Najmul Hossain Shanto is leading Bangladesh in Tests for the first time in the absence of regular captain Shakib Al Hasan. Earlier, Shanto led Bangladesh in ODIs but made his captaincy debut in Test cricket with the ongoing New Zealand series.

Shanto hit a great century on the third day of the Sylhet Test. He is still unbeaten for Bangladesh in the second innings. The skipper finished the day's game unbeaten on 104 runs. Shanto made multiple records throughout this century. Shanto became the first Bangladeshi to score a century on his Test captaincy debut. Earlier, Shakib Al Hasan's unbeaten innings of 96 runs was the record.

Moreover, Shanto now holds the record for the highest runs in two innings in a Test match on his captaincy debut for Bangladesh. Shanto has a chance to bat on the fourth day and increase his runs and take the record out of reach. Earlier this record was held by Shakib. Shakib Al Hasan scored 112 runs on his captaincy debut in two innings.

Besides, Shanto hit the fifth-fastest Test century for Bangladesh in terms of innings played. It took Shanto 24 innings to get his fifth century in Test career. Earlier, Mominul Haque was the owner of this record by scoring 5 centuries in 26 innings.

As a result of Shanto's brilliant batting, Bangladesh is in the driver's seat in the Sylhet Test. They are 205 runs ahead of New Zealand, with 7 wickets in hand.