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  • Fri, 08 May 2026 04:15 PM (IST)
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Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto created history on Day 1 of the first Test against Pakistan at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.

The left-handed batter became the first Bangladesh captain to score a Test century against Pakistan. Batting at No. 4 in the first innings, Shanto played a brilliant knock of 101 runs from 130 balls. His innings included 12 boundaries and two sixes and helped Bangladesh put themselves in a strong position.

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Bangladesh captains who smashed most runs against Pakistan

PLAYER RUNS BALLS 4/6s INNINGS VENUE DATE(S)
Najmul Hossain Shanto 101 130 12/2 1st Dhaka May 8, 2026
Mushfiqur Rahim 53 143 7/0 3rd Mirpur December 17-21, 2011
Mushfiqur Rahim 49 88 7/0 3rd Chattogram December 9-12, 2011
Mominul Haque 41 93 5/0 3rd Rawalpindi February 7-10, 2020
Mushfiqur Rahim 40 102 6/1 1st Mirpur December 17-21, 2011
Najmul Hossain Shanto 38 82 5/0 4th Rawalpindi August 30-September 3, 2024
Mushfiqur Rahim 32 71 5/0 1st Khulna April 28-May 2, 2015
Mominul Haque 30 59 5/0 1st Rawalpindi February 7-10, 2020
Khaled Mashud 28 60 5/0 1st Chattogram January 16-18, 2002

Before Shanto’s hundred, the record for the highest score by a Bangladesh captain in a Test against Pakistan belonged to Mushfiqur Rahim. Back in the 2011 Mirpur Test, Rahim had scored 53 runs in the second innings while batting at No. 7.

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This was also Shanto’s ninth century in Test cricket, adding another major achievement to his growing career. With this knock, he also became the eighth Bangladesh batter to score a Test hundred against Pakistan.

Bangladesh players who smashed Test century vs Pakistan

Former Bangladesh captain and current chief selector Habibul Bashar was the first player from the country to score a Test century against Pakistan. Meanwhile, Litton Das remains the only Bangladesh batter to have scored more than one Test hundred against Pakistan.

PLAYER RUNS BALLS 4/6s VENUE START DATE
Habibul Bashar 108 218 11/0 Karachi August 20, 2003
Javed Omar 119 357 17/0 Peshawar August 27, 2003
Shakib Al Hasan 144 242 15/0 Mirpur December 17, 2011
Tamim Iqbal 206 278 17/7 Khulna April 28, 2015
Imrul Kayes 150 240 16/3 Khulna April 28, 2015
Litton Das 114 233 11/1 Chattogram November 26, 2021
Mushfiqur Rahim 191 341 22/1 Rawalpindi August 21, 2024
Litton Das 138 228 13/4 Rawalpindi August 30, 2024
Najmul Hossain Shanto 101 130 12/2 Mirpur May 8, 2026

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