Mahmudullah

Mahmudullah Riyad

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Mahmudullah Riyad
Born	(1986-02-04) 4 February 1986 Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Height
Relations	Jannatul Kawsar Mishti (wife) (m.2011)
International information
National side	Bangladesh
Test debut (cap 55)	9–13 July 2009 v West Indies
Last Test	30 July–3 August 2015 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 84)	25 July 2007 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	11 November 2015 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.	30
T20I debut (cap 13)	1 September 2007 v Kenya
Last T20I	24 April 2015 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.	30
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004/05-present	Dhaka Division
2012–2013	Chittagong Kings
2015	Barisal Bulls
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 25 121 78 191 Runs scored 1,404 2,564 4,345 4,568 Batting average 30.52 33.73 34.21 34.34 100s/50s 1/11 2/13 7/24 4/27 Top score 115 128* 152 128* Balls bowled 2,925 3,552 7,641 6,182 Wickets 36 69 123 128 Bowling average 46.41 43.63 34.30 37.71 5 wickets in innings 1 0 3 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0 Best bowling 5/51 3/4 7/94 4/75 Catches/stumpings 28/1 38/– 77/1 73/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 October 2015

Mohammad Mahmudullah Riyad (born 4 February 1986 in Mymensingh, Dhaka), commonly known as Mahmadallah, 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. He is the first Bangladeshi to score a World Cup hundred.

Domestic career

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. 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, including a five wicket haul in the second innings. This played a major role in Bangladesh's second Test win, and the first on foreign soil. He is now a regular member in the squad.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board founded the six-team Bangladesh Premier League in 2012, a twenty20 tournament to be held in February that year. An auction was held for teams to buy players, and Mahmadullah was bought by the Chittagong Kings for $110,000.

International career

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. He went on to be picked for Bangladesh's squads for a Quadrangular Series in Kenya in 2007 and the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship.

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. He was included in Bangladesh's 15-man squad for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. On 20 September, Mahmudullah was named Bangladesh's vice-captain, taking over from Tamim Iqbal after the previous captain and deputy were sacked. When West Indies toured in October, Mahmudullah missed all the fixtures with a viral fever. He recovered in time to rejoin the squad to face Pakistan in three ODIs in November. Mahmudullah scored 56 runs and bowled in just one match, taking three wicket from seven deliveries.

2015 World Cup

On 9 March 2015, in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, against England, he scored the first century by a Bangladeshi batsman in World Cup history. Bangladesh went on to win the match and went through to the quarter finals. In the next match, on 13 March, he scored another World Cup century, this time against New Zealand, although New Zealand won by 3 wickets. In six matches in the World Cup he scored 365 runs at an average of 73.00.

Brand endorsement

HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Limited, a global cement company, has recently endorsed Mahmudullah Riyad, first Bangladeshi to score a century in the World Cup, for its product Scan Cement. Mahmudullah Riyad is the first Bangladeshi centurion in World Cup who signed a contract with HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Limited. Next one year Mahmudullah Riyad will be featured on Scan Cement bill board, TVC and other promotional activities.

Personal life

On 25 June 2011, Mahmud married Jannatul Kawsar Mishti. On 3 June 2012, he became the father of a son.

International centuries

Test centuries

Mahmudullah Riyad's Test centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	115		New Zealand	Hamilton, New Zealand	Seddon Park	2010	Lost

One Day International centuries

Mahmudullah Riyad's One Day International centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	103	114	England	Adelaide, Australia	Adelaide Oval	2015	Won
2	128*	115	New Zealand	Hamilton, New Zealand	Seddon Park	2015	Lost

International Awards

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	West Indies	Warner Park, Basseterre	31 July 2009	7-0-38-2, 1 ct. ; 51* (70 balls, 2x4, 1x6)	Bangladesh won by 3 wickets.
2	West Indies	Shere Bangla Stadium, Dhaka	8 December 2012	10-1-38-2 ; 48 (45 balls, 7x4)	Bangladesh won by 2 wickets.
3	Zimbabwe	Shere Bangla Stadium, Dhaka	28 November 2014	82* (112 balls, 6x4) ; 4-0-31-0, 1 ct.	Bangladesh won by 21 runs.
4	England	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	9 March 2015	103 (138 balls, 7x4, 2x6)	Bangladesh won by 15 runs.

Twenty20 International Cricket

Man of the Match Awards

#	Series	Date	Opponent	Match Performance	Result
1	2016 Asia Cup	26 February 2016	UAE	36* (27 balls: 1x4, 2x6) ; 2-0-5-2 ; 1 ct.	Bangladesh won by 51 runs.

See also

• List of Bangladesh Test cricketers who have taken five wickets on debut

External links

• CricketArchive player profile
• Cricinfo player profile