Bangladesh opener Najmul Hossain Shanto achieves what no Bangladesh batter has achieved in Australia

With his 55-ball 71, Shanto became the first Bangladesh batter to hit a half-century in T20Is on Australian soil

Shanto also became the first Bangladesh batter to hit a half-century against Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup

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Bangladesh opener entered Tamim-Shakib's list as well with a match-winning knock at The Gabba, Brisbane

Here are the top 5 high scores for Bangladesh in the history of T20 World Cup

5 | Najmul Hossain Shanto's 71 is the fifth on the list. His knock helped Bangladesh post 150/7.

4 | Bangladesh opener Junaid Siddique scored 49-ball 71 against Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2007 in a losing cause

3 | Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal scored an unbeaten 58-ball 83 against Netherlands in T20 World Cup 2016.

2 | Shakib Al Hasan scored 54-ball 84 against Pakistan in a losing cause in 2012 edition of T20 World Cup.

1 | Bangladesh's veteran opener Tamim Iqbal scored an unbeaten 103 against Oman in the first round of T20 World Cup 2016.