Tawhid Hridoy (; born 4 December 2000) is a Bangladeshi

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er. He made his first-class debut for

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in the

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on 13 October 2017. In December 2017, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 5 February 2018. In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the

Sylhet Sixers Sylhet Strikers () is a professional cricket franchise based in Sylhet, Bangladesh, competing in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The team made its debut in the inaugural 2012 Bangladesh Premier League. Initially owned by Sylhet Sports Li ...

team, following the draft for the

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. He made his

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debut for Sylhet Sixers in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League on 6 January 2019. In December 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Bangladesh's squad for the

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. In February 2021, he was selected in the Bangladesh Emerging squad for their home series against the Ireland Wolves. In December 2021, during the

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, Hridoy scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, scoring 217 runs. In March 2023, Hridoy scored run 92 off 85 ball is the highest individual innings on ODI debut by a Bangladeshi batsman.

International career

2023-2024

In February 2023, he was named in Bangladesh's

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(ODI) squad for their series against England. In March 2023, he was named in

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(T20I) squad for the same series. He made his T20I, debut in the first T20I of the series, on 9 March 2023. He made his ODI debut against Ireland, on 18 March 2023. Hridoy went on to score 92 runs, which was the highest individual score by a Bangladeshi player on his ODI debut. Furthermore, in the series against Afghanistan later on, Hridoy played a match winning knock of 47 not out in the first T20 in a tense game where Bangladesh won at the penultimate ball.

2024-2025

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

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tournament.

2025-2026

In January 2025, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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. In February 2025, Hridoy completed his maiden ODI century by scoring 100(118) in Bangladesh’s opening match of the Champions Trophy against India. He subsequently became the first Bangladeshi player to score a century against India in an ICC tournament.

Franchise Cricket

Hridoy was a player for Fortune Barishal in the 2022 BPL. In the next season, he played for Sylhet Strikers scoring consistently and amassing 403 runs in total with 5 half-centuries to his name. In 2023, Hridoy was brought in

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where in his maiden match he scored 54 off just 39 balls. In February 2024, Hridoy achieved his maiden T20 century against

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while playing for the

Comilla Victorians Comilla Victorians () is a Bangladeshi professional men's cricket team which competed in the Bangladesh Premier League, a T-20 cricket league. The team is based in Cumilla, a city in eastern Bangladesh. Comilla Victorians won the BPL title 4 ti ...

in the BPL. He scored 108*(57) to help his team chase a target of 176. In 2024, Hridoy continued his franchise career by playing for Comilla Victorians in the BPL, where he scored 312 runs with a strike rate of 127. He has also expressed interest in participating in future international franchise tournaments like the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the Global T20 Canada.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hridoy, Tawhid 2000 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers People from Bogra District Rajshahi Division cricketers Sylhet Strikers cricketers Shinepukur Cricket Club cricketers Jaffna Kings cricketers Bangladeshi expatriate cricketers in Sri Lanka Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Cricketers from Rajshahi Division Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Bangladeshi sportsmen Cricketers at the 2023 Cricket World Cup Fortune Barishal cricketers Comilla Victorians cricketers