Najmul Hossain Shanto Becomes 1st Bangladesh Captain To Score Test 100 Against Pakistan

Najmul Hossain Shanto is leading Bangladesh in the first Test of the ongoing two-match series against Pakistan. On Day 1 of the first Test taking place at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, Shanto entered his name in the record books by becoming the first Bangladeshi captain to score a Test century against Pakistan in Tests. Shanto walked out to bat at No. 4 for the hosts in the first innings and played a knock of 101 runs. He faced 130 balls during his stay at the crease and scored 12 fours and 2 sixes.

Mushfiqur Rahim previously held the record for the highest score by a Bangladeshi captain in a Test match against Pakistan. Rahim had scored 53 runs from 143 balls for Bangladesh as a No. 7 batter in the 2nd innings of the Mirpur Test played

from December 17 to 21 in 2011.

Highest scores in Tests by Bangladesh captain 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

The century by Shanto on Friday is his ninth triple-digit score in Tests. He is overall the eighth Bangladeshi batter to score a Test century against Pakistan.

Former captain and current chief selector Habibul Bashar was the first Bangladeshi to score a Test century against Pakistan, and wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das is the only Bangladeshi to slam multiple centuries against the Pakistani team in the five-day format of the game.

List of centuries scored by Bangladeshi batters in Tests vs Pakistan (by date)

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

The record of the highest score in a Test match against Pakistan is in the name of former Australia captain Mark Taylor. Taylor played an unbeaten knock of 334 runs from 564 balls as an opening batter in the first innings of the Rawalpindi Test played from October 15 to 19 in 1998. He is the only captain to score a triple-century in the Tests against the Pakistani team.