It was a memorable series for Mushfqur Rahim despite ending up on the losing end. He finished as the second-highest run-getter with 303 runs and like Mathews, had two centuries to show for his efforts. In the opening Test, he also became the first Bangladesh player to score 5000 Test runs.
His 105 in the first Test helped Bangladesh take a 68-run lead. However, his second ton of the series came in more trying circumstances.
Bangladesh were 16/3 when Mushfiqur walked in to bat and soon the scoreboard read 24/5. It looked like Sri Lanka were going to run through the Tigers but he and Liton Das held the fort together. Both scored a century apiece and put on 272 runs for the sixth wicket as Bangladesh finished with a solid 365.
Unfortunately, Mushfiqur's incredible innings of 175* came in a losing cause. However, he rose eight places in the ICC Test Batters' rankings to No.17.
This is the second time Mushfiq has been nominated as he won that player of the month award in last May.
