Abu Jayed

Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi (Bengali: আবু জায়েদ চৌধুরী রাহী; born 2 August 1993) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for Sylhet Division. He made his international debut in February 2018, in a Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka.^[1] In April 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, despite being uncapped in an ODI match.^[2] He made his ODI debut for Bangladesh the following month, against the West Indies.

Abu Jayed

Abu Jayed in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi
Born	(1993-08-02) 2 August 1993 (age 31) Sylhet, Bangladesh
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2018–present)
Test debut (cap 88)	4 July 2018 v Pakistan
Last Test	26 November 2021 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 131)	13 May 2019 v West Indies
Last ODI	15 May 2019 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 62)	18 February 2018 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I	7 June 2018 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012	Sylhet Division
2020	Fortune Barishal
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI Matches 9 2 Runs scored 27 - Batting average 2.70 - 100s/50s 0/0 - Top score 7* - Balls bowled 1,370 108 Wickets 24 5 Bowling average 31.29 20.80 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/71 5/58 Catches/stumpings 1/– 18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 November 2021

Domestic career

He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2016–17 National Cricket League tournament, with 29 dismissals.^[3]

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Chittagong Vikings team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.^[4] He was the leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament, with eighteen dismissals in thirteen matches.^[5] He was also the leading wicket-taker for East Zone in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Cricket League, with twenty dismissals in five matches.^[6] In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season.^[7] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rajshahi Royals in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.^[8]

International career

In February 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka.^[9] He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka on 18 February 2018.^[10] In June 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.^[11] He made his Test debut for Bangladesh against the West Indies on 4 July 2018.^[12]

In August 2018, he was one of twelve debutants to be selected for a 31-man preliminary squad for Bangladesh ahead of the 2018 Asia Cup.^[13]

In April 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.^[14][15] On 13 May 2019, he made his ODI debut for Bangladesh, against the West Indies, in the fifth match of the tri-series in Ireland.^[16] In Bangladesh's next match of the tri-series, and Abu Jayed's second ODI, he took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs, with five wickets for 58 runs against Ireland.^[17]

Personal life

On 8 July 2020 Abu Jayed married Dr Touhida Akter Juha at his hometown Sylhet.^[18] Due to COVID-19 pandemic situation, they couldn't arrange a big ceremony.

Teams Played

Bangladesh U19, Rangpur Riders, Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, Dhaka Dynamites, Bangladesh, Khulna Titans, Chittagong Vikings, Bangladesh A, Rajshahi Royals, Fortune Barishal.^[19]