Mohammad Saif Hassan (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ সাইফ হাসান; born 30 October 1998) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team during tour to Pakistan in February 2020.[1] Hassan's mother's family is from Sri Lanka.[2]

Saif Hassan
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Saif Hassan
Born (1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 25)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleOpening batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 96)7 February 2020 v Pakistan
Last Test26 November 2021 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 72)19 November 2021 v Pakistan
Last T20I7 October 2023 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Barisal Division
2019Khulna Tigers
2021Fortune Barishal
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 6 46 72 28
Runs scored 84 2,706 2681 682
Batting average 10.50 41.63 41.24 28.41
100s/50s 0/0 5/13 7/14 0/5
Top score 34 220* 148* 61
Balls bowled 36 976 852 36
Wickets 1 14 21 3
Bowling average 27.00 29.85 31.14 15.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/22 2/15 3/31 1/8
Catches/stumpings 0/– 21/– 30/– 15/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  Bangladesh
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team
Source: Cricinfo, 13 October 2023

Domestic career

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In January 2017 in the 2016–17 National Cricket League, he became the youngest player in Bangladesh to score a first-class double century when he made 204 for Dhaka Division.[3]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League on 25 February 2019.[4] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament, with 814 runs in 16 matches.[5] In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season.[6]

In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[7]

International career

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In December 2015 he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[8] He was the captain of the Bangladesh U-19 side for the 2016 Asia Cup.[9]

In December 2017, he was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[10] In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[11]

In October 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's Test squad for the series against India.[12] He did not play in the first Test, and on the eve of the second Test, he was ruled out of the match with a split webbing.[13] In November 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[14] The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.[15]

In February 2020, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the first Test match against Pakistan.[16] He made his Test debut for Bangladesh, against Pakistan, on 7 February 2020.[17] On 8 September 2020, BCB confirmed that Saif along with a staff member was tested positive for COVID-19 just prior to the training camp as a warm up for the test series against Sri Lanka which was scheduled to be held in October 2020.[18][19] He was immediately asked to self isolated by the BCB and was left out of Bangladesh's preliminary squad for the test series against Sri Lanka. A week later, he tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time in his second COVID-19 test.[20][21]

In February 2021, he was selected in the Bangladesh Emerging squad for their home series against the Ireland Wolves.[22][23] He was one of the leading run-scorers in the unofficial ODI series, with 190 runs in 5 matches, which included a ton.[24] In April 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's preliminary Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[25][26]

In November 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.[27] He made his T20I debut on 19 November 2021, for Bangladesh against Pakistan.[28]

He was named captain for Asian Games 2023 squad.[29] On 4 October 2023, he made his captaincy debut against Malaysia.

References

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  1. ^ "Saif Hassan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Saif looking to capitalise if given an opportunity in his mother's country". tbsnews.net. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Saif Hassan's record double flattens Barisal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ^ "4th match, Group D, Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League at Fatullah, Feb 25 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, 2018/19: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Mohammad Naim, Yeasin Arafat, Saif Hassan - A look into Bangladesh's future". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  7. ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Mehedi Hasan to lead Bangladesh at U19 WC". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh squad named for U-19 Asia Cup". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Media Release : ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2018: Bangladesh squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Media Release : ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018: Bangladesh emerging squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  12. ^ "BCB announces Test squad and revised T20 squad for India tour". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Saif Hassan ruled out of Kolkata Test with split webbing". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Media Release : Bangladesh U23 Squad for 13th South Asian Game Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  15. ^ "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Imrul Kayes, Mustafizur Rahman dropped for Pakistan Tests; Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar return". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  17. ^ "1st Test, Bangladesh tour of Pakistan at Rawalpindi, Feb 7-11 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Bangladesh batsman Saif Hassan tests positive for Covid-19". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Bangladesh opener Hasan tests positive for coronavirus". Daily News. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Bangladesh batsman Saif Hassan returns positive again in second Covid-19 test | Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. ANI. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Saif Hassan tests positive for Covid-19 a second time". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Media Release: Ireland Wolves in Bangladesh 2021s Itinerary". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  24. ^ "Ireland A in Bangladesh unofficial ODI Series, 2020/21 / MOST RUNS / UNOFFICIAL ODI SERIES". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Media Release : Bangladesh Preliminary Squad for Tour of Sri Lanka 2021 announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  26. ^ "Bangladesh include uncapped pace trio for Sri Lanka Tests". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  27. ^ "No Mushfiqur for Pakistan T20Is as Bangladesh name young squad following poor World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  28. ^ "1st T20I, Dhaka, Nov 19 2021, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  29. ^ "Saif Hassan to lead Bangladesh Men's cricket team in Asian Games". The Business Standard. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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