Bangladesh skipper Litton Das smashes his 15th T20I fifty: Stats
What's the story
Bangladesh captain Litton Das hit a match-winning 59-run knock from 39 balls in Match 3 of the Men's T20 Asia Cup in Abu Dhabi. The Asia Cup encounter against Hong Kong at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, saw Das help Bangladesh chase down a target of 144. Notably, Das is closing in on 2,500 T20I runs and is 4 shy at the moment.
Knock
Das shines for Bangladesh
Bangladesh openers Parvez Hossain Emon and Tanzid Hasan Tamim added 24 runs before Das joined the latter adding another 23 runs. Thereafter, a match-winning 95-run stand between Das and Towhid Hridoy helped Bangladesh win. Das was dismissed with Bangladesh being 142/3. Ateeq Iqbal dismissed Das. Hridoy, who scored 35* runs, hit the winning runs.
Runs
Das races to 2,496 runs in T20Is
Das scored 59 runs from 39 balls. He smashed six fours and a six. Playing his 111th match (109 innings), Das has raced to 2,496 runs at 24. This was his 15th fifty in T20Is. Overall in T20s, he has amassed 5,727 runs from 248 matches at 24.90. This was his 34th T20 fifty (100s: 1).
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2nd batter with this record for BAN
As per Cricbuzz, Das has become the 2nd Bangladeshi batter with a 50-plus score for BAN in T20 Asia Cup after Sabbir Rahman (80 runs) vs SL, Mirpur, 2016.
Stand
Partnership record for Das and Hridoy
Das and Hridoy added the 4th-highest partnership for 3rd wicket or below in T20 Asia Cup. 114* - Shoaib Malik & Umar Akmal (PAK) vs UAE, Mirpur, 2016 98* - Virat Kohli & Suryakumar Yadav (IND) vs HK, Dubai, 2022 97 - Rohit Sharma & SuryakumarYadav (IND) vs SL, Dubai, 2022 95 - Litton Das & Towhid Hridoy (BAN) vs HK, Abu Dhabi, 2025*