Mominul Hits Ninth Test Ton As Bangladesh Take Control

Bangladesh Test Captain Mominul Haque took his ninth test century into the ongoing Dhaka Test against Zimbabwe at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday.

In a pre-match press conference, Mominul told the media that he was aiming to reach a century in this contest. The left-handed batsman retained his comments as the captain of Bangladesh in his first century.

Mominul had hit his last century against West Indies back in 2018 in Chattogram. He played 14 Test innings since then but failed to score a century.

The Southpaw needed 156 balls to hit the ninth-century with 12 fours. He pushed Donald Tiripano to the long-distance field and finished the century. It was one of the best shots in the frames.

Although Mominul reached a hundred, his partner at the fourth wicket stand-Mushfiqur Rahim-is also doing well, bringing up his 22nd Test Fifty.

Riding on this partnership, Bangladesh added 60 runs in the first hour of day three without any noticeable trouble in the wicket. And within the first hour of the day, Bangladesh scored 304 for three in 86 overs and secured a lead of 39 runs with seven wickets in hand.

Earlier, Bangladesh ended day two on 240 for three in reply to Zimbabwe’s first innings total of 265. Before Mominul and Mushfiqur, Bangladesh opener Najmul Hossian Shanto also struck a fifty (71), which was his maiden 50-plus score in international cricket.

Source: UNB