Mahmudullah

Mahmudullah Riyad
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Mahmudullah
Nickname	Riyad
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off spin
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Bangladesh;
Test debut (cap 55)	9 July 2009 v West Indies
Last Test	6 June 2010 v England
ODI debut (cap 84)	25 July 2007 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	13 April 2011 v Australia
Domestic team information
2004/05-present	Dhaka Division
Career statistics
	Source: CricketArchive, 19 June 2011

Mohammad Mahmudullah (born February 4, 1986 in Mymensingh, Dhaka), also known as Mahmadallah or Riyad, is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He has played First-class and List A cricket for Dhaka Division and has represented Bangladesh 'A' in all forms of the game. An all-rounder, he is a lower or middle-order batsman as well as an off spin bowler.

Mahmudullah was called up for Bangladesh's ODI squad for the 3 matches against Sri Lanka in Bangladesh's tour of the country in July 2007. He made his debut on the tour, in the third ODI, where he was Bangladesh's second highest scorer (with 36) and also took 2 wickets, in a match Sri Lanka won by 39 runs.^[1] He went on to be picked for Bangladesh's squads for a Quadrangular Series in Kenya in 2007 and the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship.^[2]^[3]

In the 2008/09 Bangladeshi domestic season Mahmudullah finished as the second-highest run-scorer in the competition with 710 runs at an average of 54.61 and was subsequently recalled to the ODI squad to face Zimbabwe in three ODIs and a tri-series with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.^[4] Mahmudullah made his Test debut on 9 July 2009 against the West Indies. He performed poorly with the bat, but obtained the best test bowling figures in a match by a Bangladeshi on debut, with an eight-wicket haul, playing a major role in Bangladesh's second Test win, and the first on foreign soil. He is now a regular member in the squad.

Although Mahmudullah scored a Test century batting at number 8 against New Zealand, the selection committee preferred not to promote him up the order due to a perceived weakness against fast bowling, despite the number four spot having no permanent occupant.^[5]

Personal life

On 25 June 2011, Mahmud married Jannatul Kawsar Mishti.^[6]

References

^ "3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS)". 2007-07-25. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
^ "Twenty20 Quadrangular (in Kenya), 2007/08 - Bangladesh Squad". 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
^ "ICC World Twenty20, 2007/08 - Bangladesh Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
^ "Shahadat and Kayes dropped for ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
^ Isam, Mohammad (12 July 2011), Plenty to ponder for Bangladesh selectors, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 2011-07-12
^ "Mahmudullah Riyad with his new bride", The Daily Star, 26 June 2011, retrieved 2011-07-25

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[1] "3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS)". 2007-07-25. Retrieved 2007-09-01.

[2] "Twenty20 Quadrangular (in Kenya), 2007/08 - Bangladesh Squad". 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2007-09-01.

[3] "ICC World Twenty20, 2007/08 - Bangladesh Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-09-01.

[4] "Shahadat and Kayes dropped for ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-19.

[5] Isam, Mohammad (12 July 2011), Plenty to ponder for Bangladesh selectors, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 2011-07-12

[6] "Mahmudullah Riyad with his new bride", The Daily Star, 26 June 2011, retrieved 2011-07-25

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