Shanto hits ton against Pakistan

Captain of Bangladesh Cricket team Najmul Hossain Shanto hit a marvelous century against Pakistan Cricket team on the first day of their first Test cricket match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital’s Mirpur on Friday.

Shanto hit a captain’s knock of 101. He cracked 12 fours and two sixes in his 130-ball innings. It was Shanto’s ninth Test century in his career.

Shanto reached his fifty-run land-mark utilizing 71 deliveries with six fours and a sixer. Mominul Haque was a victim of nervous nineties. He scored 91. His 200-ball calm innings had 10 fours.

Bangladesh lost their early two wickets for 31 runs.
Then, Mominul Haque and Najmul Hossain Shanto salvaged their team from disaster making together 170 runs for the third wicket partnership before Shanto was trapped leg before wicket by Mohammad Abbas when Bangladesh’s score was 201 for the loss of three wickets.

Shanto and Mominul Haque scored together 50 runs using 70 balls. In that time Mominul Haque was on 24, while Shanto was on 26.

Shanto and Mominul Haque added together 100 runs capitalizing 148 deliveries. In that time Mominul Haque was on 37 and Shanto was on 61.

The Tigers’ Captain and Mominul Haque contributed together 150 runs playing 225 deliveries. In that time Mominul Haque was on 57, while Shanto was on 61.

Najmul Hossain Shanto, who is from Rajshahi, played 40 Test matches. He had five half-centuries in his Test career. His highest score in Test cricket is 163.

He made his Test debut in January of 2017 against New Zealand in Christchurch.

He scored above 2000 runs in his Test career.