Mahedi Hasan (born 12 December 1994) is a Bangladeshi
cricket
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er who plays for
Khulna Division
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and the
Bangladesh cricket team
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.
He made his international debut for Bangladesh in February 2018.
Domestic career
Mahedi made his
Twenty20
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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
2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League
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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
2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League
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.
International career
2018-2019
In February 2018, Mahedi was named in Bangladesh's
Twenty20 International
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(T20I) squad for their series
against Sri Lanka.
He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh against
Sri Lanka
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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
2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
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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
2019 South Asian Games
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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
One Day International
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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
New Zealand
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.
In September 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the
2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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.
2023-2024
In May 2024, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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tournament.
See also
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List of Khulna Division cricketers
References
External links
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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