Shahriar Hossain ( bn, শাহরিয়ার হোসেন) is a Bangladeshi

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er who played in 3

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from 2000 to 2004.He was also one of the members of the inaugural Test for Bangladesh the member of the 1999 World Cup Team.

In Test matches

He failed in the match against

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, scoring just 12 & 7. In his next match, four years later, he scored his highest, 48, against

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. Nevertheless, he was dropped after the tour.

In ODIs

He had a very successful 1999. At

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, in March, he scored 95 against

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, narrowly missing out on his chance to become the first

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i to score a hundred in ODI. later, he scored 68 against more powerful

. In this match, he shared a 170 run first wicket partnership with Mehrab Hossain. In the WC, his 39 against

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helped

achieve a famous win. He finished the year with knocks of 45 & 47 against

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. Injuries, however, has shortened his international career.
Shahriar Hossain One day Internationals-Player Analysis. (Retrieved on 2008-6-30)

Other matches

In 1993, he was part of the

U-19 team. In 95, he played for the

A side. In 1996, he represented the full national squad.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Shahriar Bangladeshi cricketers 1976 births Living people Bangladesh Test cricketers Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup Dhaka Division cricketers Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Bangladesh Wicket-keepers People from Narayanganj District