Bangladesh skipper’s fifties in a test innings in a losing cause
Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh scored 84 in the fourth innings of the just concluded test against India at Chattogram to provide the 28th occasion of a Bangladesh captain scoring a fifty in a test innings in a losing cause. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Habibul Bashar | 77 | 3 | v West Indies | Kingston | 04 Jun 2004 |
| 2 | Khaled Mashud | 51 | 3 | v New Zealand | Chattogram | 26 Oct 2004 |
| 3 | Habibul Bashar | 63 | 3 | v England | Ch-le-St | 03 Jun 2005 |
| 4 | Habibul Bashar | 84 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 12 Sep 2005 |
| 5 | Habibul Bashar | 69 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Bogra | 08 Mar 2006 |
| 6 | Habibul Bashar | 73 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Bogra | 08 Mar 2006 |
| 7 | Habibul Bashar | 76 | 1 | v Australia | Fatullah | 09 Apr 2006 |
| 8 | Mohd Ashraful | 129* | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-PSS | -3 Jul 2007 |
| 9 | Mohd Ashraful | 101 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Mirpur | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 10 | Shakib Al Hasan | 87 | 2 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2010 |
| 11 | Shakib Al Hasan | 100 | 4 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2010 |
| 12 | Shakib Al Hasan | 96 | 3 | v England | Mirpur | 20 Mar 2010 |
| 13 | Shakib Al Hasan | 68 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 04 Aug 2011 |
| 14 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 69 | 4 | v West Indies | Mirpur | 29 Oct 2011 |
| 15 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 53 | 3 | v Pakistan | Mirpur | 17 Dec 2011 |
| 16 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 61 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Mirpur | 27 Jan 2014 |
| 17 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 116 | 3 | v West Indies | Kingstown | 05 Sep 2014 |
| 18 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 159 | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 19 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 127 | 2 | v India | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
| 20 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 85 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 07 Mar 2017 |
| 21 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 68 | 1 | v Australia | Chattogram | 04 Sep 2017 |
| 22 | Shakib Al Hasan | 54 | 4 | v West Indies | Kingston | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 23 | Mahmudullah | 146 | 3 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 28 Feb 2019 |
| 24 | Mahmudullah | 67 | 3 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 8 Mar 2019 |
| 25 | Mominul Haque | 115 | 3 | v West Indies | Chattogram | 03 Feb 2021 |
| 26 | Shakib Al Hasan | 51 | 1 | v West Indies | North Sound | 16 Jun 2022 |
| 27 | Shakib Al Hasan | 63 | 3 | v West Indies | North Sound | 16 Jun 2022 |
| 28 | Shakib Al Hasan | 84 | 4 | v India | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |
It also provides the second occasion of a Bangladesh captain scoring a fifty in a test innings against India in a losing cause. Both such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 127 | 2 | v India | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
| 2 | Shakib Al Hasan | 84 | 4 | v India | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |
It also provides the fifth occasion of a Bangladesh captain scoring a fifty in the fourth innings of a test in a losing cause. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Mohd Ashraful | 101 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Mirpur | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 2 | Shakib Al Hasan | 100 | 4 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2010 |
| 3 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 69 | 4 | v West Indies | Mirpur | 29 Oct 2011 |
| 4 | Shakib Al Hasan | 54 | 4 | v West Indies | Kingston | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 5 | Shakib Al Hasan | 84 | 4 | v India | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |
Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan share the record for most fifties in a losing cause by Bangladesh captain. Both the captains have witnessed eight fifties in losing cause.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 69 | 4 | v West Indies | Mirpur | 29 Oct 2011 |
| 2 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 53 | 3 | v Pakistan | Mirpur | 17 Dec 2011 |
| 3 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 61 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Mirpur | 27 Jan 2014 |
| 4 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 116 | 3 | v West Indies | Kingstown | 05 Sep 2014 |
| 5 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 159 | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 6 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 127 | 2 | v India | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
| 7 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 85 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 07 Mar 2017 |
| 8 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 68 | 1 | v Australia | Chattogram | 04 Sep 2017 |
| 1 | Shakib Al Hasan | 87 | 2 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2010 |
| 2 | Shakib Al Hasan | 100 | 4 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2010 |
| 3 | Shakib Al Hasan | 96 | 3 | v England | Mirpur | 20 Mar 2010 |
| 4 | Shakib Al Hasan | 68 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 04 Aug 2011 |
| 5 | Shakib Al Hasan | 54 | 4 | v West Indies | Kingston | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 6 | Shakib Al Hasan | 51 | 1 | v West Indies | North Sound | 16 Jun 2022 |
| 7 | Shakib Al Hasan | 63 | 3 | v West Indies | North Sound | 16 Jun 2022 |
| 8 | Shakib Al Hasan | 84 | 4 | v India | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |