Mushfiqur Rahim Double Hundred for Bangladesh takes 2nd Test away from Zimbabwe

Mushfiqur Rahim 221* for Bangladesh

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Mushfiqur Rahim completed a magnificent 221 not out for Bangladesh in their 1^st Innings to put them firmly in control of the 2^nd Test in Mirpur.

Match Summary

Bangladesh 522 - 7 dec (Mushfiqur Rahim 221*, Mominul Haque 161, Mehidy Hasan 68*; Kyle Jarvis 5-71)

Zimbabwe 25 - 1

At the Close of Play - Zimbabwe trail Bangladesh by 497 runs with 9 wickets remaining

Scorecard

Highest Test scores for Bangladesh:

Mushfiqur Rahim - 219* vs Zimbabwe, 2018

Shakib Al Hasan - 217 vs New Zealand, 2017

Tamim Iqbal - 206 vs Pakistan, 2015

Mushfiqur Rahim - 200 vs Sri Lanka, 2013

Mohammad Ashraful - 190 vs Sri Lanka 2013

Congratulations to @mushfiqur15! pic.twitter.com/S7WH5YLnwq

— ICC (@ICC) November 12, 2018

Bangladesh declared on 522-7 with Mushfiqur Rahim 221* and  Mehidy Hasan 68* the not out batsmen. Kyle Jarvis 5-71 was the pick of the Zimbabwe bowlers on a tough day in the field for them.

At the close, Zimbabwe trail Bangladesh by 497 runs with 9 wickets remaining in their 1^st Innings.

Bangladesh - Liton Das, Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(wk), Ariful Haque, Mehedi Hasan, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaled Ahmed

Zimbabwe - Hamilton Masakadza(c), Brian Chari, Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Peter Moor, Regis Chakabva(wk), Donald Tiripano, Brandon Mavuta, Kyle Jarvis, Tendai Chatara

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