Mushfiqur misses double century

Dhaka, 24 Aug -Bangladesh dependable batter Mushfiqur Rahim missed out his well-deserved double century against Pakistan after being out on 191.

Mushfiqur was beaten by the extra bounce of pacer Mohammad Ali, after playing 341 balls in his innings, which studded with 22 fours and one six.

Even though, he missed out his fourth double century by nine runs, he helped  Bangladesh earn a lead against Pakistan on Day 4 game of the two-match series 
opening Test at Rawalpindi today.

He also broke a number of records on the way to his 191. He hammered 687 fours in Test cricket, which is now highest by a Bangladeshi batter, going past Tamim Iqbal.

He also completed his 11th Test century, and his first against Pakistan. His century tally is now second to Mominul Haque who has 12. Tamim Iqbal is in the third position with 10 centuries.

On the way to his epic knock, Mushfiqur completed 15000 runs in International cricket as only the second Bangladeshi batter. Tamim Iqbal with 15249 runs still is in the top spot, but Mushfiqur is expected to go past his record as 
he has now 15159 runs under his belt.

After making 52-run with opener Shadman Islam for the fourth wicket stand, Mushfiqur shared two big partnerships with Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz to help the side earn the lead.

He combined for 114-run with Liton Das who made 56, for the sixth wicket before adding 196-run with Miraz for the seventh wicket.