Mushfiqur Rahim becomes second Bangladesh batter to 1,000 WC runs
Mushfiqur Rahim has become just the second Bangladesh batter to accomplish 1,000 runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup. He reached the feat with his fourth run in his side's clash against India in Pune in the ongoing 2023 edition. He ended up scoring 38 off 46 balls. Notably, he is standing in his fifth ODI World Cup. Here we look at his stats.
An important knock from Mushfiqur
After a 93-run opening stand, the Tigers lost four wickets inside 50 runs. Mushfiqur arrived in the middle with the scorecard reading 137/4. He stitched important partnerships with Towhid Hridoy and Mahmudullah and took his side past the 200-run mark. The wicketkeeper-batter also played some delightful shots during the course. He eventually fell prey to Jasprit Bumrah.
Mushfiqur joins Shakib in this elite list
Mushfiqur, who made his ODI WC debut in 2007, took 33 games to complete 1,000 (1,034) runs at the event. Only Shakib Al Hasan (1,201) has more WC runs for Bangladesh. While Mushfiqur averages 39.76 in the competition, his tally includes eight fifties and a solitary century. Tamim Iqbal (718) is the only other Bangladesh batter with 700 WC runs.
Second-highest run-getter for Bangladesh in ODIs
Mushfiqur, who made his ODI debut back in 2006, has raced to 7,563 runs in 260 matches. Only Tamim (8,357) has scored more runs for Bangladesh in ODIs. Mushfiqur, who is Bangladesh's most-capped batter in ODIs, averages 37.25 with his strike rate being 79.70. The tally includes nine tons and 48 fifties with 144 being his best score.
7,000 runs as a keeper loading for Mushfiur
During the course of his knock, Mushfiur also became the fourth batter to complete 7,000 ODI runs as a designated keeper. He now has 7,022 runs in this regard. He joined Kumar Sangakkara (13,341), MS Dhoni (10,773), and Adam Gilchrist (9,410). Meanwhile, Mushfiur is also the fifth-most capped keeper in ODIs, only behind Sangakkara (360), Dhoni (350), Mark Boucher (294), and Gilchrist (282).
