Record-breaking hundred from Mehidy Hasan Miraz in second ODI against India
Walking in at 69/6, Mehidy and Mahmudullah put on 148 runs for the seventh wicket to defy India and give Bangladesh a fighting chance. After Mahmud Ullah's dismissal, Mehdiy carried on to complete his maiden ODI hundred.
The hundred from the Mehidy is only the second instance of a player from No.8 or lower making a hundred in ODIs. Simi Singh had made an unbeaten 100 against South Africa last year from No.8.
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Mehidy equalled Simi's score to record the joint-highest individual score from No.8 or lower in ODIs.
| Highest scores from No.8 or lower in men's ODIs | |||
| Player | Score | Opposition | Year |
| Simi Singh (IRE) | 100* | South Africa | 2021 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN) | 100* | India | 2022 |
| CR Woakes (ENG) | 95* | Sri Lanka | 2016 |
| SM Curran (ENG) | 95* | India | 2021 |
| AD Russell (WI) | 92* | India | 2011 |
| NM Coulter-Nile (AUS) | 92 | West Indies | 2019 |
The seventh-wicket stand of 148 between Mahmud Ullah and Mehidy is also the highest for the wicket against India in men's ODIs.
Bangladesh made 271/7 in fifty overs after struggling early on with the top-order misfiring. The 202 runs added for the seventh and eighth wicket combined makes it only the fifth instance of a team scoring 200 or more runs for the seventh wicket and lower in an ODI innings.