Rishad Hossain (born 15 July 2002) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg spinner.[1]He is the 2nd most wicket taker in the world in 2024 [as of july 07] in T20.
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| Full name | Mohammad Rishad Hossain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 July 2002 Rangpur, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm leg break | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 148) | 20 December 2023 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 March 2024 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 80) | 31 March 2023 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 June 2024 v Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 July 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Domestic career
He made his first-class debut for North Zone in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Cricket League on 5 December 2018.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Khelaghor Samaj Kallyan Samity in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League on 25 February 2019.[3] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rangpur Rangers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[4]
In February 2021, he was selected in the Bangladesh Emerging squad for their home series against the Ireland Wolves.[5][6] He made his List A debut on 24 March 2022, for Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity in the 2021–22 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League.[7]
In June 2024, he was signed by Toronto Nationals to play for them in the 2024 Global T20 Canada.[8]
International career
In March 2023, he earned his maiden call-up to the Bangladesh cricket team for their T20I series against Ireland.[9] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Bangladesh, on 31 March 2023, against Ireland.[10] His first scoring shot in international cricket was a six which he scored on his T20I debut off the third delivery he faced.
In December 2023, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for their white-ball tour to New Zealand.[11] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 20 December 2023[12] where he smashed a six off the very first delivery, only the second[a] Bangladeshi player to do so, coming into bat at number nine position.[13]
In February 2024, he was named in Bangladesh's limited overs squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[14] During the 3rd T20I, he claimed his maiden half-century in T20I cricket, scoring 53 runs off 30 balls[15]with 7 sixes, the most by a Bangladeshi batter in T20Is.[16]
In May 2024, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[17] He picked 14 wickets from 7 matches to set the record of most wickets by a Bangladeshi bowler in a single edition of the T20 World Cup.[18]He is the 2nd most wicket taker in the world in 2024 [as of july 07] in T20.