Just hours after getting excluded from Bangladesh’s Champions Trophy squad, Liton Kumer Das put on a batting masterclass at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, scoring an unbeaten career-best 125 off 55 balls.

He was supported by Tanzid Hasan Tamim, who also bagged 108 runs off 64 balls, which is his second ton in T20 cricket.

The pair's twin centuries propelled Dhaka Capitals to an incredible total of 254/1, setting a new all-time BPL record, overcoming Comilla Victorians and Rangpur Riders 239 runs.

Dhaka set a new record for the highest team total in BPL history, scoring 254/1. The previous record was 239/4 by Rangpur in 2019.

Liton was the aggressor scoring his runs almost at 200, reaching his maiden BPL century in style, scoring 100 off just 44 balls with 8 fours and 7 sixes. 

This milestone made him the second-fastest Bangladeshi centurion in BPL history, behind Parvez Hossain Emon, who scored a century off 42 balls in the 2020 Bangabandhu BPL. 

Liton is the first Bangladeshi centurion in the current BPL season and the fourth overall, joining Usman Khan of Chattogram Kings, Thisara Perera of Dhaka, and Alex Hales of Rangpur Riders.

The record for the fastest century in BPL history is held by Ahmed Shehzad, who achieved it in just 40 balls in 2012. Chris Gayle followed with a century off 44 balls, a list that now includes Liton. 

On the same day, Dhaka's other opener, Tanzid, also scored a century, completing it in 62 balls with 5 fours and 7 sixes. Tamim was eventually dismissed for 108 off 64 balls, but not before the duo set the highest-ever partnership in BPL history—214 runs for any wicket.

Previously, the record for the highest partnership was held by Rangpur's Brendon McCullum and Chris Gayle, who added 201 runs for the second wicket in 2017. 

Liton and Tanzid have now surpassed that record with their opening stand. This match also marked the second instance of two centuries in a single BPL innings, and the first time it was achieved by Bangladeshi batters.