Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim as the third Bangladesh batsman has reached a 1,000-run milestone in Twenty20 Internationals in Bangladesh cricket folklore yesterday.

Before the fixture against the hosts Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Mushfiq was 24 runs away from his landmark what he completed when he slashed a short delivery of leg-spinner Jeevan Mendis to deep cover for single.

The 30-year-old diminutive batsman has been played 67 T20I matches to touch the 1,000-run milestone after Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan.

Before being caught on 27, Mushfiq chalked up 1003 runs from his 67 Twenty20 international outings.

Tamim Iqbal led the three-man chart with 1425 with the best figures of 103*, averaging 24.15. Shakib Al Hasan followed Tamim’s suit with 1230 in where his average was 22.77.

All-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad, who was the hero of the Bangladesh’s second victory that lifted Tigers into the Nidahas Trophy T20 Tri-series final, fell four runs shy of this landmark.

Riyad smashed an unbeaten cameo knock of 43 from 18 balls with a brace of sixes along with three boundaries.

The 32-year-old spin all-rounder scored 996 from 66 encounters with the best figures of 64*.