Full name Mustafizur Rahman
Born September 6, 1995, SatkhiraCurrent age 20 years 105 daysMajor teams Bangladesh, Abahani Limited,Bangladesh Under-19s, Khulna Division,South Zone (Bangladesh)Batting style Left-hand batBowling style Left-arm fast-mediumHeight 5 ft 11 inBatting and fielding averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 13 | 23.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 9 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 7.50 | 33 | 45.45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1* | 1.00 | 8 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 15 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 14 | 4.33 | 134 | 19.40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| List A | 14 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 5.33 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1* | 1.50 | 10 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 2 | 136 | 58 | 4 | 4/37 | 4/58 | 14.50 | 2.55 | 34.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 9 | 9 | 452 | 321 | 26 | 6/43 | 6/43 | 12.34 | 4.26 | 17.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T20Is | 5 | 5 | 117 | 112 | 6 | 2/16 | 2/16 | 18.66 | 5.74 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 15 | 26 | 1962 | 809 | 44 | 5/28 | 6/33 | 18.38 | 2.47 | 44.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 14 | 14 | 697 | 462 | 38 | 6/43 | 6/43 | 12.15 | 3.97 | 18.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 15 | 15 | 342 | 326 | 20 | 3/14 | 3/14 | 16.30 | 5.71 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong, Jul 21-25, 2015 scorecard |
| Last Test | Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka, Jul 30-Aug 3, 2015 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Jun 18, 2015 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, Nov 11, 2015 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Bangladesh v Pakistan at Dhaka, Apr 24, 2015 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, Nov 15, 2015 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Khulna Division v Dhaka Division at Cox's Bazar, Apr 19-22, 2014 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Khulna Division v Dhaka Division at Fatullah, Oct 17-20, 2015 scorecard |
| List A debut | Abahani Limited v Kalabagan Krira Chakra at Fatullah, Nov 28, 2014scorecard |
| Last List A | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, Nov 11, 2015 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Bangladesh v Pakistan at Dhaka, Apr 24, 2015 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Barisal Bulls v Dhaka Dynamites at Dhaka, Dec 12, 2015 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/21 | Dynamites | v Bulls | Dhaka | 12 Dec 2015 | T20 |
| 0/14 | Dynamites | v Super Stars | Dhaka | 9 Dec 2015 | T20 |
| 2/7 | Dynamites | v Vikings | Dhaka | 8 Dec 2015 | T20 |
| 1/5 | Dynamites | v Riders | Dhaka | 6 Dec 2015 | T20 |
| 1/33 | Dynamites | v Victorians | Chittagong | 2 Dec 2015 | T20 |
| 0/28 | Dynamites | v Bulls | Chittagong | 1 Dec 2015 | T20 |
| 2/30 | Dynamites | v Super Stars | Dhaka | 27 Nov 2015 | T20 |
| 3/14 | Dynamites | v Vikings | Dhaka | 26 Nov 2015 | T20 |
| 2/38, 1* | Dynamites | v Riders | Dhaka | 25 Nov 2015 | T20 |
| 1/24 | Dynamites | v Victorians | Dhaka | 22 Nov 2015 | T20 |
Mustafizur Rahman is a left-arm pace bowler who came to Dhaka to try out for a fast-bowlers camp in 2012, after he had impressed in an Under-17 tournament in his hometown Satkhira. He was admitted to the BCB's pace foundation and soon caught the coaches' attention to make the Bangladesh Under-19 side for the 2014 World Cup. Mustafizur made his first-class debut for Khulna in the 2013-14 season and after taking eight wickets in the U-19 World Cup in UAE, he was surprisingly picked for Bangladesh A's tour of West Indies. Returning from that short trip, he was viewed as a better bowler and slowly picked up more variations. He initially lacked pace, but built it up through the 2014-15 first-class season, when he took 26 wickets at an average of 19.08. Soon enough, the Bangladesh selectors picked Mustafizur for the one-off T20I against Pakistan, where he removed Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Hafeez. Two months later, he was selected for the ODI series against India and became only the second bowler after Brian Vitori to take five-wicket hauls in his first two ODIs.
- 'Happy to be among the big players' - Mustafizur (Dec 2, 2015)
- Smith, Boult in ICC teams of the year (Dec 2, 2015)
- Mustafizur, spinners set up Dhaka win (Nov 26, 2015)
- Mustafizur makes a sight for sore eyes (Nov 11, 2015)
- Mustafizur five-for seals Bangladesh's 3-0 sweep (Nov 11, 2015)