Bangladesh National Cricket Team batter Towhid Hridoy has produced a historic performance in the ongoing second and final Test against the West Indies National Cricket Team at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet.

Actually, Towhid Hridoy has set a new record with his outstanding batting in both innings, as he became the first Bangladesh player to score more than 300 runs in a single Test match.

Towhid Hridoy becomes the first Bangladesh batter to smash 300 runs in a Test match

After smashing an unbeaten 242 off 359 balls in the first innings for Bangladesh, Towhid Hridoy continued his brilliant show in the second innings against the West Indies on Monday, November 9, at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet.

He scored 82 runs from 140 balls in the second innings and took his total to 324 runs, making it the highest match score by a Bangladesh batter in Test cricket. Hridoy needed 58 runs in the second innings to reach the 300-run mark.

Hridoy was batting on 57 when he hit a boundary off the first ball of the 39th over, bowled by Joshua Bishop. With that shot, he crossed 300 runs and created history for Bangladesh.

Before Hridoy, Mominul Haque held the record for the most runs by a Bangladesh batter in a Test match. He scored 281 runs against Sri Lanka in Chattogram in 2018, including centuries in both innings. Najmul Hossain Shanto is third on the list with 273 runs against Sri Lanka in Galle in 2025.

Players with the most runs in a Test match for Bangladesh

• Towhid Hridoy: 242* and 82–324 runs vs West Indies.
• Mominul Haque: 176 and 105 – 281 runs vs Sri Lanka.
• Najmul Hossain Shanto: 148 and 125* – 273 runs vs Sri Lanka.
• Najmul Hossain Shanto: 146 and 124–270 runs vs Afghanistan.
• Tamim Iqbal: 25 and 206–231 runs vs Pakistan.
• Mushfiqur Rahim: 219* and 7–226 runs vs Zimbabwe.
• Shakib Al Hasan: 217 and 0 – 217 runs vs New Zealand.
• Mohammad Ashraful: 190 and 22* – 212 runs vs Sri Lanka.
• Mushfiqur Rahim: 163 and 49 – 212 runs vs Sri Lanka.
• Mominul Haque: 181 and 22* – 203 runs vs New Zealand.
• Mushfiqur Rahim: 203* – 203 runs vs Zimbabwe.
• Imrul Kayes: 51 and 150–201 runs vs Pakistan.
• Mushfiqur Rahim: 200 – 200 runs vs Sri Lanka.
• Tamim Iqbal: 126 and 74–200 runs vs New Zealand.

Towhid Hridoy enters Test cricket's legendary list

Although Towhid Hridoy has created a new Bangladesh record, Graham Gooch continues to hold the world record for the most runs by a batter in a Test match. The former England captain scored 456 runs against India at Lord's in July 1990, with knocks of 333 and 123.

India's current Test captain Shubman Gill is second on the all-time list. He scored 430 runs against England in Birmingham in July 2025, hitting 269 in the first innings and 161 in the second. Hridoy's 324-run performance has placed him among the biggest individual performers in Test history.

Players with the most runs in a Test match:

• Graham Gooch (England): 333 and 123–456 runs vs India.
• Shubman Gill (India): 269 and 161–430 runs vs England.
• Mark Taylor (Australia): 334* and 92–426 runs vs Pakistan.
• Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka): 319 and 105–424 runs vs Bangladesh.
• Brian Lara (West Indies): 400* – 400 runs vs England.
• Greg Chappell (Australia): 247* and 133–380 runs vs New Zealand.
• Matthew Hayden (Australia): 380–380 runs vs Zimbabwe.
• Andy Sandham (England): 325 and 50–375 runs vs the West Indies.
• Brian Lara (West Indies): 375 – 375 runs vs England.
• Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka): 374–374 runs vs South Africa.
• Wiaan Mulder (South Africa): 367* – 367 runs vs Zimbabwe.