By Admin 
The second Test between Bangladesh and Ireland started on Wednesday in Mirpur. This is the 100th Test in the career of Bangladesh’s experienced wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim, so it is special. Rahim is on the verge of making this match more memorable and is on the threshold of a century.
By the end of the first day’s play, Bangladesh had scored 292 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. Mushfiqur Rahim is unbeaten on 99 runs. Has hit 5 fours in the innings of 187 balls. Along with him, wicketkeeper batsman Liton Das is present at the crease after scoring 47 runs. There has been a partnership of 90 runs between the two.
When the game starts on Thursday, Rahim can complete his century in the first or second over itself. If Rahim is successful in completing his century, then this will be his 13th century in Test cricket. Also, the unique achievement of scoring a century in the 100th Test will be in his name. So far 11 batsmen have achieved the feat of scoring a century in their 100th Test.
Colin Cowdrey was the first batsman to score a century in the 100th Test. This England batsman had played an innings of 104 runs against Australia in 1968. Pakistan’s Javed Miandad scored 145 runs in his 100th Test against India in 1989. West Indies’ Garden Greenidge scored 149 against England in 1990, England’s Alec Stewart scored 105 against West Indies in 2000, Pakistan’s Inzamam-ul-Haq scored 184 runs in his 100th Test against India in 2005.
Ricky Ponting of Australia is the only batsman who scored centuries in both the innings of his 100th Test. In 2006, Ponting scored 120 runs in the first innings of his 100th Test against South Africa and 143 not out in the second innings.
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith scored 131 against England in 2012, South Africa’s Hashim Amla scored 134 against Sri Lanka in 2017, England’s Joe Root scored 218 against India in 2021 and Australia’s David Warner scored 200 against South Africa in 2022.