Bangladesh has set an unusual record against Sri Lanka this week, with two batters scoring centuries, while six teammates have received ducks.
Bangladesh set an unusual record in the second round against Sri Lanka in Mirpur, scoring 365 in the first inning on Tuesday with six ducks.
After Bangladesh won the draw and opted to be baptized first at Shere Bangla National Stadium, the first Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Tamim Iqbal were fired by zero before an early collapse left the hosts sunk at 5/24.
But veteran batsman Mushfiqur Rahim and goalkeeper Litton Das combined for a 272-race marathon to revive the tickets.
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Rahim and Das finished centuries, scoring 157 no-outs and 141 respectively: only one other Bangladeshi player reached double figures, with six teammates scoring ducks.
He comfortably broke the all-time record for the highest-scoring first-class team with six or more ducks.
Mushfiqur was in the fold for almost nine hours, facing 355 balls and breaking 21 limits: it was the fifth time he had reached 150 in test cricket.
Larger test totals with six or more ducks
365 – Bangladesh vs SL, Mirpur 2022
152 – India vs ENG, Old Trafford 2014
128 – Pakistan vs WI, Karachi 1980
105 – South Africa vs IND, Ahmedabad 1996
90 – New Zealand vs PAK, Dubai 2018
Meanwhile, Das has become the second-best scorer in test cricket this calendar year with 506 runs at 56.22, just behind Australian Usman Khawaja (751 runs at 125.16).
“I think I’ve played pretty well the shooting range over the last year and a half,” Das said.
“The control was with me. I thought I could get out of the situation if I was playing bowling. I can keep scoring. I kept playing the shot put because I had the confidence to play the shot.
“When I’m going to beat, even though the team’s score is 300 runs, I’m under pressure. When I’m baptizing five ports (quickly), I’m still under pressure. Start from scratch. The normal conversation with Mushfiq was to drag the tickets as far as possible. Our first goal was to play until lunch. “
Sri Lankan puncher Kasun Rajitha finished with 5/64 figures over 28.2 overs, his first five-port throw at the test level, while his teammate Asitha Fernando claimed 4/93.
“I am very happy for my best personal memory,” Rajitha said.
“I hit the line and the length in both games. I think I did well today. “
Sri Lankan openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Oshada Fernando reached the fifties response each, helping guide 143/2 tourists to the stumps on the second day.
Oshada was down by 57, while Karunaratne remained undefeated at 70, with Sri Lanka still at 222 overnight.
Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan cricket board has announced that batsman Kamil Mishara, who has not appeared in the two-test series, will return home after an alleged breach of discipline.
A Sri Lankan sports official said he did not want to be appointed AFP that Mishara had “entertained a visitor” in his hotel room, violating the players’ rules of conduct.
The first test in Chittagong ended in a draw.
—With AFP