T20 World Cup 2022: After trendy 27-ball 60 in opposition to India, Liton Das units new document for Bangladesh

T20 World Cup 2022: Liton Das scored 60 runs off 27 balls in opposition to India, however his knock went in useless as Shakib Al Hasan’s Bangladesh misplaced by 5 runs on the Adelaide Oval

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 2, 2022 22:27 IST

By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: Right-handed batter Liton Das has develop into Bangladesh’s main run-scorer in a calendar yr after his workforce’s T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 match in opposition to Rohit Sharma’s India on Wednesday, November 2 on the Adelaide Oval.

In 2022, Liton has scored 1693 runs from 36 matches at a median of 42.32 with three centuries and 12 half-centuries to point out for his efforts. He broke the document of Mushfiqur Rahim, who scored 1657 runs from 43 matches in 2018 with two centuries and 9 half-centuries to his identify.

In reality, no Bangladeshi batter has scored extra half-centuries than the Dinajpur-born Liton in a calendar yr. Das has an enormous process at hand when the Tigers face Babar Azam’s Pakistan of their final Super 12 match on Sunday, November 6 at Adelaide Oval.

As far because the match in opposition to India was involved, Das scored 60 runs off 27 balls after Bangladesh had been initially requested to chase down 185 to win the match. The teen hit Arshdeep Singh for 3 fours within the first over and took Bangladesh off to a flying begin.

Due to his onslaught, the Tigers had been 17 runs forward of the DLS par rating when rain halted play after seven overs throughout Bangladesh’s run-chase. But after play resumed, Das failed to hold on.

KL Rahul threw down the stumps on the non-striker’s finish and caught Liton wanting his crease. Liton pulled off a full-stretch dive, however he didn’t get his bat in on time.

After the rain delay, the Tigers had been set a revised goal of 151 off 17 overs, however they ended up dropping the match by seven runs.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

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Nov 2, 2022