Towhid Hridoy (born 9 December 1999) 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 (Sylheti/ bn, সিলেট স্ট্রাইকার্স) is a professional cricket franchise team based in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The team competes in the Bangladesh Premier League. The franchise made their debut at the ...

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 2021–22 Bangladesh Cricket League, 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

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

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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hridoy, Towhid 2000 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers People from Bogra District Rajshahi Division cricketers Sylhet Strikers cricketers Shinepukur Cricket Club cricketers Jaffna Kings cricketers Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Cricketers from Rajshahi Division Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricketers