Mohammad Mithun (; born March 3, 1991) is a Bangladeshi

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er and the captain of Sylhet Strikers. He made his first class in 2006/07 season for

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. He made his international debut for

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in February 2014.

Domestic career

Mithun made his first-class debut playing for

in November 2006. He enjoyed a good limited-overs season in 2008/09 when he topped the run charts for his team with 285 runs at an imposing strike rate of 105. In October 2018, Mithun was named in the squad for the

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team, following the draft for the

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. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Sylhet Thunder in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Kandy Warriors following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.

International career

Mithun was named as replacement for captain

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in the two-match T20I series against

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in February 2014 as the wicketkeeper. Mithun had been in

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's World T20 squad in 2009, making this his second inclusion in the senior team. He was then called up to the ODI squad for the three-match series against

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in June 2014 and made his ODI debut and scored 26 runs. In October 2018, Mithun was named in Bangladesh's

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squad for their series against Zimbabwe. He made his debut against

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on 11 November 2018. He became the most experienced

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er from Bangladesh to make his Test debut, with 88 matches. In April 2019, Mithun was named in Bangladesh's 15 man squad for the

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