Tamim became the first batsman of Bangladesh to complete 8000 runs in ODIs. The Bangladesh captain was 57 runs away from achieving the milestone before taking the field against Zimbabwe. He entered the eight thousand club by hitting Raja for a boundary in the fifth ball of the 24th over. In total, he is the 33rd batsman to achieve this feat in ODIs. Ninth as an opener.
However, Tamim could not stay at the crease for long after reaching the milestone. He returned to Sajghar for 62 runs while hitting Sikander's ball. Batting 229 innings, Tamim has 14 centuries and 54 fifties.
Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladeshi to complete 4000 runs in ODIs on his way to playing an innings of 95 runs against Scotland in 2015 World Cup. After 5000, 6000, 7000, he became the first Bangladeshi to score 8000 runs.
Tamim made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in February 2007. Shakib Al Hasan is the second highest run scorer for Bangladesh after Tamim. Shakib has 6755 runs in 209 innings in 221 matches. Mushfiqur Rahim is in third place. He scored 6697 runs in 218 innings in 233 matches.
