Overview
- Rahim’s 100th appearance comes in the second Test against Ireland at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
- He closed Day 1 unbeaten on 99 as Bangladesh reached 292 for 4, with Mominul Haque scoring 63 and Litton Das 47 not out.
- Ireland’s Andy McBrine led the bowling with 4 for 82 across a 26-over spell.
- Before play, Rahim received a special cap from Habibul Bashar, a memento from Akram Khan, and signed jerseys presented with captain Najmul Hossain Shanto.
- Rahim, who has captained Bangladesh in all formats, is their top Test run-scorer with 6,351 runs, while Shakib Al Hasan posted an emotional congratulatory message.