Sylhet, Nov. 7 -- Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy made history, becoming the player with highest individual score in country's Test cricket history.

Towhid achieved this record during his side's second Test against West Indies at Sylhet, scoring 242 in 359 balls, with 22 fours and 11 sixes, batting at a strike rate of 67.40. When his side was struggling at 184/7 in reply to WI's 356, it was Towhid's double ton and partnerships with lower-order batters Taijul Islam and Taskin Ahmed which helped them to a lead.

He has overtaken the record of Mushfiqur Rahim (219* against Zimbabwe at Mirpur in 2018) and is the fourth Bangladesh batter to score a double ton in Tests after Rahim, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib al Hasan.

Across three Tests, Towhid h...