Litton Das becomes second Bangladesh batter with 2,500 T20I runs
What's the story
Bangladesh skipper and star batter Litton Das has brought up 2,500 runs in the T20I format. He reached the milestone with his fourth run in the Group B Asia Cup clash against Sri Lanka at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Notably, Litton became only the second Bangladesh batter to accomplish this landmark. Here are his stats.
Knock
Litton scores 28 versus Sri Lanka
Bangladesh were off to a abysmal start, losing both their openers. They were 0/2 after 2 overs. Towhid Hridoy was the next to fall (11/3). Litton then tried to up the tempo. Bangladesh lost Mahedi Hasan (38/4) before Litton helped Bangladesh get past 50. He perished with the score being 53/5. Wanindu Hasaranga got his wicket. Litton hit four fours in his knock.
Career
Litton owns 15 fifties in T20Is
Playing his 112th T20I match since his debut in 2015 (110 innings), Litton has raced to 2,524 runs at a paltry average of 24-plus, as per ESPNcricinfo. The tally includes 15 fifties and a best score of 83. His strike rate of 126.70 is decent. Meanwhile, Shakib Al Hasan (2,551) is now the only batter with more T20I runs for Bangladesh.
Numbers
999 runs in home T20Is
999 of Litton's T20I runs have come in home matches, where he averages 27.75. His average in away matches comes down to 20.10. The tally includes 784 runs. He has gone past 715 runs in neutral matches at an average of 24-plus. Over 1,200 of his runs have come as a designated keeper (1,206). As a captain, he now owns 500-plus runs at 27-plus.
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A knock of 59 in Bangladesh's Asia Cup opener
Litton scored 59 runs from 39 balls in Bangladesh's T20 Asia Cup opener against Hong Kong. He smashed six fours and a six. He helped Bangladesh chase down a target of 144.