How do you respond to a snub? By smashing a century on the very same day? Well, that was a fitting retaliation from Litton Das, the wicketkeeper batter, who smashed the second-fastest T20 ton by a Bangladeshi batter off just 44 balls as he and Tanzid Hasan shattered records for fun in a run-fest in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) clash against Durbar Rajshahi. Winless until Sunday, Dhaka Capitals notched up their first win of the 2024-25 season and in some style, as they registered the highest team score in BPL history.
Litton and Tanzid shared an opening partnership of 241 runs, which was the highest in BPL history and second-highest in T20 cricket history as Rajshahi skipper Anamul Haque’s decision to bowl first backfired rather badly. Both the openers smashed tons and the Capitals got to a score of 254, the highest in BPL history.
Highest partnership in Bangladesh Premier League
241 – Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das (Dhaka Capitals) vs Durbar Rajshahi – Sylhet, 2025
201* – Brendon McCullum, Chris Gayle (Rangpur Riders) vs Dhaka Dynamites – Mirpur, 2017
197* – Lou Vincent, Shahriar Nafees (Khulna Royal Bengals) vs Duranto Rajshahi – Khulna, 2013
Highest partnership in T20 cricket
258* – L Yamamoto-Lake, K Kadowaki-Fleming (Japan) vs China – Mong Kok, 2024
241 – Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das (Dhaka Capitals) vs Durbar Rajshahi – Sylhet, 2025
236 – Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghani (Afghanistan) vs Ireland – Dehradun, 2019
229 – Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers (RCB) vs Gujarat Lions – Bengaluru, 2016
223 – Aaron Finch, D’Arcy Short (Australia) vs Zimbabwe – Harare, 2018
Highest team score in Bangladesh Premier League
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254/1 – Dhaka Capitals (vs Durbar Rajshahi) – Sylhet, 2025
239/4 – Rangpur Riders (vs Chittagong Vikings) – Chattogram, 2019
239/3 – Comilla Victorians (vs Chattogram Challengers) – Chattogram, 2024
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238/4 – Fortune Barishal (vs Rangpur Riders) – Chattogram, 2023
Litton’s 44-ball ton was the second fastest by a Bangladeshi batter in BPL and third fastest in the tournament overall. The fastest belongs to Parvez Hossain Emon off 42 balls and incidentally, he was the one who took Litton’s place as a backup opener in Bangladesh’s Champions Trophy squad. However, Litton reckoned that his knock wasn’t a response to anyone and admitted that he hasn’t been consistent in ODIs of late.
“No brother, there is nothing to prove to anyone and I am not interested to prove anything to anyone,” he told reporters after the game.
“At the back of the mind I always feel how I can improve my cricket. I think I was not having good time recently. The performance I gave today, I won’t say I will be able to do the same in the next game but I will try to be consistent,” Litton further added. The teams can still make a change until a week before the Champions Trophy begins and with the Capitals’ winless streak breaking with the biggest win in BPL history (149 runs), Das will be keen to continue his form in the remaining games to keep himself in the mix.
