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Also known as Mahmudullah Riyad, Mohammad Mahmudullah Riyad, Mohammad Mahmudullah

Mohammad Mahmudullah (; born 4 February 1986), also known as Riyad, is a former Bangladeshi international cricketer who captained the national team. He plays for Dhaka Division and has represented the national team in all formats. An all-rounder, he is a lower or middle-order batter as well as an off spin bowler. He has scored more than 10,000 runs and taken 150+ wickets in international cricket. He is renowned for his ability to finish a close limited-over game. He is the first Bangladeshi to score a World Cup hundred. Mahmudullah started his career as a bowler and then converted into a batsm

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Cricketer.name
Mahmudullah
Cricketer.image
Mahmudullah Riyad (2) (cropped).jpg
Cricketer.caption
Mahmudullah in 2018
Cricketer.country
Bangladesh
Cricketer.fullname
Mohammad Mahmudullah
Cricketer.birth_place
Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Cricketer.nickname
Riyad, Silent Killer
Cricketer.heightm
1.83
Cricketer.batting
Right-handed
Cricketer.bowling
Right-arm off break
Cricketer.role
Middle-order batter
Cricketer.family
Mushfiqur Rahim (brother-in-law)
Cricketer.international
true
Cricketer.internationalspan
2007–2025
Cricketer.testdebutdate
9 July
Cricketer.testdebutyear
2009
Cricketer.testdebutagainst
West Indies
Cricketer.testcap
55

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Sports profile

Sport
Cricket
Team
_Retired Cricket
Position
Cricketer
Nationality
Bangladesh

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Mahmudullah Riyad (2) (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1986-02-04
name in native language
মাহমুদুল্লাহ রিয়াদ
Commons category
Mahmudullah Riyad
social media followers
639459
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37 sections
Contents
  • Domestic and T20 career
  • National Cricket League
  • Bangladesh Premier League
  • Chittagong Kings
  • Barisal Bulls
  • Khulna Titans
  • Chattogram Challengers
  • Minister Group Dhaka
  • Fortune Barishal
  • Rangpur Riders
  • Pakistan Super League
  • Quetta Gladiators
  • Multan Sultans
  • Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League
  • Bangabandhu T20 Cup
  • International career
  • Debut years
  • As permanent member
  • 2015 World Cup
  • 2017 ICC Champions Trophy
  • Captaincy
  • 2019 Cricket World Cup
  • 2023 Cricket World Cup
  • 2024-2025
  • 2025-2026
  • Retirement
  • Brand endorsement
  • USAID's Goodwill Ambassador for youth and development in Bangladesh
  • Personal life
  • International centuries
  • Records and achievement
  • Captaincy record
  • International record
  • National record
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Mohammad Mahmudullah (; born 4 February 1986), also known as Riyad, is a former Bangladeshi international cricketer who captained the national team. He plays for Dhaka Division and has represented the national team in all formats. An all-rounder, he is a lower or middle-order batter as well as an off spin bowler. He has scored more than 10,000 runs and taken 150+ wickets in international cricket. He is renowned for his ability to finish a close limited-over game. He is the first Bangladeshi to score a World Cup hundred. Mahmudullah started his career as a bowler and then converted into a batsman who could bowl off-breaks.

==Domestic and T20 career== === National Cricket League=== In the 2008-2009 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-nation series with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

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