Bangladesh team captain Najmul Hossain Shanto missed the West Indies tour due to an injury sustained during the Afghanistan series. However, he has now fully recovered and returned to the field. Upon his comeback, Shanto made an explosive statement with the bat.
In today’s National Cricket League (NCL) T20 match in Sylhet, Shanto represented Rajshahi against Barishal. Opening the innings, Shanto unleashed his batting prowess on Barishal’s bowlers. He played a blistering knock of 80 runs off 54 balls, which included 4 sixes and 5 fours.
For Rajshahi, Habibur Rahman also contributed with a quick 47 runs off 33 balls, while Sabbir added 23 runs off 11 deliveries. Thanks to these contributions, Rajshahi posted a strong total of 184 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted overs.