Towhid Hridoy Hits Unbeaten 242, the Highest Test Score by a Bangladesh Batter

Towhid Hridoy hit an unbeaten 242 against West Indies in the second Test in Sylhet on Saturday, November 7. It is the highest individual Test score by a Bangladesh batter. It broke the old mark of 219 not out, set by Mushfiqur Rahim against Zimbabwe in 2018. Hridoy was playing only his third Test.

He faced 359 balls and hit 22 fours and 11 sixes. He reached his double century off 304 balls. It was his maiden Test double century, and it came after his maiden Test hundred in the same innings. He is the first Bangladesh batter to turn a first Test century into a double.

Bangladesh were in trouble when he took charge. They were 184 for 7 in reply to West Indies' 356. Hridoy lifted them to 386 and a 30-run lead. He added 117 runs for the eighth wicket with Taijul Islam, which is a record for Sylhet.

The innings rewrote several records. Hridoy scored 213 runs in a single day, more than Shakib Al Hasan's earlier Bangladesh best of 212. His 154 runs in boundaries are also a Bangladesh record. He is only the fourth Bangladesh batter to score a Test double hundred.

It is also the highest Test score at the Sylhet ground, past Mahmudul Hasan's 171. It is the highest by any Bangladesh batter against West Indies. His 11 sixes are the most by a Bangladeshi in a Test innings. The world record is 12, shared by Wasim Akram and Yashasvi Jaiswal. His score also beat Mominul Haque's 181 as the highest maiden Test century by a Bangladeshi.

Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons called it an outstanding innings. He said Hridoy knew which shots to play and how to farm the strike for the last batters.

Hridoy was not done. He made 82 in the fourth innings and helped Bangladesh hold on for a draw on the final day. He finished with 324 runs in the match and was named Player of the Match. He had made his Test debut only in June 2026, against Zimbabwe. West Indies still won the series 1-0.