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{{Short description|Bangladeshi cricketer}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Mustafizur Rahman
| name = Mustafizur Rahman
|             image = Mustafizur Rahman on practice field in Dhaka on 2018 (1) (cropped).jpg
| image = Mustafizur Rahman (4) (cropped).jpg
|           caption =  
| caption = Mustafizur in 2018
|           fullname = Mustafizur Rahman
| image_size =  
|         birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|9|6|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|9|6|df=yes}}
|       birth_place = [[Satkhira District|Satkhira]], [[Khulna Division|Khulna]], [[Bangladesh]]
| birth_place = [[Satkhira]], Bangladesh
|           batting = [[Left-handed]]
| nickname = The Fizz
|           bowling = Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| batting = Left-handed
|               role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
| bowling = Left-arm fast
|     international = true
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
|           country = Bangladesh
| heightm = 1.80
|           testcap = 78
| country = Bangladesh
|   testdebutagainst = South Africa
| international = true
|     testdebutdate = 21 July
| internationalspan = 2015–present
|     testdebutyear = 2015
 
|   lasttestagainst = South Africa
| testcap = 78
|       lasttestdate = 30 July
| testdebutagainst = South Africa
|       lasttestyear = 2015
| testdebutdate = 21 July
|             odicap = 118
| testdebutyear = 2015
|   odidebutagainst = India
| lasttestdate = 16 June
|       odidebutdate = 18 June
| lasttestyear = 2022
|       odidebutyear = 2015
| lasttestagainst = West Indies
|     lastodiagainst = Zimbabwe
 
|        lastodidate = 6 March
| odicap = 118
|       lastodiyear = 2020
| odidebutagainst = India
|           odishirt = 90
| odidebutdate = 18 June
|           T20Icap = 44
| odidebutyear = 2015
|   T20Idebutagainst = Pakistan
| lastodidate        = 13 October
|     T20Idebutdate = 24 April
| lastodiyear       = 2023
|     T20Idebutyear = 2015
| lastodiagainst    = New Zealand
|   lastT20Iagainst = Zimbabwe
| odishirt = 90
|       lastT20Idate = 11 March
 
|       lastT20Iyear = 2020
| T20Icap = 44
|           columns = 4
| T20Idebutagainst = Pakistan
|           column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| T20Idebutdate = 24 April
|           column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| T20Idebutyear = 2015
|           column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| lastT20Iagainst = Afghanistan
|           column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| lastT20Idate = 16 July
|           matches1 = 13
| lastT20Iyear = 2023
|           matches2 = 56
| T20Ishirt = 90
|           matches3 = 37
 
|           matches4 = 31
| club1 = [[Khulna Division cricket team|Khulna Division]]
|             runs1 = 56
| year1 = 2014–present
|             runs2 = 78
| club2 = [[Mohammedan Sporting Club cricket team|Mohammedan Sporting Club]]
|             runs3 = 43
| year2 = 2016–present
|             runs4 = 96
| club3 = [[Dhaka Dynamites]]
|           bat avg1 = 4.30
| year3 = 2015/16
|           bat avg2 = 7.80
| club4 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
|           bat avg3 = 4.30
| year4 = 2016–2017
|           bat avg4 = 4.57
| club5 = [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]
|         100s/50s1 = 0/0
| year5 = 2016
|         100s/50s2 = 0/0
| club6 = [[Rajshahi Kings]]
|         100s/50s3 = 0/0
| year6 = 2017–2019
|         100s/50s4 = 0/0
| club7 = [[Lahore Qalandars]]
|         top score1 = 16
| year7 = 2018
|         top score2 = 18[[not out|*]]
| club8 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
|         top score3 = 15
| year8 = 2018
|         top score4 = 16
| club9 = [[Rangpur Rangers]]
|       deliveries1 = 1845
| year9 = 2019/20
|       deliveries2 = 2,813
| club10 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
|       deliveries3 = 811
| year10 = 2021
|       deliveries4 = 4,277
| club11= [[Comilla Victorians]]
|           wickets1 = 28
| year11= 2022
|           wickets2 = 107
| club12= [[Delhi Capitals]]
|           wickets3 = 52
| year12= 2022
|           wickets4 = 82
| columns = 4
|         bowl avg1 = 35.17
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
|         bowl avg2 = 22.97
| matches1 = 15
|          bowl avg3 = 20.48
| runs1 = 66
|          bowl avg4 = 24.57
| bat avg1 = 4.40
|          fivefor1 = 0
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
|           fivefor2 = 5
| top score1 = 16
|          fivefor3 = 1
| deliveries1 = 2,145
|          fivefor4 = 1
| wickets1 = 31
|            tenfor1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = 36.74
|           tenfor2 = 0
| fivefor1 = 0
|            tenfor3 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
|            tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/37
|      best bowling1 = 5/66
|      best bowling2 = 6/43
|      best bowling3 = 5/22
|      best bowling4 = 6/33
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| catches/stumpings2 = 12/–
 
| catches/stumpings3 = 9/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| catches/stumpings4 = 5/–
| matches2 = 96
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/330902.html ESPNcricinfo
| runs2 = 125
| date = 11 March 2020
| bat avg2 = 6.94
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 18[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 4,623
| wickets2 = 158
| bowl avg2 = 24.81
| fivefor2 = 5
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 6/43
| catches/stumpings2 = 15/–
 
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 85
| runs3 = 68
| bat avg3 = 4.53
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 15
| deliveries3 = 1,816
| wickets3 = 103
| bowl avg3 = 22.27
| fivefor3 = 1
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 5/22
| catches/stumpings3 = 19/–
 
| column4 = [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]
| matches4 = 205
| runs4 = 161
| bat avg4 = 6.44
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 21[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 4,469
| wickets4 = 259
| bowl avg4 = 21.01
| fivefor4 = 3
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/22
| catches/stumpings4 = 42/–
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/330902.html ESPN Cricinfo
| date = 20 March 2023
| medaltemplates =  {{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry |{{BAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asia Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2018 Asia Cup|2018 UAE]]|}}
}}
}}


'''Mustafizur Rahman''' ({{lang-bn|মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান}}) is a [[Bangladesh]]i international cricketer.<ref name="Mustafiiz kid life">{{cite web|last1=Niloy|first1=Suliman|last2=Hassan|first2=Kamrul|title=A teenager’s tale: truant kid to top cricketer|url=http://bdnews24.com/cricket/2015/06/22/a-teenagers-tale-truant-kid-to-top-cricketer|website=bdnews24.com|accessdate=29 April 2016}}</ref> He is a Left-arm fast-mediumand a left-handed batsman.He was born in Satkhira, Khulna in Bangladesh.<ref name="Mustafizur ESPNcricinfo bio">{{cite web|title=Mustafizur Rahman|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/330902.html|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|accessdate=29 April 2016}}</ref>
'''Mustafizur Rahman''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান) is a Bangladeshi international [[cricket]]er. He is a left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium bowler]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mustafizur Rahman Profile - Cricket Player Bangladesh {{!}} Stats, Records, Video |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/mustafizur-rahman-330902 |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Widely regarded as one of the best [[Fast bowler|fast bowlers]] of his generation and one of the best fast bowlers to emerge from the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mustafizur Rahman Records, Test match, ODI, T20, IPL international batting bowling fielding records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/mustafizur-rahman-330902/tests-odi-t20-records |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Want Mustafizur Rahman to become the leader of the Bangladesh bowling attack: Sanjay Manjrekar |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=995403 |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=www.daijiworld.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=OneCricket |last2=Rathi |first2=Tejas |date=21 April 2022 |title=Mustafizur Rahman reveals the strategy to prolong his career |url=https://cricket.one/news/news-details/62e146c03094a4d5d6db3f10/mustafizur-rahman-reveals-the-strategy-to-prolong-his-career |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=OneCricket |language=en}}</ref> He is the only overseas player to win the Emerging Player Award in [[2016 IPL]] for [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL 2016: Emerging Player of the Season – Mustafizur Rahman |url=https://www.iplt20.com/video/4671/ipl-2016-emerging-player-of-the-season-mustafizur-rahman |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=www.iplt20.com |language=en}}</ref>
 
Born on 6 September 1995, in [[Satkhira]], [[Bangladesh]], Rahman's career took off during the [[2015 Bangladesh Premier League]] when he caught the attention of cricket pundits with his ability to bowl accurate cutters and slower deliveries, earning him the nickname "'''The Fizz.'''"<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 December 2022 |title=Indian duo helped Mustafizur Rahman got his 'Fizz' back: Allan Donald |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-bangladesh/indian-duo-helped-mustafizur-rahman-got-his-fizz-back-allan-donald/articleshow/96345534.cms |access-date=2 July 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> This talent quickly propelled him to international prominence.
 
Making his debut for the [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh national team]] in 2015, Mustafizur Rahman showcased his skills in the limited-overs formats.Mustafizur's international career highlights includes his debut series against [[India national cricket team|India]] in 2015, where he became the first player to claim 11 wickets in his first two [[One Day International|one day international matches]]. This  achievement propelled Bangladesh to a historic series victory over India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teale |first=Chris |title=Mustafizur Rahman Has Debut to Remember as Bangladesh Beat India |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2500218-mustafizur-rahman-has-debut-to-remember-as-bangladesh-beat-india |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref> He has represented his country in numerous international tournaments, including the [[ICC Cricket World Cup]] and the [[ICC Champions Trophy]], and [[Asia Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barclay |first=Chris |date=24 December 2016 |title=Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman quickly making a mark |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/87935004/bangladeshi-fast-bowler-mustafizur-rahman-quickly-making-a-mark |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Stats: The rise and rise of prolific Mustafizur Rahman |url=https://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/stats-the-rise-and-rise-of-prolific-mustafizur-rahman-india-bangladesh/20150622.htm |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref> In club career he was aqquired by [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] in 2016 with a fee of $208k, where he won his first [[Indian Premier League|Indian Premier League (IPL)]] title.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Report |first=Star Online |date=6 February 2016 |title=IPL: Sunrisers snap up Mustafizur for $2 lakh |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/sunrisers-snap-mustafizur-ipl-2016-213466 |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 May 2016 |title=Sunrisers Hyderabad win first Indian Premier League title after tense final |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/may/29/royal-challengers-bangalore-sunrisers-hyderabad-ipl-final-match-report |access-date=2 July 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He was the 5th highest wicket taker throughout the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Premier League, 2016 bowling most wickets career Records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2016-11001 |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
 
His unconventional left-arm bowling style, combined with impeccable control and consistent performances, established him as a vital asset for Bangladesh national team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 March 2023 |title=Mustafizur sixth bowler to achieve 100 T20I wickets landmark |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2023/03/14/mustafizur-sixth-bowler-to-achieve-100-t20i-wickets-landmark |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=www.dhakatribune.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ronay |first=Barney |date=4 March 2016 |title=Mustafizur Rahman: the statistically freaky bowler with an even freakier gift |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/mar/04/mustafizur-rahman-bowler-bangladesh-world-twenty20 |access-date=2 July 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He was listed in [[ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year]] three times (2015, 2018, 2021) and [[ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year]] once (2021).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mustafizur Rahman in top five of ODI rankings |url=https://www.t20worldcup.com/news/944893 |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=www.t20worldcup.com |language=en}}</ref>Currently he plays for [[Delhi Capitals]] in [[Indian Premier League]] and for [[Comilla Victorians]] in [[Bangladesh Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2022 |title=Mustafizur retained by Delhi Capitals for IPL 2023 |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/mustafizur-retained-delhi-capitals-ipl-2023-532506 |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Early career ==
In 2012, Mustafizur travelled to Bangladesh's capital [[Dhaka]] to try out for a fast-bowlers camp.<ref name="The making of Mustafizur">{{Cite web |last=Isam |first=Mohammad |date=7 August 2015 |title=The making of Mustafizur |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/907241.html |access-date=17 January 2016 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> Prior to that, scouters first encountered him in an Under-17 tournament in [[Satkhira]].<ref name="Mustafiz from Satkhira">{{Cite web |last=Isam |first=Mohammad |title=Mustafizur, slow death from Satkhira |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-india-2015/content/story/889215.html |access-date=17 January 2016 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> He was admitted to the [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]]'s foundation of fast bowling. Soon he was selected to the [[Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team|Bangladesh Under-19 side]] for the [[2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] in [[UAE]], where he took a total of eight [[wickets]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dailydhakatimes.com/cricketer-mustafizur-rahman-profile/ |title=Cricketer Mustafizur Rahman Profile |website=Dhaka Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126180325/http://dailydhakatimes.com/cricketer-mustafizur-rahman-profile/ |archive-date=26 January 2016 |access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref>
 
Mustafizur started both his [[First-class cricket]] and [[List-A cricket]] from 2014, representing [[Khulna Division cricket team|Khulna Division]] and [[Abahani Limited cricket team|Abahani Limited]], respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/national-cricket-league-2015-16/content/squad/920437.html |title=Khulna Division Squad / Players |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref> He was picked for Bangladesh A's tour of [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]].<ref name="Mustafizur ESPNcricinfo bio">{{Cite web |title=Mustafizur Rahman |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/330902.html |access-date=16 January 2016 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref><ref name="Mustafiz from Satkhira" />
 
==International career==
===Emergence===
Mustafizur 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]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-pakistan-2015/engine/match/858491.html |title=Pakistan tour of Bangladesh, Only T20I: Bangladesh v Pakistan at Dhaka |date=24 April 2015 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=24 June 2015}}</ref>
 
In June 2015, [[Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2015|India toured Bangladesh]] for one Test and three One Day Internationals. Mustafizur was picked in the ODI squad. In his first match of the series, Mustafizur gave signs of his potential against the strong Indian batting line-up by taking a five-wicket haul off 9.2 overs in the first match.<ref name="Bangladesh vs India 1st ODI">{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/870731.html |title=India tour of Bangladesh, 1st ODI: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka |date=18 June 2015 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/bangladesh-vs-india-2015/news/244073-mustafizur-rahman-shines-on-debut-as-clinical-bangladesh-beat-india-in-1st-odi |title=Mustafizur Rahman Shines on Debut as Clinical Bangladesh Beat India in 1st ODI |date=19 June 2015 |access-date=24 June 2015 |publisher=[[NDTV|NDTV sports]]}}</ref> Bangladesh won the match and Mustafizur became the tenth [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]] in the history of ODIs to take five wickets on debut.<ref name="reuters cutter">{{Cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/cricket-bangladesh-mustafizur-idUKL3N0ZB2CK20150625 |title=Cricket-Mustafizur's cutter carves name for debutant paceman |last=Ganguly |first=Sudipto |website=[[Reuters]] |date=25 June 2015 |access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/stats-mustafizur-rahman-becomes-the-10th-bowler-to-take-a-5-wicket-haul-on-odi-debut |title=Stats: Mustafizur Rahman becomes the 10th bowler to take a 5-wicket haul on ODI debut |date=18 June 2015 |access-date=24 June 2015 |work=Sportskeeda}}</ref> In the second ODI, Mustafizur took another six wickets.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://bdnews24.com/cricket/2015/06/21/bangladesh-seamer-mustafizur-rahman-mesmerises-with-world-record-wicket-haul |title=Bangladesh seamer Mustafizur Rahman mesmerises with world record wicket haul |date=21 June 2015 |access-date=24 June 2015 |publisher=[[Bdnews24.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/bangladesh-vs-india-2015/news/244096-mustafizur-rahman-when-bangladesh-debutant-s-fifer-brought-down-indian-giants |title=Mustafizur Rahman, Knocked Out by MS Dhoni, Brings India Down to Knees |publisher=[[NDTV|NDTV sports]] |access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref> This helped him to earn the record of most wickets of any bowler after two ODIs, surpassing the record previously held by Zimbabwe's [[Brian Vitori]].<ref name="cricket.com.au">{{Cite news |url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/feature/mustafizur-rahman-rapid-rise-bangladesh-cricket-successful-india-series-win-mohammad-amir/2015-06-23 |title=Tiger cub explodes onto world stage |last=Burnett |first=Adam |date=21 June 2015 |access-date=24 June 2015 |work=cricket.com.au|publisher=Cricket Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/bangladesh-vs-india-2015/news/244247-mustafizur-rahman-destroys-indian-batting-does-an-encore-of-fifers |title=Mustafizur Rahman destroys Indian batting, does an encore of Fifers |date=22 June 2015 |access-date=24 June 2015 |publisher=[[NDTV|NDTV sports]]}}</ref> He completed the last ODI with 2 wickets and made history by taking 13 wickets in a three-match ODI series.<ref name="Mustafiz 13 wickets">{{Cite news |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/home/printnews/28686 |title=Mustafiz, the great revelation of Bangladesh |last=Sarker |first=Talha |work=The Independent|location=Dhaka|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="Mustafiz landmark win">{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-india-2015/content/story/889919.html |title=Mustafizur stars in landmark series win |last=Muthu |first=Deivarayan |date=21 June 2015 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Mustafizur Rahman on practice field in Dhaka on 2018 (1) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Fizz training in 2018]]
The following month, Mustafizur took 5 wickets in three ODIs to help Bangladesh win [[South African cricket team in Bangladesh in 2015|the series against South Africa]] by 2–1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-south-africa-2015/content/story/899723.html |title=Bangladesh hush their ODI critics |last=Isam |first=Mohammad |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> He made his Test debut in the same series versus South Africa where he picked up 4 wickets.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-south-africa-2015/content/story/903171.html |title=Mushfiqur applauds bowlers' toil |last=Isam |first=Mohammad |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-south-africa-2015/content/story/901297.html |title=Mustafizur, Jubair dismiss South Africa for 248 |last=Isam |first=Mohammad |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/245834-1st-test-mustafizur-rahman-makes-dream-test-debut-to-wreck-south-africa |title=Bangladesh vs South Africa 1st Test: Mustafizur Rahman makes dream debut with 4/37 |work=[[NDTV|NDTV Sports]] |access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="cutter variation">{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-south-africa-2015/content/story/901483.html |title=Mustafizur varies his offcutter with success |last=Isam |first=Mohammad |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>
 
===Injury problems===
In the month of November, [[Zimbabwe cricket team in Bangladesh in 2015–16|Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe]] for three ODIs and two T20s. Mustafizur played a salient role in the ODI matches, taking a total of 8 wickets.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-zimbabwe-2015-16/content/story/938687.html |title=Bangladesh seal fifth ODI series in a row |last=Isam |first=Mohammad |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> For his performances in 2015, he was named in the World ODI XI by ICC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/182259 |title=ICC Test and ODI Teams of the Year 2015 announced |publisher=International Cricket Council|access-date=5 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He was also named in the ODI XI of the year 2015 by ''[[ESPNcricinfo]]'' and ''[[Cricbuzz]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2015/content/story/956299.html |title=Made in the antipodes |last=Balachandran |first=Kanishkaa  |date=1 January 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He captured his third five-wicket haul in the last game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-zimbabwe-2015-16/content/story/939789.html |title=Mustafizur makes a sight for sore eyes |last=Isam |first=Mohammad |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/76936/cricbuzz-team-of-the-year-2015 |title=Cricbuzz Team of the Year 2015 |website=Cricbuzz |access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref> He could not contribute much in the T20 series, though he bowled economically, which resulted both sides sharing a win.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-zimbabwe-2015-16/content/story/941141.html |title=Waller and Madziva pull off heist |last=Isam |first=Mohammad |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> The next year in January, Bangladesh again played with Zimbabwe in four T20s. Mustafizur played in the first two matches, which they won. While bowling in the second T20I against Zimbabwe in January 2016, Mustafizur injured his shoulder. Following that, he was dropped from the squad for the first time since debut.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/cricketnext/news/mashrafe-bin-mortaza-hopes-mustafizur-rahmans-injury-not-serious-1192092.html |title=Mashrafe Bin Mortaza hopes Mustafizur Rahman's injury not serious |website=ibnlive.com |access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/254519-mashrafe-mortaza-hoping-mustafizur-rahman-s-injury-is-not-serious |title=Mashrafe Mortaza Hoping Mustafizur Rahman's Injury is Not Serious |work=[[NDTV|NDTV Sports]] |access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref>
 
During the [[2016 Asia Cup|Asia Cup]] held in the next month, he was again sidelined from the team due to his [[side strain]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/977363.html |title=Side strain ends Mustafizur's Asia Cup |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/78338/asia-cup-2016-bangladesh-cricket-team-bowler-mustafizur-rahman-ruled-out |title=Mustafizur Rahman ruled out of Asia Cup |publisher=[[CricBuzz]] |access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref> playing only the first three games.<ref name="2016AsiaCupBanSquad">{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/content/story/972769.html |title=Tamim to miss Asia Cup, Kayes called up as replacement |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=25 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/engine/current/match/966745.html |title=Asia Cup, 1st Match: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Feb 24, 2016 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/engine/current/match/966749.html |title=Asia Cup, 3rd Match: Bangladesh v United Arab Emirates at Dhaka, Feb 26, 2016 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2015-16/engine/current/match/966753.html |title=Asia Cup, 5th Match: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Feb 28, 2016 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref> He was able to play against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], India and [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] in the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]] held in India in March.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951347.html |title=World T20, 22nd Match, Super 10 Group 2: Australia v Bangladesh at Bangalore, Mar 21, 2016 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951353.html |title=World T20, 25th Match, Super 10 Group 2: India v Bangladesh at Bangalore, Mar 23, 2016 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951359.html |title=World T20, 28th Match, Super 10 Group 2: Bangladesh v New Zealand at Kolkata, Mar 26, 2016 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref> He became the first Bangladeshi bowler to grab five wickets in the history of [[ICC World Twenty20|T20 World Cup]] after taking five wickets for 22 runs against New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/post/123600/Mustafiz-1st-BD-bowler-to-grab-5-wickets-in-World-T20- |title=Mustafiz 1st BD bowler to grab 5 wickets in World T20 |work=Daily Sun|location=Dhaka|access-date=30 May 2018}}</ref> He took total of 9 wickets in three matches in the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016 edition]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cricwaves.com/cricket/tour/299/t20-world-cup-2016/2/5076/mustafizur-rahman/PlayerStats.html |title=Mustafizur Rahman Player stats for T20 World Cup 2016 |publisher=Cricwaves |access-date=30 May 2018}}</ref> He was named as 12th man in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2016 T20 World Cup by the ICC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/icc-world-t20-team-of-the-tournament-india-roy-de-kock-kohli-root-buttler-watson-russell/2016-04-04|title = ICC names WT20 Teams of the Tournament}}</ref>
 
Mustafizur was again unable to play all matches when [[Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 2016–17|Bangladesh toured New Zealand]] during December 2016 and January 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-bangladesh-2016-17/content/story/1075915.html |title=Bangladesh rest Mustafizur for first Test; Mushfiqur fit |last=Isam |first=Mohammad |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref> He played his first Test match since August 2015 against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] at [[Galle International Stadium|Galle]] in March 2017, taking eight wickets in the series.
 
In April 2018, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded a central contract by the [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (BCB) ahead of the 2018 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23229414/bcb-cuts-contracts-list-2018-ten |title=BCB cuts contracts list for 2018 to ten |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>
 
On 29 May 2018, Mustafizur was ruled out of an upcoming three-match T20I series against [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] due to a toe injury.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/cricket/2018/05/29/mustafizur-ruled-out-of-afghanistan-t20i-series |title=Fizz ruled out of Afghanistan T20Is |date=29 May 2018|work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=30 May 2018}}</ref>
 
===2019-present===
In April 2019, he was named in [[2019 Cricket World Cup squads#Bangladesh|Bangladesh's squad]] for the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26535028/bangladesh-pick-odi-newbie-abu-jayed-world-cup |title=Bangladesh pick ODI newbie Abu Jayed for World Cup |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1180213 |title=Shakib, Jayed, Hossain in Bangladesh squad for World Cup |website=International Cricket Council |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref> On 5 July 2019, in the match against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], Mustafizur took his 100th wicket in ODIs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/icc-cricket-world-cup/pakistan-vs-bangladesh-world-cup-2019-mustafizur-rahman-100-wickets-shakib-al-hasan-mashrafe-mortaza-haris-sohail/article28296281.ece# |title=Pakistan vs Bangladesh: Mustafizur Rahman picks up 100th ODI wicket |website=Sport Star |access-date=5 July 2019}}</ref> He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh, with twenty dismissals in eight matches.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12357;team=25;type=tournament |title=ICC Cricket World Cup, 2019 - Bangladesh: Batting and bowling averages |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 July 2019}}</ref> Following the World Cup, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) named Mustafizur as the rising star of the squad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1272863 |title=CWC19 report card: Bangladesh |website=International Cricket Council |access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref>
 
In September 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2021-bangladesh-squad-no-surprises-mahmudullah-captain-shakib-mushfiqur-rahim-in-1276979 |title=No surprises as Bangladesh name Mahmudullah-led squad for T20 World Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref>
 
==Domestic career==
===Bangladesh Premier League===
Mustafizur's first professional Twenty20 career outside international cricket was the [[Bangladesh Premier League]], where he played for [[Dhaka Dynamites]] in its [[2015 Bangladesh Premier League|2015 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/36/36850/Players.html |title=Dhaka Dynamites players |website=CricketArchive |url-access=subscription |access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> He took 14 wickets in 10 matches in that tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-premier-league-2015-16/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=10535;team=5777;type=tournament |title=Bangladesh Premier League, 2015/16 - Dhaka Dynamites / Records / Most wickets |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref> In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the [[Rajshahi Kings]] team, following the draft for the [[2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/10/29/full-players-list-of-the-teams-following-players-draft-of-bpl-t20-2018-19/ |title=Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19 |website=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref> In November 2019, he was selected to play for the [[Rangpur Rangers]] in the [[2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28105555/tamim-iqbal-team-coach-mohammad-salahuddin-dhaka |title=BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref>  In 21 January, he was selected to play for the [[Comilla Victorians]] have announced the squad for the BPL 2022 season. Mustafizur Rahman selected in icon category and  contract for [[Bangladesh Premier League|Bangladesh Premier League 2021-22]] season.
 
===Indian Premier League===
In February 2016, Mustafizur was drafted by [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] in the [[List of 2016 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2016 IPL auction]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/sports/sunrisers-snap-mustafizur-ipl-2016-213466 |title=Sunrisers snap up Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh: IPL 2016 |website=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |date=6 February 2016 |access-date=7 February 2016}}</ref> He took 17 wickets in 16 matches in the tournament<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iplt20.com/teams/sunrisers-hyderabad/squad/1594/Mustafizur-Rahman/ |title=Sunrisers Hyderabad {{!}} Mustafizur Rahman {{!}} Statistics |website=iplt20.com |access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref> where his team won the title.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/981019.html |title=Indian Premier League, Final: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad at Bangalore, May 29, 2016 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref> He was named as "Emerging Player of the Tournament",<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bdcrictime.com/2016/05/mustafizur-on-his-way-to-becoming-ipls-emerging-player-of-the-season/ |title=Mustafizur on his way to becoming IPL's Emerging Player of the Season |website=bdcrictime.com |access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref> the first overseas player to receive this award.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/fizz-adjudged-ipls-first-foreign-emerging-player-1231564 |title=Fizz adjudged IPL's first foreign Emerging Player |date=30 May 2016 |publisher=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref>
 
In December 2016, he was retained by the [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] in the [[List of 2017 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2017 IPL auction]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bdcrictime.com/shakib-mustafizur-retained-by-respective-franchises-for-ipl-2017/|title=Shakib, Mustafizur retained by respective franchises for IPL 2017|work=BDCricTime|date=17 December 2016|access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/5018/article/index.php|title=KKR, Sunrisers retain Sakib, Mustafiz|work=[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]|date=17 December 2016|access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> He was doubtful about missing the first-leg of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ipl-2017/ipl-2017-sunrisers-hyderabad-likely-to-miss-services-of-mustafizur-rahman/story-CVJQTFtm7M6bgxX88QTJbO.html|title=Mustafizur Rahman doubtful for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2017|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=31 March 2017|access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ipl-2017/ipl-2017-t20-mustafizur-rahman-to-join-sunrisers-hyderabad-later-than-expected/story-rGuHTgMHqidSVI2dkgh0EN.html|title=IPL 2017 T20: Mustafizur Rahman to join Sunrisers Hyderabad later than expected|work=Hindustan Times|date=7 April 2017|access-date=}}</ref>
 
In January 2018, he was bought by the [[Mumbai Indians]] in the [[List of 2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2018 IPL auction]].<ref name="IPL2018">{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 January 2018}}</ref> In February 2021, he was bought by the [[Rajasthan Royals]] from his base price of INR 1.00 crore in the [[2021 IPL auction]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1252152|access-date=7 April 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> In February 2022, he was bought by the [[Delhi Capitals]] in the [[List of 2022 Indian Premier League personnel changes|auction]] for the [[2022 Indian Premier League]] tournament. He played 8 match for Delhi capital and took 8 wicket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1300689 |title=IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref>
 
===NatWest T20 Blast===
In March 2016, English side [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] announced that they had signed Mustafizur as their second overseas player for the [[T20 Blast]] competition.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35702751 |title=Mustafizur Rahman: Sussex sign Bangladesh bowler for T20 Blast |date=2 March 2016 |access-date=14 March 2016 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
He picked up four wickets while giving away 23 runs in his debut match against [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/947305.html |title=NatWest t20 Blast, South Group: Essex v Sussex at Chelmsford, Jul 21, 2016 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref> After another match, he faced a shoulder surgery which sidelined him for six months.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/1040673.html |title=Mustafizur Rahman faces six month lay-off due to shoulder injury |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref>
 
===Pakistan Super League===
Mustafizur was selected by [[Lahore Qalandars]] in the [[Pakistan Super League]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/953791.html |title=Who's gone to which team in the PSL |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |publisher=ESPNcricinfo staff |access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref> The [[Bangladesh Cricket Board|BCB]] was reluctant to let him play there.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/959281.html |title=BCB mulls holding Mustafizur back from PSL |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |publisher=ESPNcricinfo staff |access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref> However, the issue was resolved when Mustafizur got a shoulder injury in early 2016, thus preventing him from playing in the PSL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://crictale.com/mustafizur-out-of-psl-after-injury/ |title=Mustafizur out of PSL after injury |website=crictale.com |publisher=Web Desk |access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref>
 
== Playing style ==
{{Quote box |width=33% |align=right |quoted=1 |quote="Mustafizur has a God-gifted slower ball."|salign=right |source=— [[Ashish Nehra]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/mustafizur-rahman-has-god-gifted-slower-ball-ashish-nehra-world-t20-005552.html|title=World T20: Mustafizur Rahman has a God-gifted slower ball, says Ashish Nehra|website=mykhel.clm|date=3 August 2017|access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref>}}Mustafizur achieved success in the beginning of his international career by bowling [[off cutter]]s, a type of bowling which moves away (from the right-hander) off of the pitch.<ref name="reuters cutter" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/904083.html |title=Mustafizur and the art of the cutter |last=Chopra |first=Aakash |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> Mustafizur 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.<ref name="The making of Mustafizur" /><ref name="Mustafiz from Satkhira" /> According to former Indian cricketer [[Maninder Singh (cricketer)|Maninder Singh]], his slower balls are difficult to read.<ref>{{cite news|date=|title=Mustafizur's slowers difficult to read, says Maninder|work=bdcrictime.com|url=https://www.bdcrictime.com/mustafizurs-slowers-difficult-to-read-says-maninder/|access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Mustafizur grew up in the small town of [[Satkhira District|Satkhira]] in [[Khulna Division|Khulna]], Bangladesh.<ref name="Mustafizur ESPNcricinfo bio" /> He is the youngest of Abul Qasem Gazi and Mahmuda Khatun's six children.<ref name="Mustafiiz kid life">{{Cite web |last1=Niloy |first1=Suliman |last2=Hassan |first2=Kamrul |title=A teenager's tale: truant kid to top cricketer |url=http://bdnews24.com/cricket/2015/06/22/a-teenagers-tale-truant-kid-to-top-cricketer |access-date=17 January 2016 |website=bdnews24.com}}</ref> His father is an enthusiastic fan of cricket.<ref name="The making of Mustafizur" /> Mustafizur's interest in cricket rose when he started practicing the game {{convert|40|km|mi}}[[File:Mustafiz with his familly; photo taken by Masum Ibn Musa.JPG|thumb|252x252px|Fizz with his family members]]
away from home every morning, with his brother Mokhlesur Rahman. This affected his education as he occasionally missed school to play cricket.<ref name="Mustafiiz kid life" />
 
Prior to discovering his [[Bowling (cricket)|bowling]] talents, Mustafizur played as a [[Batsman (cricket)|batsman]] with a [[tennis ball]].<ref name="Mustafiz from Satkhira" /> According to him, he took inspiration from  Pakistani [[Fast bowling|pacer]] [[Mohammad Amir]] who is his idol.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mukesh |first=Sathya |date=22 June 2015 |title=Mohammad Amir delighted to be Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur's idol |url=http://www.crictracker.com/mohammad-amir-delighted-to-be-bangladesh-pacer-mustafizurs-idol/ |access-date=17 January 2016 |website=crictracker.com}}</ref>
 
On 15 March 2019, along with several members of the Bangladesh test team, he was moments from entering the Al Noor mosque in [[Christchurch]], New Zealand when [[Christchurch mosque shootings|a terrorist attack]] began. All members of the team were "deeply affected".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cricketers escape NZ mosque shooting |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/bangladesh-cricket-team-escape-scare-in-christchurch-new-zealand-test-series/2019-03-15 |access-date=22 March 2019 |work=cricket.com.au |publisher=Cricket Australia}}</ref> Mustafizur went on to get married on 22 March. Mustafizur's brother was hopeful that marriage could help him "overcome the shock" of witnessing the attack in New Zealand.<ref name="marriage">{{Cite news |date=22 March 2019 |title=Bangladesh cricketers marry after surviving New Zealand mosque shooting |language=en |work=Channel NewsAsia |agency=AFP |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/bangladesh-cricketers-marry-new-zealand-christchurch-shooting-11370746}}</ref>
 
==Records and achievements==
*The governing body of cricket, the [[International Cricket Council]], included Mustafizur on the [[ICC ODI Team of the Year]] in 2015, recognizing him as one of the top cricketers of that year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/947671.html |title='Happy to be among the big players' – Mustafizur |last=Isam |first=Mohammad |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref> He was the first Bangladeshi cricketer to achieve this and the second to be selected for any [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] team after [[Shakib Al Hasan]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://m.bdnews24.com/en/detail/cricket/1065570 |title=Mustafizur makes the ICC Team of the Year 2015 |work=bdnews24.com |access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref>
* In December 2016, he was named the [[ICC Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year|ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year]], the first Bangladeshi player to win one of the ICC's annual awards.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/1073705.html |title=Ashwin named ICC Cricketer of the Year, Test Player of the Year |date=22 December 2016 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> Mustafizur was also included as the 12th man in the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]] Men's Team of the Tournament.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://mail.indiablooms.com/ibns_new/sports-details/SN/4108/icc-world-twenty20-teams-of-the-tournament-named.html |title=ICC World Twenty20 teams of the tournament named |work=India Blooms |access-date=21 June 2017 |agency=IBNS |quote=12th man. Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)}}</ref> He won the [[ESPNcricinfo]] Award for the Best T20 performance of the year 2016 for his maiden T20I five-wicket haul against New Zealand during the [[ICC World Twenty20|World T20]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/awards2016/content/story/1078390.html |title=The Fizz brings the balm |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref>
*Mustafizur won the Best Athlete of the Year Award from the Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA) of the year 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/8137/index.php |title=Mustafiz, Shila scoop BSPA awards |work=New Age |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref>
*On 29 May 2016, he became the first<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/fizz-adjudged-ipls-first-foreign-emerging-player-1231564|title=Fizz adjuged first foreign Emerging Player|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star(Bangladesh)]]|date=30 May 2016|access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref> and so far the only<ref>{{cite news |last=Vishwanathan |first=Aayushmaan |date=5 April 2020 |title=IPL Emerging Player Award Winners: What Are They Upto Now? |url=https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket/ipl-emerging-players-of-12-ipl-seasons/9/|work=Cricket Adductor|access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref> foreign cricketer to win [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]'s [[List of Indian Premier League awards|Emerging player of the year]].
*On 27 January 2018, Mustafizur took his 50th ODI wicket in a tri-series final against Sri Lanka by bowling [[Upul Tharanga]], becoming the fastest Bangladeshi bowler to 50 ODI wickets in 27 matches.<ref name="Rahman50">{{Cite web |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/amp/post/404871 |title=Fizz fourth fastest to 100 wickets |website=BD News |access-date=27 January 2018}}</ref>
*Mustafizur again included [[ICC ODI Team of the Year|ICC ODI Team of the Year 2018]]. He become the first Bangladeshi cricketer to achieve this twice.
*On 5 July 2019, Mustafizur took his 100th ODI wicket in [[2019 Cricket World Cup]] against [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] by bowling [[Haris Sohail]], becoming the fastest Bangladeshi bowler to reach the milestone in 54 matches. By doing so, he also became the fourth fastest in the World to reach 100 wickets, leaving Australian speedster [[Brett Lee]] behind him. Lee reached the milestone of 100 wickets in 55 matches.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/404871 |title=Fizz fourth fastest to 100 wickets |work=Daily Sun|location=Dhaka|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref>
*On 18 September 2019, Mustafizur became quickest Bangladeshi, quickest fast bowler and fourth quickest bowler to take 50 [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] wickets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2019/09/19/mustafizur-quickest-bangladeshi-to-50-t20i-wickets|title=Mustafizur fastest Bangladeshi to 50 T20I wickets|work=[[Dhaka Tribune]]|date=19 September 2019|access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportzwiki.com/cricket/mustafizur-rahman-becomes-fastest-pacer-to-complete-50-t20i-wickets|title=Mustafizur Rahman becomes fastest pacer to complete 50 T20I wickets|date=19 September 2019|access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/wi/content/records/926347.html|title=Fastest to 50 wickets in T20IS|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref>
*In the annual [[ICC Awards]] in January 2022, Mustafizur was included in [[ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year]] for the year 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2451796 |title=ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year revealed |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
* Named in [[ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year]] for the year 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2451961|title= ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year revealed|work=International Cricket Council |access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>


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Mustafizur Rahman
Personal information
Born (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 30)
Satkhira, Bangladesh
NicknameThe Fizz
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 78)21 July 2015 v South Africa
Last Test16 June 2022 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 118)18 June 2015 v India
Last ODI13 October 2023 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.90
T20I debut (cap 44)24 April 2015 v Pakistan
Last T20I16 July 2023 v Afghanistan
T20I shirt no.90
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentKhulna Division
2016–presentMohammedan Sporting Club
2015/16Dhaka Dynamites
2016–2017Sunrisers Hyderabad
2016Sussex
2017–2019Rajshahi Kings
2018Lahore Qalandars
2018Mumbai Indians
2019/20Rangpur Rangers
2021Rajasthan Royals
2022Comilla Victorians
2022Delhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I T20
Matches 15 96 85 205
Runs scored 66 125 68 161
Batting average 4.40 6.94 4.53 6.44
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 16 18* 15 21*
Balls bowled 2,145 4,623 1,816 4,469
Wickets 31 158 103 259
Bowling average 36.74 24.81 22.27 21.01
5 wickets in innings 0 5 1 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/37 6/43 5/22 5/22
Catches/stumpings 1/– 15/– 19/– 42/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Bangladesh
Asia Cup
Runner-up 2018 UAE
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 20 March 2023

Mustafizur Rahman (Bengali: মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler.[1] Widely regarded as one of the best fast bowlers of his generation and one of the best fast bowlers to emerge from the country.[2][3][4] He is the only overseas player to win the Emerging Player Award in 2016 IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad.[5]

Born on 6 September 1995, in Satkhira, Bangladesh, Rahman's career took off during the 2015 Bangladesh Premier League when he caught the attention of cricket pundits with his ability to bowl accurate cutters and slower deliveries, earning him the nickname "The Fizz."[6] This talent quickly propelled him to international prominence.

Making his debut for the Bangladesh national team in 2015, Mustafizur Rahman showcased his skills in the limited-overs formats.Mustafizur's international career highlights includes his debut series against India in 2015, where he became the first player to claim 11 wickets in his first two one day international matches. This achievement propelled Bangladesh to a historic series victory over India.[7] He has represented his country in numerous international tournaments, including the ICC Cricket World Cup and the ICC Champions Trophy, and Asia Cup.[8][9] In club career he was aqquired by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016 with a fee of $208k, where he won his first Indian Premier League (IPL) title.[10][11] He was the 5th highest wicket taker throughout the tournament.[12]

His unconventional left-arm bowling style, combined with impeccable control and consistent performances, established him as a vital asset for Bangladesh national team.[13][14] He was listed in ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year three times (2015, 2018, 2021) and ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year once (2021).[15]Currently he plays for Delhi Capitals in Indian Premier League and for Comilla Victorians in Bangladesh Premier League.[16]

Early career[edit | edit source]

In 2012, Mustafizur travelled to Bangladesh's capital Dhaka to try out for a fast-bowlers camp.[17] Prior to that, scouters first encountered him in an Under-17 tournament in Satkhira.[18] He was admitted to the Bangladesh Cricket Board's foundation of fast bowling. Soon he was selected to the Bangladesh Under-19 side for the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in UAE, where he took a total of eight wickets.[19]

Mustafizur started both his First-class cricket and List-A cricket from 2014, representing Khulna Division and Abahani Limited, respectively.[20] He was picked for Bangladesh A's tour of West Indies.[21][18]

International career[edit | edit source]

Emergence[edit | edit source]

Mustafizur 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.[22]

In June 2015, India toured Bangladesh for one Test and three One Day Internationals. Mustafizur was picked in the ODI squad. In his first match of the series, Mustafizur gave signs of his potential against the strong Indian batting line-up by taking a five-wicket haul off 9.2 overs in the first match.[23][24] Bangladesh won the match and Mustafizur became the tenth bowler in the history of ODIs to take five wickets on debut.[25][26] In the second ODI, Mustafizur took another six wickets.[27][28] This helped him to earn the record of most wickets of any bowler after two ODIs, surpassing the record previously held by Zimbabwe's Brian Vitori.[29][30] He completed the last ODI with 2 wickets and made history by taking 13 wickets in a three-match ODI series.[31][32]

Fizz training in 2018

The following month, Mustafizur took 5 wickets in three ODIs to help Bangladesh win the series against South Africa by 2–1.[33] He made his Test debut in the same series versus South Africa where he picked up 4 wickets.[34][35][36][37]

Injury problems[edit | edit source]

In the month of November, Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe for three ODIs and two T20s. Mustafizur played a salient role in the ODI matches, taking a total of 8 wickets.[38] For his performances in 2015, he was named in the World ODI XI by ICC.[39] He was also named in the ODI XI of the year 2015 by ESPNcricinfo and Cricbuzz.[40] He captured his third five-wicket haul in the last game.[41][42] He could not contribute much in the T20 series, though he bowled economically, which resulted both sides sharing a win.[43] The next year in January, Bangladesh again played with Zimbabwe in four T20s. Mustafizur played in the first two matches, which they won. While bowling in the second T20I against Zimbabwe in January 2016, Mustafizur injured his shoulder. Following that, he was dropped from the squad for the first time since debut.[44][45]

During the Asia Cup held in the next month, he was again sidelined from the team due to his side strain,[46][47] playing only the first three games.[48][49][50][51] He was able to play against Australia, India and New Zealand in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 held in India in March.[52][53][54] He 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.[55] He took total of 9 wickets in three matches in the 2016 edition.[56] He was named as 12th man in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2016 T20 World Cup by the ICC.[57]

Mustafizur was again unable to play all matches when Bangladesh toured New Zealand during December 2016 and January 2017.[58] He played his first Test match since August 2015 against Sri Lanka at Galle in March 2017, taking eight wickets in the series.

In April 2018, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded a central contract by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) ahead of the 2018 season.[59]

On 29 May 2018, Mustafizur was ruled out of an upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan due to a toe injury.[60]

2019-present[edit | edit source]

In April 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[61][62] On 5 July 2019, in the match against Pakistan, Mustafizur took his 100th wicket in ODIs.[63] He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh, with twenty dismissals in eight matches.[64] Following the World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Mustafizur as the rising star of the squad.[65]

In September 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[66]

Domestic career[edit | edit source]

Bangladesh Premier League[edit | edit source]

Mustafizur's first professional Twenty20 career outside international cricket was the Bangladesh Premier League, where he played for Dhaka Dynamites in its 2015 season.[67] He took 14 wickets in 10 matches in that tournament.[68] In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Rajshahi Kings team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[69] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rangpur Rangers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[70] In 21 January, he was selected to play for the Comilla Victorians have announced the squad for the BPL 2022 season. Mustafizur Rahman selected in icon category and  contract for Bangladesh Premier League 2021-22 season.

Indian Premier League[edit | edit source]

In February 2016, Mustafizur was drafted by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2016 IPL auction.[71] He took 17 wickets in 16 matches in the tournament[72] where his team won the title.[73] He was named as "Emerging Player of the Tournament",[74] the first overseas player to receive this award.[75]

In December 2016, he was retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2017 IPL auction.[76][77] He was doubtful about missing the first-leg of the tournament.[78][79]

In January 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2018 IPL auction.[80] In February 2021, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals from his base price of INR 1.00 crore in the 2021 IPL auction.[81] In February 2022, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. He played 8 match for Delhi capital and took 8 wicket.[82]

NatWest T20 Blast[edit | edit source]

In March 2016, English side Sussex announced that they had signed Mustafizur as their second overseas player for the T20 Blast competition.[83] He picked up four wickets while giving away 23 runs in his debut match against Essex.[84] After another match, he faced a shoulder surgery which sidelined him for six months.[85]

Pakistan Super League[edit | edit source]

Mustafizur was selected by Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League.[86] The BCB was reluctant to let him play there.[87] However, the issue was resolved when Mustafizur got a shoulder injury in early 2016, thus preventing him from playing in the PSL.[88]

Playing style[edit | edit source]

"Mustafizur has a God-gifted slower ball."

— Ashish Nehra[89]

Mustafizur achieved success in the beginning of his international career by bowling off cutters, a type of bowling which moves away (from the right-hander) off of the pitch.[25][90] Mustafizur 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.[17][18] According to former Indian cricketer Maninder Singh, his slower balls are difficult to read.[91]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Mustafizur grew up in the small town of Satkhira in Khulna, Bangladesh.[21] He is the youngest of Abul Qasem Gazi and Mahmuda Khatun's six children.[92] His father is an enthusiastic fan of cricket.[17] Mustafizur's interest in cricket rose when he started practicing the game 40 kilometres (25 mi)

Fizz with his family members

away from home every morning, with his brother Mokhlesur Rahman. This affected his education as he occasionally missed school to play cricket.[92]

Prior to discovering his bowling talents, Mustafizur played as a batsman with a tennis ball.[18] According to him, he took inspiration from Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir who is his idol.[93]

On 15 March 2019, along with several members of the Bangladesh test team, he was moments from entering the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand when a terrorist attack began. All members of the team were "deeply affected".[94] Mustafizur went on to get married on 22 March. Mustafizur's brother was hopeful that marriage could help him "overcome the shock" of witnessing the attack in New Zealand.[95]

Records and achievements[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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