Saif Hassan

Saif Hassan (born 30 October 1998) is a cricketer from Bangladesh. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in February 2020.[1]

Not to be confused with Saif Hasan.
Saif Hassan
Personal information
Full nameMohammad Saif Hassan
Born (1998-10-30) 30 October 1998
Bangladesh
BattingRight-hand bat
RoleOpener
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 96)7 February 2020 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 21 26
Runs scored 1342 835
Batting average 47.92 33.40
100s/50s 3/8 1/6
Top score 204 100
Balls bowled 131 306
Wickets 0 6
Bowling average – 45.50
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling –/– 3/38
Catches/stumpings 8/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2020

Domestic career

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.[2]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League on 25 February 2019.[3] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament, with 814 runs in 16 matches.[4] In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season.[5]

In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[6]

International career

In December 2015 he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7] He was the captain of the Bangladesh U-19 side for the 2016 Asia Cup.[8]

In December 2017, he was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9] In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[10]

In October 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's Test squad for the series against India.[11] 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.[12] In November 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[13] The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.[14]

In February 2020, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the first Test match against Pakistan.[15] He made his Test debut for Bangladesh, against Pakistan, on 7 February 2020.[16]

References
  1. "Saif Hassan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. "Saif Hassan's record double flattens Barisal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  3. "4th match, Group D, Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League at Fatullah, Feb 25 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, 2018/19: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  5. "Mohammad Naim, Yeasin Arafat, Saif Hassan - A look into Bangladesh's future". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  6. "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  7. "Mehedi Hasan to lead Bangladesh at U19 WC". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  8. "Bangladesh squad named for U-19 Asia Cup". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  9. "Media Release : ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2018: Bangladesh squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  10. "Media Release : ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018: Bangladesh emerging squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  11. "BCB announces Test squad and revised T20 squad for India tour". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  12. "Saif Hassan ruled out of Kolkata Test with split webbing". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  13. "Media Release : Bangladesh U23 Squad for 13th South Asian Game Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  14. "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  15. "Imrul Kayes, Mustafizur Rahman dropped for Pakistan Tests; Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar return". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  16. "1st Test, Bangladesh tour of Pakistan at Rawalpindi, Feb 7-11 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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