Towhid Hridoy

Towhid Hridoy (born 4 December 2000) is a Bangladeshi cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Rajshahi Division in the 2017–18 National Cricket League on 13 October 2017.[2]

Towhid Hridoy
Personal information
Full name
Md Towhid Hridoy
Born (2000-12-04) 4 December 2000
Bogra, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 140)18 March 2023 v Ireland
Last ODI19 October 2023 v India
ODI shirt no.77
T20I debut (cap 78)9 March 2023 v England
Last T20I14 July 2023 v Afghanistan
T20I shirt no.77
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18Rajshahi
2017/18Shinepukur
2019Sylhet Sixers
2022Fortune Barishal
2023Sylhet Strikers
2023Jaffna Kings
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 21 8 13 61
Runs scored 586 156 748 2,201
Batting average 34.47 26.00 41.55 48.91
100s/50s 0/5 0/0 2/4 1/19
Top score 92 47* 217 122*
Balls bowled – – 288 72
Wickets – – 6 1
Bowling average – – 25.16 65.00
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 3/19 1/18
Catches/stumpings 5/– 1/– 10/– 14/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Bangladesh
U-19 World Cup
Winner2020 South Africa
Source: Cricinfo, 16 June 2023


In December 2017, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his List A debut for Shinepukur Cricket Club in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 5 February 2018.[4]

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Sylhet Sixers team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut for Sylhet Sixers in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League on 6 January 2019.[6] In December 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7] In February 2021, he was selected in the Bangladesh Emerging squad for their home series against the Ireland Wolves.[8][9]

In December 2021, during the 2021–22 Bangladesh Cricket League, Hridoy scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, scoring 217 runs.[10]

In March 2023, Hridoy scored run 92 off 85 ball is the highest individual innings on ODI debut by a Bangladeshi batsman.[11]

International career

In February 2023, he was named in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England.[12] In March 2023, he was named in Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the same series.[13] He made his T20I, debut in the first T20I of the series, on 9 March 2023.[14] He made his ODI debut against Ireland, on 18 March 2023.[15] Hridoy went on to score 92 runs, which was the highest individual score by a Bangladeshi player on his ODI debut.[16]

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 Jaffna Kings in Lanka Premier League where in his maiden match he scored 54 off just 39 balls.[17]

References
  1. "Towhid Hridoy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. "Tier 2, National Cricket League at Bogra, Oct 13-16 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  3. "Saif Hassan likely to lead Bangladesh U-19 at World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. "2nd match, Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Fatullah, Feb 5 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  5. "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. "3rd Match, Bangladesh Premier League at Dhaka, Jan 6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. "Media Release : ICC U19 CWC South Africa 2020 : Bangladesh Under 19 Team Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  8. "Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  9. "Media Release: Ireland Wolves in Bangladesh 2021s Itinerary". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  10. "BCL: Nayeem Hasan triggers 9 for 43 collapse as East Zone beat Central Zone". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  11. "Hridoy has no regrets after missing ton on ODI debut". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  12. "Tamim Iqbal returns to ODI side for England series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  13. "Bangladesh pick uncapped trio for England T20Is". CricBuzz. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  14. "1st T20I (D/N), Chattogram, March 09, 2023, England tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  15. "1st ODI (D/N), Sylhet, March 18, 2023, Ireland tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  16. "Hridoy has no regrets after missing ton on ODI debut". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  17. "সাকিব ভাই নাকি অন্য কেউ এসব নিয়ে ভাবিইনি: হৃদয়". Sarabangla | Breaking News | Sports | Entertainment. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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