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The man of crisis - Twitterati erupts as Mushfiqur Rahim smacks back-to-back centuries against Sri Lanka

Mushfiqur Rahim celebrates his century As Mushfiqur Rahim rose like a phoenix from the ashes in the second Test against Sri Lanka, fans on Twitter couldn't control their excitement. They were all praise for the Bangladeshi veteran, who in the company of , bailed the team out of trouble after being down at 24/5 in the first innings. Mushfiqur, who walked in at No. 5 at the fall of the wicket of Mominul Haque, exhibited authority right from the start and batted with great, positive intent. He took the attack back to the Sri Lanka bowlers and played some flawless cricket to take Bangladesh's total past 250 runs. This is the second consecutive century for the Bogra-born player in this series. In the first innings of the first Test, the 34-year-old scored 105 runs off 282 balls in a knock that demanded immense discipline and patience. However, despite this effort, the match finished in a draw. The fans went berserk on Twitter after Rahim's century and congratulated him and Liton Das for their wonderful batting display. They termed Mushfiqur 'The man for the crisis' and 'Mr. Dependable' amongst other things and wanted him to continue with the wonderful run of form going ahead as well.

Here are some interesting reactions on Twitter after Mushfiqur Rahim's century: Congratulations to Mushfiqur Rahim for a brilliant century against Sri Lanka in the 1st innings of the 2nd Test!

Congratulations to Mushfiqur Rahim for a brilliant century against Sri Lanka in the 1st innings of the 2nd Test! Another Test century for Mushfiqur Rahim

Another Test century for Mushfiqur Rahim Congratulations to Liton Das & Mushfiqur Rahim for a brilliant century against Sri Lanka in the 1st innings of the 2nd Test! Congratulations to Liton Das & Mushfiqur Rahim for a brilliant century against Sri Lanka in the 1st innings of the 2nd Test! The man of crisis

Back-to-back hundreds for the little master, Mushfiqur Rahim as he negates Sri Lanka’s attack with class

The man of crisis Back-to-back hundreds for the little master, Mushfiqur Rahim as he negates Sri Lanka’s attack with class
Alhamdulillah Mushfiqur has scored his 9th against Sri Lanka in , , .




Alhamdulillah Mushfiqur has scored his 9th against Sri Lanka in , , . congrats mushfiq...
back in form.
just carry on.


congrats mushfiq... back in form. just carry on. Bangladesh v Sri Lanka 2nd Test

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2/6
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That's quite a poor start.

Now...

5/265

Mushfiqur Rahim 112
Litton Das 128

That is really quite an epic recovery.Bangladesh v Sri Lanka 2nd TestBangers1/02/63/164/245/24That's quite a poor start.Now...5/265Mushfiqur Rahim 112Litton Das 128That is really quite an epic recovery. OH YES!!! Back to back Test hundred for Mushfiqur Rahim and this time even a more dominating one.

And the story of Mushfiqur toying around Sri Lanka continues… OH YES!!! Back to back Test hundred for Mushfiqur Rahim and this time even a more dominating one. And the story of Mushfiqur toying around Sri Lanka continues… It should be remembered that his name is Mr. Dependable
another century
Mushfiqur Rahim Back to back hundreds
It should be remembered that his name is Mr. Dependable another century Mushfiqur Rahim Back to back hundreds Bangladesh was 24 for 5, then Mushfiqur Rahim showed his class and scored hundred from 218 balls - back to back hundreds in this series. Mr Dependable of Bangladesh. Take a bow, Mushi.Bangladesh was 24 for 5, then Mushfiqur Rahim showed his class and scored hundred from 218 balls - back to back hundreds in this series. Mr Dependable of Bangladesh. Take a bow, Mushi. A stunning turnaround from Bangladesh.

They were 24-5 after choosing to bat first against Sri Lanka, but centuries from Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das mean the hosts are currently 249-5.

A stunning turnaround from Bangladesh. They were 24-5 after choosing to bat first against Sri Lanka, but centuries from Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das mean the hosts are currently 249-5.

Sri Lanka bowlers fail to capitalise on a dream start

After being asked to bowl first, the visitors had everything working in their favour as they ripped through Bangladesh's top order within the first 30 minutes of play. provided the team with a breakthrough right off the second ball of the day when he bamboozled the stumps of . Asitha Fernando sent Tamim Iqbal back to the pavilion in the next over of a duck, bringing the home team down to 6/2. Skipper Mominul Haque was dismissed on the first ball of the sixth over by Fernando while Rajitha dismissed both Najmul Hossain Shanton and on the fourth and fifth balls, respectively of the seventh over. At this stage, Sri Lanka failed to capitalise on the start. Some gritty batting from Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das has taken Bangladesh's score to 277/5 at the time of writing this piece. While the former is unbeaten on 115, the latter is batting on 135. Check here for the of the T20 World Cup final 2022 Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found