Bangladesh captain Tawheed Hridavi He etched his name in the country’s first-class record books after becoming the first Bangladeshi batsman to score 350 runs in an innings. The historic strike came at the NWC Oval in Potchefstroom on Wednesday, more than six years after Hridoy helped Bangladesh win the Under-19 World Cup at the same venue in 2020.Resuming the fourth day on 204, Hridoy carried his bat through the remainder of Bangladesh A’s innings and finished unbeaten on 350 off 481 deliveries, hitting 27 fours and 10 sixes.His innings helped Bangladesh ‘A’ post 676 for eight, giving them an advantage of 164 runs after South Africa ‘A’ scored 512 runs in their first innings. South Africa A reached 18th place without losing before the two teams settled for a draw.
Hridoy breaks Tamim’s record
Hridoy’s marathon innings made him the third Bangladeshi batsman to reach a first-class triple century. More importantly, he was gone Tamim IqbalAn unbeaten 334 and Rakpaul Hasan’s unbeaten 313 to achieve the highest first-class score by a Bangladeshi batsman.He also became the first Bangladeshi to score a first-class score of more than 300 outside the country.The 350 was equally important from a South African perspective. Hridoy now has the highest first-class score by an outside batsman in South Africa. Only one batsman has crossed the 350-run mark in a first-class innings in the country, Stephen Cook, who scored 390 runs.Commenting on the roles, Hridoy said that the performance gave him great confidence and made him believe that he was capable of providing a similar effort at the international level.“To be honest, these innings gave me a lot of confidence. After being selected for the Man of the Match award, I felt that one day I would play innings like this in the national team,” Hridoy said after the match.
Tamim congratulates Hridui after the record drop
Tamim Iqbal, whose 334 was Bangladesh’s highest first-class score, was quick to congratulate Hridoy after his record was surpassed. Tamim said scoring 350 runs anywhere first-class was an extraordinary achievement, but doing so in South Africa made the achievement even more remarkable.He also welcomed the fact that his record was broken, and described Hridoy’s achievement as a sign of the progress Bangladesh cricket is making.However, South Africa A won the four-day series 1-0. The home team dominated the opener in Pretoria, winning by an innings and 413 runs, before Hridoy’s record-breaking performance helped Bangladesh avoid defeat in the second match.The two sides will now switch to a 50-match format, with a three-match one-day series starting in Bloemfontein on September 6.
