Mominul Haque smashes historic Test century vs India, surpasses Ricky Ponting in unwanted list

Former Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque smashed a century during the first innings of the ongoing second and final Test against Team India. Mominul Haque broke multiple records following his impressive century on the fourth day of the match at Green Park in Kanpur on Monday, September 30.

The 33-year-old showcased his class and reached the three-figure mark during the first session of Day 4 in Kanpur. The left-handed batter reached the milestone during the 66th over off Ravichandran Ashwin. He played a well-executed sweep shot off Ashwin's bowling before starting his celebration.

Mominul Haque Smashes His 13th Century In Tests

Mominul became the second Bangladeshi cricketer to score a Test century on Indian soil. Mushfiqur Rahim previously scored 127 in 2017 in Hyderabad.

Mominul scored only his second out of 13 centuries in away Test matches in his career. He also became the first visiting batter to score a Test century at Green Park in Kanpur, since 2004. The last player to achieve this was South Africa's Andrew Hall, who made 163 in a match that ended in a draw.

The 33-year-old became the sixth Bangladeshi cricketer to score a Test century against India. He joined the list of Mohammad Ashraful (158*), Tamim Iqbal (151), Aminul Islam (145), and Zakir Hasan (100). Notably, Mushfiqur Rahim is the only Bangladeshi player with two Test centuries against India.

The left-handed batter also broke a unique record previously held by former Australian captain Ricky Ponting. Mominul had the lowest batting average for a visiting batter on Indian soil with five or more innings before scoring his maiden century in India. He had scored 96 runs from eight innings.

Lowest Average By A Visiting Batter Before Maiden 100 In India:

Mominul started Day 4 with 40 runs after two days of rain delays. He reached his half-century off 110 balls. Litton Das and Shakib Al Hasan got out cheaply. But Mominul maintained the pace and hit boundaries regularly. The Bangladesh team scored 205 runs for the loss of six wickets at lunch.

The visiting team lost four wickets in quick intervals after the lunch break on the fourth day. Mominul Haque remained unbeaten on 107 runs off 194 balls with the help of 17 boundaries and one six. Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers for India, taking three wickets for 50 runs in his 18 overs.

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