Ranking Mushfiqur Rahim’s top 3 innings in T20I Cricket

Bangladesh star cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim has been known as one of the most consistent and greatest batters in T20I cricket and has taken his side to the pinnacle of the level with his huge success. Notably, the star cricketers made his debut in Test cricket initially, but his batting prowess helped him be the greatest T20I batter for his national side.The star cricketer has played 102 T20I matches for his national side while having 1500 runs to his name with six fifties. 

Here are his top three T20I knocks:

72*(35) vs Sri Lanka, 2018, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Rahim’s top T20I knock came on March 10, 2018 against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka was magnificent and posted a huge total of 214/6 in the given 20 overs after star batter Kusal Perera made 78 runs from 48 balls, featuring eight fours and two sixes and a solid strike rate of 155. However, during the chase, Rahim scored an unbeaten 72 runs from 35 balls, including five boundaries and four sixes and a solid strike rate of 206, to help his side chase down the total with two balls to spare against Sri Lanka.

66*(44) vs Sri Lanka, 2018, Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka

The star batter’s second-best knock came in the first T20I game against Sri Lanka on February 15, 2018. Bangladesh posted a solid total of 193/5 in the given 20 overs as Rahim scored an unbeaten 66 runs from 44 balls, including seven fours and one six, with a solid strike rate of 150 to stand strong against Sri Lanka. However, Sri Lanka chased down the total easily with 20 balls to spare and won the game by 6 wickets.

60*(43) vs India, 2019, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Rahim’s third-best knock came against India during the first T20I, which was played on December 3, 2019. Rohit Sharma led the side in the absence of Virat Kohli, where they were just able to rack up 148 runs in the given 20 overs. However, Rahim scored unbeaten 60 runs from 43 balls, featuring eight fours and a six, to chase down the total with three balls to spare against Team India.