player to score a century in WTC

With his brilliant century against Pakistan, Mashfiqur Rahim has become the oldest player to score a century in the World Test Championship. He has broken the record of Australia’s legendary star batsman Usman Khawaja. Let us tell you, last year against Sri Lanka, Usman Khawaja had scored a century in Galle at the age of 38 years and 42 days.

mashfiqur rahim test career

Talking about the Test career of 39-year-old wicketkeeper batsman Mashfiqur Rahim, he has now played a total of 102 matches in this format. In which he has scored 6763 runs in 188 innings. During this period, he has scored 29 half-centuries and 14 centuries. With this brilliant performance, Rahim has become the highest run-scorer for Bangladesh in Test cricket. Also, he is the only batsman to score more than 6 thousand runs in this format for Bangladesh.