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Mushfiqur Rahim becomes first Bangladesh batter to score 7,000 Test runs
Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi to score 7,000 Test runs in the second Test against West Indies.
The 39-year-old reached the mark on the final day of the match in Sylhet, Bangladesh.
He needed nine more runs after scoring 34 in the first innings, and made them in the first session of the fifth day.
He reached the milestone in 107 Tests and 197 innings, according to one account.
Rahim has scored 14 Test centuries and 30 half-centuries, including four double centuries.
His total puts him well ahead of Bangladesh's next-highest Test run-scorer, Mominul Haque, who has 5,293 runs.
The achievement adds to Rahim's standing as one of Bangladesh's leading batters; he also ranks second for his country in ODI runs.
Rahim now holds Bangladesh's Test run-scoring record, while the match against West Indies was still under way in the accounts published.
Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi batter to score 7,000 runs in Test cricket.
He reached the milestone in the second Test against West Indies in Sylhet.
News18 reported that he scored the nine runs he needed in the first session of the fifth day, after making 34 in the first innings.
He reached the mark in his 197th innings and 107th Test.
His reported Test record includes 14 centuries and 30 half-centuries.
- Who
- Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh batter and wicketkeeper.
- What
- He became the first Bangladeshi batter to score 7,000 Test runs.
- When
- Reports dated November 9, 2026 say he reached the milestone on the final day; NDTV says Sunday, while other reports say Monday.
- Where
- In Sylhet, during the second Test against West Indies.
- Why
- He scored the runs needed to reach the 7,000-run mark.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Rahim made his international debut for Bangladesh in a Test against England at Lord’s.
He scored his career-best Test total of 219 not out against Zimbabwe in Mirpur.
In the second Test against West Indies in Sylhet, Rahim reached 7,000 Test runs.
- Test runs
- 7,000
- Tests
- 107
- Innings
- 197
- Test centuries
- 14
- Test half-centuries
- 30
- Next highest Bangladesh Test run-scorer
- Mominul Haque, 5,293 runs
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