Litton Das smashes his 16th half-century in T20Is: Key stats
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Bangladesh T20I skipper Litton Das played a match-winning knock versus Ireland in the 2nd T20I on Saturday. The match held in Chattogram saw Das score 57 runs in a chase of 171. Ireland managed 170/6 in 20 overs before the Tigers hit 174/6 in 19.4 overs to win by 4 wickets. The win helped Bangladesh level the series 1-1. Here's more.
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A sturdy knock from the captain
Bangladesh lost Tanzid Hasan Tamim early on (26/1) before Das was joined by Parvez Hossain Emon and the two added 60 runs for the 2nd wicket. Another 52 runs were added between Das and Saif Hassan. It was Mark Adair who dismissed Das (15th over).
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Das hammers his 36th fifty-plus score in T20 cricket
Das' knock of 57 from 37 balls consisted of three fours and three sixes. He has raced to 2,648 runs from 119 T20Is at 23.64. This was his 16th T20I fifty. Versus Ireland, Das has amassed 193 runs from 5 matches at 38.60 (50s: 2). As per ESPNcricinfo, Das now owns 5,879 runs from 256 T20s at 24.70. He has 35 fifties (100s: 1).