Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Litton Das broke Bangladesh's record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in a Test match, finishing with eight in the one-off Test against Afghanistan as the hosts faced a daunting chase of 479 runs.

Litton surpassed Khaled Mashud's previous national record of seven dismissals, set against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2004. His record came on a day when he also scored a century to help Bangladesh strengthen their grip on the match.

The wicketkeeper-batter scored 102 off 115 balls in Bangladesh's second innings, his seventh Test century. He shared a 159-run seventh-wicket partnership with Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who remained unbeaten on 52, as Bangladesh declared at 372 for seven to set Afghanistan a target of 479.

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