Mohammad Saifuddin

Mohammad Saifuddin (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ সাইফুদ্দিন; born 1 November 1996) also known as Saif is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played for Bangladesh Premier League team Fortune Barishal. In December 2015, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[1] He made his international debut in October 2017.^[2] He also represented Bangladesh in the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

Mohammad Saifuddin

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Saifuddin
Born	(1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 28) Feni, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium fast
Role	Bowling all-rounder
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2017–present)
ODI debut (cap 125)	17 October 2017 v South Africa
Last ODI	20 July 2021 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.	74
T20I debut (cap 56)	4 April 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I	13 July 2025 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.	74
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC Matches 29 40 37 Runs scored 362 212 1,306 Batting average 36.20 19.27 33.48 100s/50s 0/2 0/0 1/9 Top score 51* 39* 115* Balls bowled 1,283 833 4,337 Wickets 41 45 63 Bowling average 31.19 26.68 38.22 5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/41 4/33 7/121 Catches/stumpings 4/– 10/– 20/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 July 2025

Domestic career

Saifuddin made his Twenty20 (T20) debut on 13 November 2016 playing for Comilla Victorians in the 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League.^[3]

Saifuddin was the leading wicket-taker for Shinepukur Cricket Club in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, with 14 dismissals in 10 matches.^[4]

In April 2018, Saifuddin scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, scoring 100 not out for East Zone in the final round of the 2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League.^[5]

In October 2018, Saifuddin was named in the squad for the Comilla Victorians, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.^[6] He was the leading wicket-taker for Abahani Limited in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament, with 25 dismissals in 13 matches.^[7]

Saifuddin played for Minister Group Rajshahi in 2020-21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup.^[8]

International career

In April 2017, Saifuddin 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 4 April 2017.^[10] In October 2017, he was named in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.^[11] On 15 October 2017, he made his ODI debut against South Africa for Bangladesh at Kimberley.^[12]

In April 2019, Saifuddin was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.^[13][14] In September 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[15] However, on 26 October 2021, he was ruled out of the rest of the tournament, after suffering a back injury.^[16]