Few hours after he was dropped from the Champions Trophy-bound squad, Liton Das hit his first century in the recognized T20 cricket.

The Dhaka Capitals opener followed his 43 ball-73 in the previous match against Sylhet Strikers with this century-a 55 ball-125 not out against Durbar Rajshahi, ai innings which was laced with 10 fours and nine elegant sixes.

By those two innings, he showed the consistency that was the reason behind his axe from the national team.

He is the eighth Bangladeshi batter in BPL history to hit a century. Tamim Iqbal and his Dhaka teammate Tanzid Hasan Tamim scored centuries twice in BPL.

His 125 however is the fourth highest individual knock in BPL and second biggest amongst the Bangladeshi batter. West Indies Chirs Gayle with 146 held the record of highest individual innings in BPL while Tamim Iqbal's 141 not out was the second highest.