Litton Das Creates History, Becomes First Player In The World To...

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS Litton Das created history against Bangladesh

Litton Das made a knock of 138

Litton put up a 165-run partnership with Mehidy Hasan Miraz

Star Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das played one of the greatest knocks in Test cricket to help Bangladesh pull off a miraculous rescue act on the third day of play in the second Test against Pakistan on Sunday (September 1) at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Chasing a historic Test series win on Pakistani soil, Bangladesh had a dream day on the second day of play, which was the first day of action following rain, making no play possible on Day 1. The Najmul Shanto-led outfit bowled out the hosts for a total of 274 runs.

However, Bangladesh had a nightmare start with the bat as Pakistan's newly formed pace duo of Mir Hamza and Khurram Shehzad wreaked havoc. The visitors found themselves in big trouble at 26-6 as it looked Pakistan were set to not just take a big lead but also enforce the follow-on.

Walking out to bat at number seven and eight, Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan put on a partnership of 165 runs to put Bangladesh back on track. Litton made the fourth Test century of his career with a knock of 138 in 228 balls, while Hasan made 78 runs.

This ensured Bangladesh put up 262 runs on the board and allowed Pakistan to take a lead of just 12 runs.

Litton Das Creates History

As per Espncricinfo.com; Litton became the first player in the history of Test cricket to score three centuries after walking out to bat at number six while the team has less than 50 runs on the board. The 29-year-old's maiden Test century against Pakistan at Chattogram in 2021 came in similar circumstances as he walked out to bat with Bangladesh reeling at 49/4. Meanwhile, Litton's highest score in a Test match (141) at Mirpur (2022) against Sri Lanka saw him walk out to bat with his team having lost five wickets with just 24 runs on the board.

Moreover, Litton and Mehidy's partnership is the first instance of a partnership for the seventh wicket or lower of more than 150 runs after walking out to bat with the team having less than 50 runs on the scoreboard. The closest to the same was when Jonny Bairtow and Jamie Overton put up a 241-run partnership for the 8th wicket after walking out to bat at 55/6.

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