12 Facts About Mosaddek Hossain

Mosaddek Hossain Saikat is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh national cricket team and for Barisal Division in domestic cricket.

Mosaddek Hossain captained Bangladesh Under-19 in a two-match series of four-day matches against Sri Lanka Under-19 in April 2013, scoring 107 in the first match and 74 in the second.

Mosaddek Hossain then captained the team again in a five-match series of limited-overs matches immediately afterwards, scoring more than 200 runs, including 98 in the third match which Bangladesh won by one wicket.

Mosaddek Hossain was Bangladesh A's top-scorer in the two first-class matches, against Zimbabwe A, with 194 runs at 64.66.

Mosaddek Hossain played for Gazi Group Chattogram in Bangabandhu T20 cup.

Mosaddek Hossain made his Twenty20 International debut for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on 20 January 2016.

Mosaddek Hossain made his One Day International debut for Bangladesh against Afghanistan on 28 September 2016, and became the first player for Bangladesh to take a wicket with his very first delivery in an ODI.

Mosaddek Hossain scored an unbeaten 45 after coming in at number seven and batting with the tail.

In February 2017, Mosaddek Hossain was added to Bangladesh's Test squad ahead of their one-off match against India after Imrul Kayes was injured.

Mosaddek Hossain made his Test debut against Sri Lanka on 15 March 2017, in Bangladesh's 100th Test match, and scored 75 in the first innings, batting at number eight.

In December 2018, Mosaddek Hossain was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.

Mosaddek Hossain holds the record for the fastest fifty by any Bangladeshi.