Rishad Hossain
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Nilphamari, Bangladesh
_(cropped).jpg) Hossain in 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohammad Rishad Hossain[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 July 2002 Nilphamari, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 148) | 20 December 2023 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 October 2025 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 80) | 31 March 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 27 April 2026 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Rangpur Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Comilla Victorians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Fortune Barishal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Lahore Qalandars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025/2026–present | Hobart Hurricanes (squad no. 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 October 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rishad Hossain (Bengali: রিশাদ হোসেন; born 15 July 2002) is a Bangladeshi cricketer from Nilphamari district.[2][3] He is a right-handed batter and leg spinner.[4][5] He was the joint highest spin bowling wicket taker in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[6][7]
He made his first-class debut for North Zone in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Cricket League on 5 December 2018.[8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League on 25 February 2019.[9] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rangpur Rangers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[10]
In February 2021, he was selected in the Bangladesh Emerging squad for their home series against the Ireland Wolves.[11][12] He made his List A debut on 24 March 2022, for Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity in the 2021–22 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League.[13]
In June 2024, he was signed by Toronto Nationals for the 2024 Global T20 Canada.[14] He missed the tournament for visa issues.
In September 2024, he was picked by Hobart Hurricanes for the 2025 BBL.[15] He got denied to play because of conflicting schedules with BPL and a lack of necessary clearance by the Bangladesh Cricket Board.[16] In the following season, he claimed 15 wickets and finished as the leading wicket-taker for the Hurricanes. His best bowling figures were 3 for 26 against the Adelaide Strikers. He was named Hurricanes's BBL player of the year.[17]
"Rishad Hossain is a T20 star in the making - he needs to be better utilised in his own country"
Rishad was named in the Rangpur Riders squad for the 2024 Global Super League.[19] Later he won the GSL 2024 with Rangpur Riders.
In January 2025, he joined Lahore Qalandars in the silver category for PSL 10.[20] On his debut of the PSL, he scored 1 run of 1 ball and achieved a bowling figure of 3/31 of 4 overs.[21]
International career
2023–2024
In March 2023, he earned his maiden call-up to the Bangladesh cricket team for their T20I series against Ireland.[22] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Bangladesh, on 31 March 2023, against Ireland.[23] His first scoring shot in international cricket was a six which he scored on his T20I debut off the third delivery he faced.
In December 2023, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for their white-ball tour to New Zealand.[24] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 20 December 2023[25] where he smashed a six off the very first delivery, only the second[a] Bangladeshi player to do so, coming into bat at number nine position.[26]
2024–2025
In February 2024, he was named in the Bangladesh limited-overs squad for the series against Sri Lanka.[27] During the 3rd T20I, he scored his maiden half-century in Twenty20 Internationals, scoring 53 runs off 30 balls[28] with 7 sixes, the most by a Bangladeshi batter in T20Is at that time.[29]
In May 2024, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[30] He picked 14 wickets from 7 matches to set the record of most wickets by a Bangladeshi bowler in a single edition of the T20 World Cup.[31][32] He is the 6th most wicket taker in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[6][33]
Rishad was named in the Rangpur Riders squad for the 2024 Global Super League.[34] Later he won the GSL 2024 with Rangpur Riders.
2025–2026
In January 2025, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.[35]
