Mushfiqur Rahim joins exclusive centurion club in 100th Test
The veteran Bangladesh wicket-keeper-batter achieved a rare feat in his landmark Test against Ireland in Dhaka.
Bangladesh’s seasoned campaigner Mushfiqur Rahim joined a select group of batters to have scored a century in their 100th Test match.
Becoming the first-ever Bangladesh player to cross the milestone of playing 100 Test matches, Rahim scored a valiant 106 off 214 deliveries to help the home team to ascendancy in the second Test against Ireland.
Rahim joins the likes of Colin Cowdrey, Javed Miandad, Gordon Greenidge and Graeme Smith to have achieved the historic feat.
Batters with century in 100th Test
| Batter | Score(s) | Opposition (Year) |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Cowdrey | 104 | Australia (1968) |
| Javed Miandad | 145 | India (1989) |
| Gordon Greenidge | 149 | England (1990) |
| Alec Stewart | 105 | West Indies (2000) |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 184 | India (2005) |
| Ricky Ponting | 120 & 143* | South Africa (2006) |
| Graeme Smith | 131 | England (2012) |
| Hashim Amla | 134 | Sri Lanka (2017) |
| Joe Root | 218 | India (2021) |
| David Warner | 200 | South Africa (2022) |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 106 | Ireland (2025) |
An exception in the tally of 11 batters who have done the aforementioned is ICC Hall of Famer, Ricky Ponting, who scored centuries in both innings of his 100th Test match against South Africa in Sydney back in 2006.
The latest batters to have done so before Rahim were Joe Root (2021) and David Warner (2022).
Having won the toss and elected to bat first, Bangladesh established a firm hand by finishing Day 1 in Dhaka with 292 runs on the board at the loss of four wickets.
Rahim would finish unbeaten at 99. The 38-year-old would cross past triple digits early on Day 2 for the 13th time in his Test career.
His innings, laced with five boundaries, have put the hosts in a promising position to sweep the two-match series.
The hosts had nabbed a victory by an innings and 47 runs in the first Test in Sylhet to go 1-0 up in the series.
