Mominul Haque Reaches New Milestone After Defying Australia in First Test

Bangladesh opener Mominul Haque moved past former captain Tamim Iqbal to become the second-highest run-scorer for Bangladesh in men’s Test cricket. The experienced left-handed opener reached the landmark on the first day of Bangladesh’s opening Test against Australia at Marrara Oval.

Mominul had 5,131 runs from 145 Test innings before the match and was only four runs away from overtaking Tamim Iqbal on Bangladesh’s all-time Test batting list.

Tamim, who played 70 Tests in his career, finished with 5,134 runs at an average of 38.89. His record also includes 10 centuries and 31 fifties.

Mominul reached the milestone after coming to the crease at No. 3 following Shadman Islam’s dismissal. He needed just four runs to move past Tamim Iqbal, and achieved it by hitting Cameron Green to the boundary in the 14th over.

The Bangladesh batter stayed at the crease until the close of play and remained unbeaten on 35. His score took his career Test tally to 5,166 runs, leaving him behind only Mushfiqur Rahim among Bangladesh’s leading run-scorers in the format.

Talking about the match specifics, Mominul also played well to help Bangladesh finish the day in a better position. They reached 96/1 by stumps after Australia were bowled out for 198, leaving Bangladesh 102 runs behind with nine wickets still in hand.

Most Runs for Bangladesh in Tests

• Mushfiqur Rahim – 6806 runs in 190 innings
• Mominul Haque – 5166 runs in 146* innings
• Tamim Iqbal – 5134 runs in 134 innings
• Shakib Al Hasan – 4609 runs in 130 innings
• Litton Das – 3396 runs in 94 innings.