SL vs BAN: Najmul Hossain Shanto leaves behind Shakib Al Hasan's for robust Bangladeshi feat

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto despite a lacklustre batting show in the second Test against Sri Lanka achieved a big milestone

Najmul Hossain Shanto notched up scores of 8 and 19 respectively in the first and second innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka. Najmul Shanto cracked a four and a six in his 19-run knock. With this he left behind Shakib Al Hasan in the list of Bangladesh batters who have struck most sixes in Tests. While Najmul has tonked 29 sixes, Shakib hammered 28 maximums against his name.

Najmul Hossain Shanto has now surged to fourth spot in the list of Bangladeshi batters with most sixes in Tests. Notably, Tamim Iqbal tops the chart with 41 maximums with Mushfiqur Rahim following him in second spot in 37 sixes.

List of Bangladesh batters with most sixes in Tests:

Batters	Sixes
Tamim Iqbal	41
Mushfiqur Rahim	37
Mohammad Rafique	34
Najmul Hossain Shanto	29
Shakib Al Hasan	28

 

Third spot is occupied by Mohammad Rafique who tonked 34 sixes. Notably, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mominul Haque are also in the top 10, who are also part of the current Bangladesh squad. 

Najmul Hossain Shanto earlier cracked twin centuries in the first Test against Sri Lanka. However, the match ended in a draw