Two tons and a hat-trick: Bangabandhu T20 Cup sets world record
However, this match has become part of a unique record. This is now the only match in T20 cricket history with two hundreds and a hat-trick.
Fortune Barishal chased down a mammoth 221 against Minister Group Rajshahi losing only 2 wickets with 11 deliveries to spare in the 15th match of the ongoing Bangabandhu T20 Cup. However, this match has become part of a unique record. This is now the only match in T20 cricket history with two hundreds and a hat-trick.
Parvez Hossain Emon smashed a magnificent hundred while chasing a huge total. He scored an unbeaten 100 off 42 balls, which is the fastest T20 hundred by a Bangladeshi batsman.
Earlier, Rajshahi skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto slammed his second T20 century. En route to his 109 off 55, he became the second Bangladeshi batsman after Tamim Iqbal to score two T20 hundreds. He also hit the joint most number of sixes (11) in an innings in T20s by a Bangladeshi batsman.
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However, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, the right arm quick of Barishal, picked up four wickets in the last over, including a hat-trick. He became the third Bangladeshi bowler to pick up a T20 hat-trick after Al-Amin Hossain and Aliss Al Islam.
