Mehedi Hasan

Not to be confused with Mahedi Hasan or Mehedi Hasan Rana.
Mehedi Hasan
Personal information
Full name Mehedi Hasan Miraz
Born (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997
Khulna, Bangladesh
Nickname Miraz,M&M(along with Mustafizur Rahman )
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 80) 20 October 2016 v England
Last Test 28 October 2016 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–present Kalabagan
2015–present Khulna Division
2016–present Rajshahi Kings
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 2 14 27 6
Runs scored 5 529 481 13
Batting average 1.25 34.31 20.04 6.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/5 0/2 0/0
Top score 2 80 51 6*
Balls bowled 656 3,119 1,136 120
Wickets 19 60 27 5
Bowling average 15.63 21.00 29.14 28.60
5 wickets in innings 3 6 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 2 n/a n/a
Best bowling 6/77 6/50 2/19 2/22
Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/– 8/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 November 2016

Mehedi Hasan Miraz (born 25 October 1997) is a Bangladeshi cricketer.[1][2] An all-rounder, he is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler.

Early life

Miraz was born in Barisal and moved to Khulna at his early age with his parents. [3] He grew up in Khalishpur of Khulna city [4] and started playing cricket when he was 8. [5] He went to Kashipur Cricket Academy from where he was first selected for the under 14 National Cricket Tournament. [5]

2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

In December 2015 he was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] Miraz managed to take his team into semifinal but lost to West Indies. In 3rd place play-off, Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets.[7] Mehedi Hasan Miraz is named Man of the Tournament for his all round performance.[8] He scored 242 runs[9] and took 12 wickets[10] in 6 matches.

Domestic career

Miraz made his first-class debut against Rajshahi Division cricket team on 16 February 2015. On his debutante matches he made 51 run (he batted only first innings) and took 4 wickets.[11] He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut on 9 November 2016 playing for Rajshahi Kings in the 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League.[12]

International career

Test cricket

England in Bangladesh - October 2016

Mehedi had a dream debut series as a test player. After the remarkable 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup there was never any doubt in the team management's mind that they had found themselves an exceptional talent - in fact, in an echo of Australia's unveiling of Shane Warne on the 1993 Ashes tour. He was expected to debut a month ago for Afghanistan ODIs but was deliberately omitted to keep him as a secret from England.[13]

On 20 October 2016, Mehedi made his Test debut against England. Even though he is an off break bowler, he opened the bowling in his maiden Test innings.[14] Ben Duckett, another debutant in the same Test match, became Mehedi's first test wicket. In the same match he also became the seventh and youngest Bangladesh player to take a five-wicket haul on debut in a Test.[15] In his 2nd test match he became the sixth bowler to take three five-for in his first two Tests and took 19 wickets in the Test series and became the 9th player overall and 1st from Bangladesh to win the man-of-the-series award in his debut test series.[16][17][18]

Even though he had a horrible series as a batsman scored only 5 runs in 4 innings at an average of 1.25, Mushfiqur Rahim lauded the performances of the 19-year-old, and insisted Mehedi still has much more to offer. He said " Mehedi is a good batsman also. He didn't show that now, but hopefully in future he will be a great all-rounder for Bangladesh".[19][20] For his sensational debut series against England a new house from Bangladesh's prime minister was gifted to him.[21]

International records

Test 5-wicket hauls

#Figures Match Opponent Venue City Country Year
1 6/80 1  England Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chittagong Bangladesh 2016
2 6/82 2  England Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium Dhaka Bangladesh 2016
3 6/77

Test 10-wicket hauls

#Figures Match Opponent Venue City Country Year
1 12/159 2  England Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium Dhaka Bangladesh 2016

International awards

Test Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Series Opponent Venue Match Performance Result
1 2nd Test - England in Bangladesh Test Series  England Dhaka 1st Inngs: 1 (6 balls), 28–2–82–6
2nd Inngs: 2 (8 balls), 21.3–2–77–6.		  Bangladesh won by 108 runs.[22]

Man of the Series awards

S No Series Season Series Performance Result
1 England in Bangladesh Test Series 2016/17 Batting: 5 runs, Avg 1.25
Bowling: 19 wickets, Avg 15.63 		Series drawn 1-1.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "Mehedi Hasan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ "The smiling assassin". The Daily Star. October 31, 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "PM orders building of house for Miraz". Daily Sun. November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "নতুন ক্রিকেট তারকা: কে এই মেহেদী হাসান মিরাজ?". BBC Bangla. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mehedi Hasan to lead Bangladesh at U19 WC". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Bangladesh ace tense chase to secure third place". ESPNCricinfo. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "ICC Under-19 World Cup, Final: India Under-19s v West Indies Under-19s at Dhaka, Feb 14, 2016". ESPNCricinfo. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Most wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "National Cricket League - Rajshahi Division v Khulna Division". 16 February 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Bangladesh Premier League, 3rd Match: Khulna Titans v Rajshahi Kings at Dhaka, Nov 9, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Mehedi's magic turns the corner for Bangladesh". Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "England tour of Bangladesh, 1st Test: Bangladesh v England at Chittagong, Oct 20 ,2016". Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Mehedi continues a debut trend, Bairstow's record year". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "England's collapse and Mehedi's record series debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Man of the Series on debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "Mehedi Hasan, Shakib script historic Bangladesh win".
  19. ↑ "Mushfiqur Rahim: 'More to come from match-winner Mehedi'". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  20. ↑ Sun, The Daily. "Mehedi Hasan: From Under-19 cricket to Bangladesh's star".
  21. ↑ "A new home for Mehedi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  22. 1 2 "England tour of Bangladesh, 2nd Test: Bangladesh v England at Dhaka, Oct 28-Nov 1, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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