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Towhid Hridoy’s 242*: The Innings That Rewrote Bangladesh’s Test Record Book
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He walked in with his team in ruins, and he walked off with his country’s record. Towhid Hridoy — also spelled Tawhid Hridoy — scored an unbeaten 242 for Bangladesh against West Indies on day three of the second Test in Sylhet on Saturday 7 November 2026, the highest individual score by a Bangladesh batter in Test cricket. When he arrived, Bangladesh were 184 for 7, staring at a heavy first-innings deficit. When he finished, they had 386 and a 30-run lead. It was, by every measure available, one of the great rescue innings in Bangladesh’s Test history.
The short answer
Towhid Hridoy made 242 not out off 359 balls, with 22 fours and 11 sixes, as Bangladesh recovered from 184 for 7 to 386 in their first innings against West Indies in the second Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. West Indies had made 356, so Bangladesh took a 30-run first-innings lead. Hridoy’s 242* passed Mushfiqur Rahim’s 219 not out against Zimbabwe in 2018 to become Bangladesh’s highest individual Test score, and he became only the fourth Bangladesh batter to score a Test double century, after Mushfiqur, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan.
| Figure | Detail |
|---|---|
| Hridoy’s score | 242 not out, off 359 balls |
| Boundaries | 22 fours, 11 sixes |
| Double century | Reached off 304 balls, after tea on day three |
| Bangladesh total | 386 — from 184 for 7 |
| West Indies total | 356 |
| First-innings lead | 30 runs to Bangladesh |
| Match state | At stumps on day three, West Indies 7 for 0, trailing by 23 runs |
The rescue: 184 for 7 to 386
The numbers tell the story of the rescue. Bangladesh had conceded 356 in the West Indies first innings and then collapsed to 184 for 7 in reply, with opener Shadman Islam unavailable to bat because of an ankle injury. A heavy deficit looked inevitable, and with it, probably the match. Hridoy had other ideas.
He built the recovery in partnerships, the most important of them a 117-run stand for the eighth wicket with Taijul Islam, which gave Bangladesh a way to keep scoring when the innings had almost no room left for another mistake. He combined patience with destructive counter-attacking, first steadying the innings and then, as the bowlers tired, taking the attack to them. By the close of Bangladesh’s innings, he had supplied nearly 63 per cent of his team’s total — 242 of 386 — almost single-handedly.
The records he broke
Hridoy’s innings broke records in bunches. The headline one is the national record: his 242 not out went past Mushfiqur Rahim’s 219 not out against Zimbabwe in 2018 to become the highest individual Test score by a Bangladesh batter. He is the fourth Bangladesh batter to score a Test double century, joining Mushfiqur, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan — and the first to convert his maiden Test century into a double hundred.
There were more. He scored 213 runs on the third day alone, beating Shakib Al Hasan’s record of 212 from the Wellington Test in 2017 for the most runs by a Bangladesh batter in a single day. His 11 sixes left him one short of the world record for sixes in a Test innings, held by Wasim Akram and Yashasvi Jaiswal. And his 242 also passed Mahmudul Hasan Joy’s 171 against Ireland as the highest individual Test score at the Sylhet ground.
Who is Towhid Hridoy?
What makes the innings even more remarkable is how new Hridoy is to Test cricket. He is 25 years old, playing only his third Test, having debuted against Zimbabwe in June. He went into this match with just 54 runs from his first two Tests. Nothing in that record suggested a 242 was coming — and that is exactly why the innings has captured attention far beyond Bangladesh.
Hridoy is better known as a white-ball batter, and this was his maiden Test hundred — which he then turned into a double hundred, a conversion no Bangladesh batter had managed before. He reached his double century with a single off Jomel Warrican after tea on day three, off 304 balls, and then kept going, adding 42 more runs before Bangladesh’s innings closed.
Where the match stands
The Test is not over. At stumps on day three, West Indies were 7 for 0 in their second innings, trailing Bangladesh by 23 runs, with the match — the second Test of the series, played from 5 to 9 November 2026 — still in progress. Bangladesh’s lead is slender, and the fourth day will decide whether Hridoy’s innings becomes a match-winning one or a famous innings in a drawn or lost game.
Whatever happens next, the innings itself is secure. Records like this do not depend on the result: the highest score by a Bangladesh batter, a double century from a maiden hundred, a rescue from 184 for 7. Hridoy arrived in Sylhet as a young batter with 54 Test runs to his name. He will leave it as a record-holder.
Frequently asked questions
How many runs did Towhid Hridoy score against West Indies?
An unbeaten 242 off 359 balls, with 22 fours and 11 sixes, in the second Test at Sylhet on 7 November 2026. It is the highest individual Test score by a Bangladesh batter.
Whose record did Hridoy break?
Mushfiqur Rahim’s. His 242 not out passed Mushfiqur’s 219 not out against Zimbabwe in 2018. He also became the fourth Bangladesh batter to score a Test double century, after Mushfiqur, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan.
What was the score when Hridoy came in?
Bangladesh were 184 for 7 in reply to West Indies’ 356, with opener Shadman Islam unable to bat because of an ankle injury. Hridoy carried them to 386 and a 30-run first-innings lead.
How many sixes did Hridoy hit?
Eleven — one short of the world record for sixes in a Test innings, held by Wasim Akram and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
How many Tests had Hridoy played before this innings?
Two. This was his third Test, having debuted against Zimbabwe in June, and he had scored only 54 runs in his first two Tests.
What is the state of the Sylhet Test?
At stumps on day three, West Indies were 7 for 0 in their second innings, trailing Bangladesh by 23 runs. The Test, scheduled from 5 to 9 November 2026, was still in progress.
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