Top 3 performances of Mustafizur Rahman in international cricket

Mustafizur Rahman, the left-arm Bangladeshi pacer, celebrated his 30th birthday on September 6, 2025. He was born in 1995 in Khulna, Bangladesh, and made his international debut in 2015 as a teenager.

Mustafizur impressed by taking 11 wickets in his first two ODIs against India in 2015 in Dhaka. Overall, he has played 15 Tests, taking 31 wickets. In 112 ODIs, Mustafizur has 175 wickets at an economy of 5.18 with a best of 6/43 while he has 142 wickets at an economy of 7.30 and a best of 6/10 in 113 T20Is.

Here are the top 3 performances of Mustafizur Rahman in international cricket:

3. 5/50 vs India, Mirpur, 2015

This was the first game of the three-match ODI series in 2015 between Bangladesh and India and was played in Mirpur, Dhaka. This was also the game in which Mustafizur made his ODI debut for Bangladesh. The hosts batted first and posted 307 runs in 50 overs. India had a good start thanks to 63 by Rohit Sharma, but then Mustafizur bowled a brilliant spell on and picked 5/50 in his 9.2 overs. His victims were Rohit, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravi Ashwin.

2. 6/10 vs USA, Prairie, 2024

This was the third and final T20I between Bangladesh and the USA in 2024 in Texas. The series was on the line line, and the USA was asked to bat first. Despite a good start of 46 runs by the opening pair, USA ran into Mustafizur, who demolished them with figures of 6/10 in four overs. He picked wickets in top order and then removed the middle and lower order in quick succession to restrict the USA to 104/9 as Bangladesh won the game by 10 wickets and the series 2-1. Mustafizur was named the Player of the Match and the Series.

1. 6/43 vs India, Mirpur, 2015

This was the second ODI of the same series in 2015. India, looking to level the series, batted first and had a decent start from the top order. Mustafizur, playing only his second ODI, rattled India with the quick wicket of Rohit Sharma for a duck. He further accounted for MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, and Axar Patel as India were folded for 200 runs. Rahman picked 6/43 in 10 overs and became the first bowler to take 11 wickets in his first two ODIs.

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