Against India in the Kanpur Test match, Mominul Haque scored his thirteenth Test century with a masterful performance.
In the first innings of the Kanpur Test between India and Bangladesh, Mominul Haque shone as the batsman for the latter team. He reached his century in the last over prior to lunch, capping an orderly and patient effort.
On the first day of the contest, the southpaw batted third and was a slow starter, putting in a cautious innings on a swinging pitch to reach 40* at stumps.
came back, seemingly in control once more, even if the next two days were washed out. He scored a goal in the opening hour when Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep threatened with the ball.
Mominul battled admirably to make his half-century in 110 balls despite losing batting companions around him. Mohammed Siraj’s boundary brought him up to nine boundaries.
Mominul started to play solid shots after getting his eye in and the ball getting older. In just 62 balls, Mominul reached his second fifty, then he played a sweep to bring up his century. During this period, he accelerated his batting to raise Bangladesh’s scoring rate and added eight more boundaries in addition to a maximum.
With a six off Ravindra Jadeja, Mominul went straight down the floor and into the 90s. In the 90s, he would be granted a respite when Rishabh Pant was unable to hold onto a razor-thin edge off Ravichandran Ashwin’s bowling. Additionally, he avoided a thick edge against Siraj when Virat Kohli dropped a sharp diving opportunity at slip.
Mominul extends his centurion record for Bangladesh
Having struggled when visiting India in the past, Mominul went into lunch batting on 102*, his maiden century on Indian soil. In five Test matches, this is only Bangladesh’s second century played in Indian conditions.
With his 13th Test century of his career, the left-handed batter also improved his own record as Bangladesh’s top centurion.
Additionally, since South African Andrew Hall hit 163 runs in 2004 at Green Park in Kanpur, this is the first century scored by a visiting batsman. Since then, five centuries have been achieved, all by Indian batsmen.
On the fourth morning, the rest of the Bangladeshi batting lineup found it difficult to get going, as evidenced by the three wickets that were lost by Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, and Shakib Al Hasan. This showed how strong Mominul’s innings was as well.
