Mehedi Hasan Miraz born: 25 October 1997 is a Bangladeshi international cricket player who plays Tests and One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Bangladesh national team.. Mehedi Hasan had a Test fifer even before turning 19. Born in Khulna, his parents wanted him to excel in studies. But, Mehedi Hasan had different ideas and chose cricket over academics. His talent was first discovered by former Bangladeshi off-spinner Sheikh Salahuddin. Mehedi captained Bangladesh in the Under-19 World Cup in 2014 at the age of 16 and made his first-class debut for Khulna against Rajshahi Division in February 2015.
It was in 2016, when Mehedi Hasan grabbed headlines. It started with the U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh, where he led his country for the second time. His all-round performances helped his team finish third and he was named the player of the tournament. Soon, he had a tremendous first-class season. He finished the season with 30 wickets at an average of 16.43. These performances earned him a maiden international call-up for the two-match Test series against Alastair Cook’s England.
In March 2017, he was added to Bangladesh’s ODI squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his ODI debut in the first match of the series on 25 March 2017.In April 2019, Miraz was named in Bangladesh’s squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He took 6 wickets and, at an economy rate of 5.08, was Bangladesh’s most economical bowler at the tournament. In December 2020, Miraz was added to Bangladesh’s ODI squad for their series against West Indies. In the second ODI against West Indies on 22 January 2021, In February 2022, he scored 81* against Afghanistan in Chattogram, which is the highest individual score in successful ODI chase while batting at number 8 and lower.
On 7 December 2022, Miraz scored his maiden century in an innings of 100*(83) in the second match of a bilateral series against India, ultimately playing a match-winning knock to seal the series for Bangladesh. With this, he becomes the second No.8 batter to score an ODI century, and jointly holds the record for the highest score by a No.8 batter in ODIs. He combined with Mahmudullah, who played a steady knock of 77(96), to produce a 148-run stand, thus making it Bangladesh’s highest partnership against India for any wicket.