Mustafizur Rahman is a Bangladeshi international cricketer.
38 Facts About Mustafizur Rahman
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Mustafizur Rahman won the Emerging Player Award in his first T20 World Cup in 2016 after taking 9 wickets in just 3 matches including a fifer against New Zealand.
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Mustafizur Rahman is called "The Fizz" and he is the only overseas player to win the Emerging Player Award in IPL.
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Mustafizur Rahman grew up in the small town of Satkhira in Khulna, Bangladesh.
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Mustafizur Rahman is the youngest of Abul Qasem Gazi and Mahmuda Khatun's six children.
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Mustafizur Rahman's brother was hopeful that marriage could help him "overcome the shock" of witnessing the attack in New Zealand.
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In 2012, Mustafizur Rahman travelled to Bangladesh's capital Dhaka to try out for a fast-bowlers camp.
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Mustafizur Rahman was admitted to the Bangladesh Cricket Board's foundation of fast bowling.
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Mustafizur Rahman started both his First-class cricket and List-A cricket from 2014, representing Khulna Division and Abahani Limited, respectively.
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Mustafizur Rahman was picked for Bangladesh A's tour of West Indies.
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Mustafizur Rahman began his international career in a twenty overs match against Pakistan on 24 April 2015, where he took the wickets of Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Hafeez, two veteran Pakistani batsmen.
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Bangladesh won the match and Mustafizur Rahman became the tenth bowler in the history of ODIs to take five wickets on debut.
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Mustafizur Rahman completed the last ODI with 2 wickets and made history by taking 13 wickets in a three-match ODI series.
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Mustafizur Rahman made his Test debut in the same series versus South Africa where he picked up 4 wickets.
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Mustafizur Rahman played a salient role in the ODI matches, taking a total of 8 wickets.
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Mustafizur Rahman was named in the ODI XI of the year 2015 by ESPNcricinfo and Cricbuzz.
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Mustafizur Rahman captured his third five-wicket haul in the last game.
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Mustafizur Rahman played in the first two matches, which they won.
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Mustafizur Rahman was able to play against Australia, India and New Zealand in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 held in India in March.
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Mustafizur Rahman became the first Bangladeshi bowler to grab five wickets in the history of T20 World Cup after taking five wickets for 22 runs against New Zealand.
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Mustafizur Rahman took total of 9 wickets in three matches in the 2016 edition.
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Mustafizur Rahman was named as 12th man in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2016 T20 World Cup by the ICC.
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Mustafizur Rahman was again unable to play all matches when Bangladesh toured New Zealand during December 2016 and January 2017.
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Mustafizur Rahman played his first Test match since August 2015 against Sri Lanka at Galle in March 2017, taking eight wickets in the series.
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On 29 May 2018, Mustafizur Rahman was ruled out of an upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan due to a toe injury.
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On 5 July 2019, in the match against Pakistan, Mustafizur Rahman took his 100th wicket in ODIs.
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Mustafizur Rahman finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh, with twenty dismissals in eight matches.
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Mustafizur Rahman took 14 wickets in 10 matches in that tournament.
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In February 2016, Mustafizur Rahman was drafted by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2016 IPL auction.
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Mustafizur Rahman took 17 wickets in 16 matches in the tournament where his team won the title.
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Mustafizur Rahman was named as "Emerging Player of the Tournament", the first overseas player to receive this award.
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Mustafizur Rahman was doubtful about missing the first-leg of the tournament.
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Mustafizur Rahman played 8 match for Delhi capital and took 8 wicket.
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Mustafizur Rahman picked up four wickets while giving away 23 runs in his debut match against Essex.
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Mustafizur Rahman was selected by Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League.
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However, the issue was resolved when Mustafizur Rahman got a shoulder injury in early 2016, thus preventing him from playing in the PSL.
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Mustafizur Rahman achieved success in the beginning of his international career by bowling off cutters, a type of bowling which moves away off of the pitch.
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Mustafizur Rahman stated on a press conference in June 2015 that he first discovered the technique after his fellow cricketer, Anamul Haque insisted him to bowl a slower delivery.