Liton on course of eclipsing Shakib as top T20 run-getter for Bangladesh

Dhaka, 13 Sept -Liton Das is expected to go passed Shakib Al Hasan as the top run-getter for Bangladesh in T20 format when his side will take on Sri Lanka in the crucial Asia Cup game at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi today.

Liton, the T20 captain of Bangladesh, scored three half-centuries in the last 
four matches, including one against Hong Kong in the previous match, raising 
the prospect of surpassing Shakib.

But to do that today, he needs 56 runs and considering his form, it looked 
possible.

Shakib Al Hasan is now at the top of the ladder with 2251 runs in 129 matches 
while Liton Das so far accumulated 2496 runs in 111 matches. Whatever it is, 
Liton is all set to surpass Shakib by playing less number matches than the 
ace allrounder.

Mahmudullah Riyad who had retired from the International cricket had 2444 
runs to hold the third spot. Tamim Iqbal with 1701 runs from 74 matches is in 
the fourth position while Mushfiqur Rahim is in fifth spot with 1500 runs 
from 102 matches. 

While Tamim had already announced retirement from all format of cricket, 
Mushfiqur Rahim is still playing Test cricket after retiring from ODI and T20 
format.

Liton however has the best strike rate still with 126.95 amongst those top 
five batters of Bangladesh. Shakib had strike rate of 121.18 while other 
three batters had strike rate below 120.BSS