Mohammedan’s Raqibul smashes 190 against Abahani, shatters List A record

Mohammedan’s Raqibul Hasan has hit a scintillating 190 against Abahani to record the highest individual List A innings for Bangladesh in the Dhaka Premier League.

Raqibul, who is the only Bangladeshi to have scored a triple-century in first-class cricket, now holds the Bangladesh record for best innings in both List A and first class cricket.

The 29-year-old batsman’s blistering 138-ball knock helped him topple Tamim Iqbal’s record of 157, also scored in this edition.

But it was not enough for Mohammedan to get a win at Savar’s BKSP-4 ground on Monday.

Powered by centuries from Liton Kumar Das (135) and Nazmul Hossain Shanto (110), Abahani posted a daunting 366-5 after electing to bat.

Mohammedan reached 339-9 in their chase, losing the game by 27 runs.

Mohammedan were tottering on 38-3 in reply when Raqibul took charge. He studded his innings with 17 boundaries and 10 sixes to also move past the highest individual List A score on Bangladesh soil -- bettering Shane Watson’s unbeaten 185 during Australia’s 2011 visit.

He raced to his fifty in 30 balls and reached three figures off 62 balls before getting 150 off 107 balls. When he was dismissed in the last over, Mohammedan needed 29 from 4 balls.

It was the fifth List A century by Raqibul, who played his last game for the Tigers in 2011. His previous best was 133.