Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan hit centuries to help Dhaka Capitals set a new record total

This morning, Litton Das was left out of Bangladesh's squad for the Champion's Trophy 2025, but by the evening, he was making a statement at the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Fueled by any frustrations he may have had, Litton Das delivered a spectacular performance for Dhaka Capitals against Durbar Rajshahi. He smashed his first T20 century, remaining unbeaten on 125 from just 55 balls, including ten fours and nine sixes, at a remarkable strike rate of 227.27. Partnered with him for most of his innings was Tanzid Hasan, who will be representing Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy. Together, they put on a phenomenal 241-run partnership off just 118 balls, which now stands as the second-highest partnership in all men's T20 cricket. Dhaka Capitals concluded with a mammoth total of 254 for 1, setting a new record for the highest team total in BPL history.

Litton got to his hundred off 44 balls, which makes it the second-fastest by a Bangladeshi player in men's T20s, behind Parvez Hossain's 42-ball hundred for Fortune Barishal in the Bangabandhu T20 Cup in December 2020. He finished fourth on the list of highest scores at the BPL, behind two efforts from Chris Gayle and one from Tamim Iqbal.

Rajshahi had elected to bowl in the game and it seemed like a sound decision when Dhaka got to 22 for 0 after four overs. But then Tanzid took 21 off a Sunzamul Islam over, and Dhaka never looked back. By the end of this over, the fifth, Litton was 10 off 9, but he got going in the next, the last of the Powerplay, hitting SM Meherob for 4, 6, 4 off consecutive deliveries.

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Litton brought up his fifty in the ninth over, with a six off a no-ball. By the end of ten overs Dhaka were 115 for 0 and they just kept going. Tanzid also brought up his fifty with a six, off Ryan Burl to end the 11th. Litton continued the pair's pattern of bringing up their landmarks with a boundary, getting to his hundred in the 16th with a four off Shafiul Islam.Tanzid completed the set in the final over, taking four first ball to bring up his hundred, before hitting Shafiul for six more and then holing out for 108 off 64 balls (six fours, eight sixes, strike rate 168.75).

By then Dhaka already had the record for highest total in the BPL, and the wicket hardly slowed them down with Sabbir Rahman and Litton hitting one more six apiece to close out the innings on a dazzling 254 for 1.