Mohammad Shoriful Islam ( Bengali: মোহাম্মদ শরিফুল ইসলাম; born 3 June 2001) is a Bangladeshi

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in March 2021.

Domestic and under-19 career

Shoriful made his first-class debut for Rajshahi Division in the

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on 15 September 2017. He made his

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debut for Prime Bank Cricket Club in the

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on 7 February 2018. Shoriful was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Prime Bank Cricket Club in the

, with 17 dismissals in 8 matches. Shoriful made his Twenty20 debut for

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against Ireland A on 13 August 2018. The next day, he was one of twelve debutants to be selected for a 31-man preliminary squad for Bangladesh ahead of the

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. In October 2018, Shoriful was named in the squad for the Khulna Titans team, following the draft for the

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. In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the

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. In December 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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International career

In January 2021, Shoriful was one of four uncapped players to be named in a preliminary squad for the

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(ODI) series against the West Indies. Later the same month, he was named in Bangladesh's ODI squad for their matches against the West Indies. The following month, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for their series against New Zealand. He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh on 28 March 2021, against New Zealand. In April 2021, Shoriful was named in Bangladesh's preliminary Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka, before being named in the final 15-man squad for the first Test. He made his Test debut on 29 April 2021, for Bangladesh against

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. In May 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's ODI squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his ODI debut for Bangladesh on 25 May 2021, against

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, Shoriful 2001 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Bangladesh Test cricketers Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricketers Rajshahi Division cricketers Khulna Tigers cricketers Prime Bank Cricket Club cricketers People from Panchagarh District Sportspeople from Rangpur Division