Shamim Hossain

Shamim Hossain Patowari (Bengali: শামীম হোসাইন পাটোয়ারী; born 2 September 2000) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in July 2021 against Zimbabwe.^[1][2]

Shamim Hossain

Personal information
Full name	Shamim Hossain Patowari
Born	(2000-09-02) 2 September 2000 (age 24) Chandpur, Bangladesh
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2021–present)
ODI debut (cap 144)	3 September 2023 v Afghanistan
Last ODI	8 July 2025 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	29
T20I debut (cap 71)	23 July 2021 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I	16 July 2025 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.	29
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 6 31 15 79 Runs scored 67 420 694 1,787 Batting average 11.16 21.00 33.04 30.28 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/7 1/12 Top score 22 51 84* 108* Balls bowled 90 81 30 1,483 Wickets 2 2 1 27 Bowling average 35.00 51.00 10.00 42.07 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/22 1/10 1/3 3/25 Catches/stumpings 3/0 11/0 15/0 35/0
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Bangladesh ICC U-19 World Cup Winner 2020 South Africa
Source: Cricinfo, 18 July 2025

Career

Domestic cricket

Shamim made his first-class debut for Chittagong Division in the 2017–18 National Cricket League on 15 September 2017.^[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League on 25 February 2019.^[4] He made his List A debut for Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 8 March 2019.^[5]

International cricket

In December 2019, Shamim was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[6] In February 2021, he was selected in the Bangladesh Emerging squad for their home series against the Ireland Wolves.^[7][8]

In June 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.^[9] In the second T20I match, he made his debut against Zimbabwe and scored 29 off 13 balls.^[10] In the third T20I match he scored an unbeaten 31 runs off 15 balls, helping Bangladesh to chase down the target of 193 and win the series 2–1.^[11][12]

In September 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[13]

In March 2023, he was added to Bangladesh One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England.^[14] In the same month, he was selected to play for Bangladesh in the T20I series against Ireland.^[15] On 31 March 2023, in the third T20I, he scored 51 runs off 42 balls to complete his maiden half-century in T20I cricket.^[16]

In August 2023, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2023 Asia Cup.^[17][18] He made his ODI debut during a crucial group stage fixture against Afghanistan on 3 September 2023 during the 2023 Asla Cup.^[19] He announced his arrival to ODI cricket by hitting a six off the very first delivery he faced on his ODI debut by dispatching an ordinary delivery bowled by Gulbadin Naib over deep square leg.^[20] His shot was even considered special by viewers given he flicked the length ball on the pads without looking directly at the ball.^[21] He eventually became the first Bangladeshi batsman to hit a six off the first delivery he faced in his ODI career and the sixth batsman ever to hit a six off the first ball faced on ODI debut.^[20][22]