Tawhid Hridoy
Personal information
Full name
Md. Tawhid Hridoy
Born (2000-12-04) 4 December 2000 (age 23)
Bogra, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleTop-Oder-Batter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 140)18 March 2023 v Ireland
Last ODI15 March 2024 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.77
T20I debut (cap 78)9 March 2023 v England
Last T20I27 December 2023 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.77
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18Rajshahi
2017/18Shinepukur
2019Sylhet Sixers
2022Fortune Barishal
2023Sylhet Strikers
2023Jaffna Kings
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 29 8 13 81
Runs scored 826 156 748 2,689
Batting average 37.54 26.00 41.55 44.81
100s/50s 0/7 0/0 2/4 1/23
Top score 96* 47* 217 122*
Balls bowled – – 288 72
Wickets – – 6 1
Bowling average – – 25.16 65.00
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 3/19 1/18
Catches/stumpings 7/– 1/– 10/– 21/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Bangladesh
U-19 World Cup
Winner 2020 South Africa
Source: Cricinfo, 16 June 2023

Tawhid Hridoy ( 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 squad for the Sylhet Sixers team, 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]

International career

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 at the penultimate ball

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.[17]

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.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Towhid Hridoy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Tier 2, National Cricket League at Bogra, Oct 13-16 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Saif Hassan likely to lead Bangladesh U-19 at World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ^ "2nd match, Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Fatullah, Feb 5 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. ^ "3rd Match, Bangladesh Premier League at Dhaka, Jan 6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Media Release : ICC U19 CWC South Africa 2020 : Bangladesh Under 19 Team Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Media Release: Ireland Wolves in Bangladesh 2021s Itinerary". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  10. ^ "BCL: Nayeem Hasan triggers 9 for 43 collapse as East Zone beat Central Zone". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Hridoy has no regrets after missing ton on ODI debut". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Tamim Iqbal returns to ODI side for England series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Bangladesh pick uncapped trio for England T20Is". CricBuzz. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  14. ^ "1st T20I (D/N), Chattogram, March 09, 2023, England tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  15. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Sylhet, March 18, 2023, Ireland tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Hridoy has no regrets after missing ton on ODI debut". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  17. ^ "সাকিব ভাই নাকি অন্য কেউ এসব নিয়ে ভাবিইনি: হৃদয়". Sarabangla | Breaking News | Sports | Entertainment. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Hridoy thinks of playing attacking cricket even under pressures". bdcrictime. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

External links

Bangladesh squad โ€“ 2023 Cricket World Cup
Sylhet Strikers โ€“ current squad
Jaffna Kings โ€“ current squad
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