Farhad Reza was born 1986 16 June is a Bangladeshi cricketer who made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe in July 2006 and is the first batsman from Bangladesh to score a half century on ODI debut. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and right arm fast-medium pace bowler and played domestic cricket for Rajshahi Division from 2004 until 2008. In July 2006, following a successful 2005/06 domestic season when Reza was leading run-scorer in the Bangladesh domestic league, he was selected in the 15-man squad to tour Zimbabwe and Kenya. He got his chance in the second one-day international and became the first Bangladeshi to score a fifty – off just 57 balls – on debut. His good form continued on the tour of Kenya that followed and he steered Bangladesh to victory in the first and third one-day internationals. He took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs, against Ireland in March 2008 but risked his international career by joining the rebel ICL the same year. He was subsequently handed a 10-year ban by the BCB but quit the league the following year.
The then chief selector described Reza and Shakib Al Hasan, who was also chosen in the squad, as “very good cricketers in all departments of the game. We have high hopes from them and it’s time for them to perform at the international level”. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 30 July 2006 against Zimbabwe in the second ODI of a five-match series. Coming in when the score was 73/4, Farhad Reza scored 50 from 57 balls, guiding the team score to 147/6. He was bowled by Ed Rainsford and finished with bowling figures of 10–0–43–0. Bangladesh won the match by 62 runs. Zimbabwe went on to win the series 3–2, denying Bangladesh their first away-series win. Reza played in the last four matches of the series, averaging 31.66 with the bat and 60.50 with the ball. His first ODI wicket was that of Hamilton Masakadza in the third ODI.