It is a telling statistic that even in Bangladesh's flying start to the Asia Cup on September 15, when Mushfiqur Rahim's sublime 144 authored a 137-run hammering of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh left three balls unused in their total of 261.

Mushfiqur Rahim was stranded at 112 unbeaten when Mustafizur Rahim fell to a rather silly run out. Mushfiqur’s face fell, knowing that it was the last wicket since Tamim Iqbal had already gone off the field with a fractured hand.

The incident occurred during the 42nd over of the Bangladesh innings. Rubel Hossain was facing up to Sri Lanka’s star performer Lasith Malinga, who was looking for his fifth wicket of the match.

After Tamim Iqbal’s heroics last night against Sri Lanka, we look back at instances where cricketers risked further injury and put their bodies on the line for their nation. Tamim might have faced only four deliveries overall but his sheer bravery put the wind right back on Bangladesh’s sails

Mushfiqur Rahim, during a career-best knock of 144 -- 32 of which were scored off 15 balls after Tamim’s unexpected appearance -- proved once again why he is the best all-round batsman Bangladesh have.

Last man Mustafizur Rahman had a brain freeze with 3.1 overs still left and the job, despite Mushfiqur Rahim's stellar unbeaten ton, nowhere near done.

That Bangladesh won the opening match of the Asia Cup against Sri Lanka yesterday by a crushing 137-run margin at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium does not even begin to tell the story. Mushfiqur Rahim scoring a career-best 144 off 150 balls to lift Bangladesh to 261 after Bangladesh were reduced to one run for two wickets by the end of the first over by danger man Lasith Malinga reveals a bit more, but still not the full picture.

Ahead of their Asia Cup opener against Sri Lanka today in Dubai, Bangladesh got a minor scare as wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim experienced pain in his ribs, but team manager Khaled Mahmud says he will be okay to play.

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim will feature for Nangarhar in the inaugural Afghanistan Premier League, scheduled to begin from October 5.

Bangladesh are amongst the flow of T20I cricket and the Tigers are savouring the chance to further hone their experience in the shortest form of the game when they come up against an Afghanistan side rich in talent and fast gaining reputation as a strong side.

Mushfiqur Rahim joined the long list of injured national players and, according to sources close to the action, the second in as many

Mushfiqur Rahim is the latest to join a long list of injured national players as the wicketkeeper-batsman is likely to be out of action for a considerable period after suffering an ankle strain.

Mushfiqur Rahim faced intense criticism for his premature celebration during the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 game against India in

Mushfiqur Rahim played a remarkable innings under pressure against Sri Lanka to give the Tigers a vital victory against Sri Lanka in the last match and he reiterated that Tigers needed this win badly in order to break the chain of defeats and get back some confidence and belief.

There was a priceless moment during a priceless innings by Mushfiqur Rahim on Saturday. It came after he had hit the boundary -- an end-of-range, one-kneed scythe over backward point to a wide yorker that defied belief because of the hand-eye coordination and

Liton Das’s 19-ball 43 had given Tigers the impetus to chase down what had looked like an unassailable score posted by Sri Lanka but the right-hander, who was promoted up the order to put the Lankans under pressure from the word go was in awe of Mushfiqur Rahim’s innings and he suggests that he does not quite have the words to describe the match-winning knock.

"I dedicate this knock to my son; he's just 35 days old," Mushfiqur said at the presentation ceremony after his stupendous unbeaten 72-

Mushfiqur Rahim leads Bangladesh to a record chase as they overcome Sri Lanka's total of 214 with two balls and a wicket to spare in their tri-nation T20I Nidahas Trophy match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

One of the most technically sound batsmen in the Bangladesh team, Mushfiqur Rahim has started to find his rhythm in the shortest

Tigers bowl out SLC President XI for 145 to win by 41 runs in their practice T20 game as Rubel Hossain and Taskin Ahmed bag two wickets each.