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Towhid Hridoy
Bangladeshi cricketer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tawhid Hridoy (Bengali: তাওহীদ হৃদয়; born 4 December 2000) is a Bangladeshi cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Rajshahi Division in the 2017–18 National Cricket League on 13 October 2017.[2]
In December 2017, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his List A debut for Shinepukur Cricket Club in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 5 February 2018.[4]
In October 2018, he was named in the Sylhet Sixers squad, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut for Sylhet Sixers in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League on 6 January 2019.[6] In December 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7] In February 2021, he was selected in the Bangladesh Emerging squad for their home series against the Ireland Wolves.[8][9]
In December 2021, during the 2021–22 Bangladesh Cricket League, Hridoy scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, scoring 217 runs.[10]
In March 2023, Hridoy scored run 92 off 85 ball is the highest individual innings on ODI debut by a Bangladeshi batsman.[11]
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International career
2023-2024
In February 2023, he was named in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England.[12] In March 2023, he was named in Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the same series.[13] He made his T20I, debut in the first T20I of the series, on 9 March 2023.[14] He made his ODI debut against Ireland, on 18 March 2023.[15] Hridoy went on to score 92 runs, which was the highest individual score by a Bangladeshi player on his ODI debut.[16]
Furthermore, in the series against Afghanistan later on, Hridoy played a match-winning knock of 47 not out in the first T20 in a tense game where Bangladesh won on the penultimate ball.
2024-2025
In May 2024, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[17]
2025-2026
In January 2025, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.[18] In February 2025, Hridoy completed his maiden ODI century by scoring 100(118) in Bangladesh’s opening match of the Champions Trophy against India. He subsequently became the first Bangladeshi player to score a century against India in an ICC tournament.[19]
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Franchise Cricket
Hridoy was a player for Fortune Barishal in the 2022 BPL. In the next season, he played for Sylhet Strikers scoring consistently and amassing 403 runs in total with 5 half-centuries to his name.
In 2023, Hridoy was brought in Jaffna Kings in Lanka Premier League where in his maiden match he scored 54 off just 39 balls.[20]
In February 2024, Hridoy achieved his maiden T20 century against Durdanto Dhaka while playing for the Comilla Victorians in the BPL. He scored 108*(57) to help his team chase a target of 176.[21]
In 2024, Hridoy continued his franchise career by playing for Comilla Victorians in the BPL, where he scored 312 runs with a strike rate of 127.[22]
He has also expressed interest in participating in future international franchise tournaments like the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the Global T20 Canada.[23]
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