Question: Name the Bangladeshi cricket player who recently struck the highest individual score for Bangladesh and combined with Mushfiqur Rahim in a record partnership on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand?
(a) Tamim Iqbal
(b) Shakib Al Hasan
(c) Imrul Kaium
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- On 13 January 2017; Shakib Al Hasan struck 217 runs, the highest individual score for Bangladesh and combined with Mushfiqur Rahim in a record partnership on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand at Wellington (Basin Reserve).
- They scored a 359-run for fifth-wicket partnership.
- This is the highest partnership for any wicket for Bangladesh.
- The previous highest partnership for any wicket for Bangladesh was the 312 by Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes for the first wicket against Pakistan at Khulna in April, 2015.
- Shakib and Mushfiqur’s partnership was also the fourth highest fifth-wicket stand by anyone in Test history, the fourth highest for any wicket against the Kiwis, and the third highest in the Basin Reserve’s 87 years as a Test venue.
Reference:
http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/records-galore-for-bangladesh-shakib-al-hasan-mushfiqur-rahim-566385
http://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/38609122