Mushfiqur Rahim becomes first Bangladesh batter to reach 7,000 Test runs

On the final day of the second Test in Sylhet on November 9, 2026, Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi batter to reach 7,000 runs in Test cricket. He reached the landmark by taking a single off Roston Chase shortly before the lunch break, making him the sole Bangladeshi to stand in that territory across the format's history.

His teammates rose in the dressing room to give him a standing ovation, though Mushfiqur did not immediately acknowledge the applause from the field. The milestone arrived in his 107th Test appearance, coming off his 197th innings, as Bangladesh faced a target of 369 in Sylhet to avoid a series whitewash against West Indies.

Mushfiqur, who began his international career in 2005 as a lower-middle-order wicketkeeper-batter, became Bangladesh's Test captain in 2011. He reached 1,000 Test runs across his first 20 Tests, a foundation that set the tone for a career that has since redefined the ceiling for Bangladesh batting in the longest format. He also became the first Bangladesh cricketer to appear in 100 Tests, a landmark he crossed in November 2025.

Where does Mushfiqur stand in Bangladesh's all-time Test run charts?

Mushfiqur sits alone at the top of Bangladesh's all-time Test run-scorers list, with no other batter from the country having come close to 7,000. Mominul Haque occupies second place with 5,293 runs, leaving him nearly 2,000 runs adrift of Mushfiqur's tally. Tamim Iqbal is third on the list with 5,134 runs.

In terms of Test centuries, Mushfiqur leads that chart too with 14 hundreds, ahead of Mominul's 13 and Tamim's 10. His highest Test score remains 219 not out, a knock he made against Zimbabwe in 2018, though that record for Bangladesh's highest individual Test score was surpassed during this very Sylhet series when Towhid Hridoy struck an unbeaten 242 in the first innings of the same match.

Having progressed from 6,000 to 7,000 Test runs in just 25 innings, Mushfiqur's consistency in the later phase of his career has been notable. He had already retired from both ODIs and T20Is, having accumulated 6,697 runs in the 50-over format and 1,495 runs in T20 internationals across his career.

How did Mushfiqur's earlier milestones build to this record?

Mushfiqur's journey to 7,000 Test runs passed through two earlier landmarks that were themselves historic for Bangladesh cricket. He became the first Bangladesh batter to reach 5,000 Test runs in 2022, and then crossed 6,000 Test runs in 2024, each time standing alone as the only player from his country to have reached that mark.

Each of those thresholds underlined how far ahead of his peers Mushfiqur has remained throughout his career. With Mominul Haque second on the Bangladesh list at 5,293 runs and Tamim Iqbal third at 5,134, the gap between Mushfiqur and the rest of the country's Test batters has only widened as he has continued to play in the format after retiring from white-ball cricket.