Mahedi Hasan (born 12 December 1994) is a Bangladeshi

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er who plays for

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and the

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. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in February 2018.

Domestic career

Mahedi made his

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(T20) debut on 8 November 2016 playing for Barisal Bulls in the 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League. In October 2018, Mahedi was named in the squad for the Comilla Victorians team, following the draft for the

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. In November 2018, while bowling for South Zone in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Cricket League, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Dhaka Platoon in the

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International career

2018-2019

In February 2018, Mahedi was named in Bangladesh's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh against

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on 18 February 2018. He was again added to the squad for first two T20Is in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series, but did not play and was dropped from the next two T20Is. In November 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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in Bangladesh. Later the same month, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the

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. The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.

2021-2022

In January 2021, Mahedi was named in Bangladesh's

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(ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies. The following month, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for their series against New Zealand. He made his ODI debut for Bangladesh on 20 March 2021, against

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. In September 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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2023-2024

In May 2024, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hasan, Mahedi 1994 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Bangladeshi sportsmen Khulna Division cricketers Fortune Barishal cricketers Gazi Group cricketers Comilla Victorians cricketers Cricketers from Khulna South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in cricket Medalists at the 2019 South Asian Games Cricketers at the 2023 Cricket World Cup