Prime Bank posted the highest-ever score in a DPL game, reaching 422 for eight against Brothers Union at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday to register a 173-run win. Mohammad Naim was the architect of the record score with his highest List A score of 176.

Prime Bank's 422 helped them overtake Abahani's 393 for four posted against Prime Doleshwar back in 2018. It was the very first instance of a team surpassing the 400-run threshold in the domestic List A circuit and Naim, who has been struggling to get back into the national team, executed his plans to help break a record.

Naim showed an ability to accelerate in short bursts, especially against pacer Nur Muhammad with a slingy action, picking up a four and a six in the sixth over to get going. The opening duo of Naim and Sabbir Hossain put on 140 for to set the platform for a big score before Sabbir fell for a 63-ball 73. Naim dispatched a few more fours and sixes in the 14th over to reach his fifty. He would go on to score 176 -- the fourth-highest individual score in DPL -- hitting 18 fours and eight sixes during his 125-ball stay. Although Naim missed out on a double ton, Abdulla Al Mamun's 22-ball 40 and Sazzadul Hoque's 50 took Prime Bank to the record total.

Naim's favoured areas were mid-wicket, long-on and long-off but while his footwork was always an issue, he said he had been working on his shots through the off-side.

"Obviously I have been working on shots through cover and extra cover. I have been doing it from the NCL [T20]. There are specific areas where if you score runs, you feel good. Maybe I scored more runs but I was trying my best not to miss out on deliveries in these zones," Naim said in a video message.

So vigilant was Naim that Nur bowled just five overs for 66. Salauddin Shakil conceded 75 off nine overs for two wickets while Al Amin Hossain bagged three for 77 in his 10 overs.

"Definitely they [Brothers Union] came with their best attack but I don't want to give any personal opinion. I have tried to play my best game," Naim said, evading controversy on the nature of the attack that gave away the record total.

"It's history? I didn't know that but feels good," he said, showing he was unaware of the record during the game.

Prime Bank bowled out Brothers for 249 to win by 173 runs and climb to the top of the table with two wins in three games.

Meanwhile, Taijul Islam and Nasum Ahmed shared seven wickets between them before skipper Tamim Iqbal hit an unbeaten 125 off 112, laced with 11 fours and five sixes, to help Mohammedan beat Partex Sporting by seven wickets at BKSP Ground 4.

At BKSP 3, Rupganj Tigers reached 260 all out, courtesy of Mohamad Al Amin Jr.'s 89-ball 104 but Abahani picked up a six-wicket win after contributions from Mohammad Mithun (60) and Mosaddek Hossain (47).