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Mahmudullah

Mahmudullah Riyad (Bengali: মাহমুদুল্লাহ রিয়াদ; born 4 February 1986), often known simply as Mahmudullah, is a Bangladeshi cricketer and the current T20I captain. He has played First-class and List A cricket for Dhaka Division and has represented Bangladesh in all forms of the game. An all-rounder, he is a lower or middle-order batsman as well as an off spin bowler. He is prominent for his ability to finish a close limited over game. He is the first Bangladeshi to score a World Cup hundred when he scored a hundred against England in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

Personal life:

On 25 June 2011, Mahmudullah married Jannatul Kawsar Mishti. He has 2 sons, Raeed and Mayed. He is also the brother-in-law of fellow cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim as his (Mahmudullah's) wife's younger sister, Jannatul Kawsar Mondi is married to Mushfiqur. On 8 November, 2020, he tested positive for Covid-19.

Brand endorsement:

Mahmudullah was signed to Mymensingh Cricket Club by sports agency Imago Sports Management after the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Since 2015, Imago Sports Management has been managing Mahmudullah. Heidelberg Cement Bangladesh Limited, a global cement company, has endorsed Mahmudullah for its product Scan Cement. Mahmudullah is the first Bangladeshi centurion in World Cup to sign a contract with Heidelberg Cement Bangladesh Limited. Mahmudullah will be featured on Scan Cement billboards, TVC, and other promotional activities. Besides this, Mahmudullah partners with Helio (Mobile Handset Brand) for their social media content and Raw Nation (bat sponsor). As of February 2017, Mahmudullah has endorsement deals with Cheer Up, a beverage brand of PRAN.

International career:

Debut years:

Mahmudullah was called up for Bangladesh's ODI squad for the three-match series against Sri Lanka in Bangladesh's tour of the country in July 2007. He made his debut on the tour, in the third ODI, where he was Bangladesh's second highest scorer (with 36) and also took 2 wickets, in a match Sri Lanka won by 39 runs. He went on to be picked for Bangladesh's squads for a Quadrangular Series in Kenya in 2007 and the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship. in 2009 he made his test match debut against Westindies and took a five wicket hall making him the third player from Bangladesh to take a five wicket hall in test debut at that time.

Captaincy:

In April 2018, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded a central contract by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) ahead of the 2018 season. He's named captain in squad against West Indies but Shakib al Hasan returned and captained. In January 2018, during the Bangladesh Tri-series final against Sri Lanka, permanent Test captain Shakib injured his left little finger which resulted in bruising and swelling and ruled out from the Test series against Sri Lanka. With that Mahmudullah was named as the captain for the Test team. On 31 January 2018, he became the tenth player to lead Bangladesh in Tests. Shakib Al Hasan was also ruled out of the first T20I, with Mahmudullah once again named as captain in his place. Under his captaincy, Bangladesh recorded their highest total in T20Is (193/5), but finally lost the match for Sri Lanka in Tri-nation Series in Bangladesh. In the next match against Sri Lanka in Nidahas Trophy, Bangladesh scored 200 runs for the first time when they chased down 214 to win the game. On 16 March, Mahmudullah scored an unbeaten 43 runs and made Bangladesh qualified for the Nidahas trophy final by hitting a six in the last decisive over to reach the target 160 runs for victory against Sri Lanka in the semi-final match.

Personal information
Full name	Mahmudullah Riyad
Born	4 February 1986 (age 35) Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Nickname	Silent Killer
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batting all-rounder
Relations	Mushfiqur Rahim (brother-in-law)
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2007–present)
Test debut (cap 55)	9 July 2009 v West Indies
Last Test	7 February 2020 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 84)	25 July 2007 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	26 March 2021 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	30
T20I debut (cap 13)	1 September 2007 v Kenya
Last T20I	30 March 2021 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.	30
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004/05–present	Dhaka Division
2012–2013	Chittagong Kings
2012	Basnahira Cricket Dundee
2015	Barisal Bulls
2016–2019	Khulna Titans
2019–present	Chattogram Challengers
2017–2018	Quetta Gladiators
2017	Jamaica Tallawahs
2018–present	St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 49 194 85 112 Runs scored 2,764 4262 1461 6258 Batting average 33.78 34.65 23.94 35.10 100s/50s 4/16 3/23 0/4 13/32 Top score 146 128* 64* 152 Balls bowled 3399 4144 711 9051 Wickets 43 76 31 142 Bowling average 45.32 47.00 27.87 35.20 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 3 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1 Best bowling 5/53 3/4 3/18 7/94 Catches/stumpings 38/1 65/- 31/– 97/1
Source: ESPN cricinfo, 30 March 2021

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