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Mehidy Hasan Achieves Rare All-Round Feat Not Managed By Ben Stokes & Kapil Dev
Follow UsMehidy became the first Bangladeshi in 11 years, and just the third from his country to take a fifer and score a century in the same Test
On April 30 (Wednesday) in Chattogram, Bangladesh wrapped up a dominant showing against Zimbabwe in the second Test of the two-Test series, registering an innings & 106 runs victory to end the series 1-1. The Tigers were bowled to victory by none other than Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who picked the 13th five-wicket haul of his Test career by registering figures of 5/32 in Zimbabwe’s second innings.
By doing so, Mehidy scripted history as he became the first Bangladeshi in 11 years, and just the third Bangladesh player ever, to take a fifer and score a century in the same Test. The rare double was last achieved by Shakib Al Hasan in 2014, and it was also incidentally against Zimbabwe. Off-spinner Sohag Gazi was the only Bangladeshi apart from Shakib to achieve the feat.
Bangladesh players to take a 5-fer and score a 100 in the same Test
Mehidy Hasan vs Zimbabwe in Chattogram, 2025
Shakib Al Hasan vs Zimbabwe in Khulna, 2014
Sohag Gazi vs New Zealand in Chattogram, 2013
Shakib Al Hasan vs Pakistan in Mirpur, 2011
It’s a feat achieved only 39 times in Test cricket overall and a pretty rare all-round feat, as the likes of Ben Stokes and Kapil Dev have never managed it.
However, four players managed the double in 2024 in Tests: Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Gus Atkinson, and Brian Bennett. Mehidy, in the same Test, also completed the double of 200 Test wickets + 2,000 Test runs. Shakib is the only other Bangladesh player to have done this special double.