Too little too late? Litton scores maiden T20 ton after Champions Trophy snub
Litton formed a record-breaking partnership with Tanzid Hasan Tamim which is the highest 1st-wicket partnership and the highest partnership for any wicket in BPL history.
Litton Das scored his maiden T20 century on the day his name was not included in Bangladesh's squad for the Champions Trophy on Sunday in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match between Dhaka Capital and Durbar Rajshahi at Sylhet.
His century came off of 44 deliveries in an innings that had seven maximums and eight boundaries in it.
The right-handed wicketkeeper batter eventually ended on 125 off 55 balls, which is his highest score in this format.
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Litton formed a record-breaking partnership of 241 runs with Tanzid Hasan Tamim which is the highest 1st-wicket partnership and the highest partnership for any wicket in BPL history.
Tanzid also scored a century, 108 runs off 64 balls, his second in the BPL.
Dhaka Capital in the end scored 254-1, the highest team total in BPL history, overtaking the one set by Rangpur Riders (239-4) against Chittagong Vikings in 2019.
The records at a glance:
- First 100 in T20s for Litton.
- Eighth and Ninth Bangladeshi batter to reach a century in the BPL.
- Fastest century in BPL history by Litton.
- Fifteenth and Sixteenth Bangladeshi to score a T20 century.
- Highest scoring partnership for any wicket in BPL history.
- 2nd highest opening stand in T20 history.
