Liton’s sixth Test century takes Bangladesh’s first innings to 278

Sports Desk

Sylhet: When the team was in dire straits, Liton Das fought back with one end in hand. Riding on his sixth Test century, Bangladesh were all out for 278 runs in the first innings.

Liton Das was dismissed as the ninth batsman on the first day of the Sylhet Test against Pakistan for 126. This was his sixth century of his Test career and his third century against Pakistan.

When Bangladesh lost 6 wickets for 116 runs due to top-order failures, Liton Das put up a formidable defence with the tailenders. He put on 60 runs with Taijul Islam, 38 runs with Taskin Ahmed and 64 runs with Shariful Islam. The 64-run stand with Shariful for the ninth wicket was the highest of the innings.

Experts believe that without Liton’s fighting innings, Bangladesh’s score would have been stuck below 200. He has achieved a great combination of patient and aggressive batting under pressure.

Bangladesh is now waiting for Pakistan’s first innings. Liton Das’ century is expected to play an important role for Bangladesh in this series.