Saif Hassan

Not to be confused with Saif Hasan.

Mohammad Saif Hassan (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ সাইফ হাসান; born 30 October 1998) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team during tour to Pakistan in February 2020.^[1] Hassan's mother's family is from Sri Lanka.^[2]

Saif Hassan

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Saif Hassan
Born	(1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 26) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off break
Role	Opening batsman
International information
National side	Bangladesh
Test debut (cap 96)	7 February 2020 v Pakistan
Last Test	26 November 2021 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 72)	19 November 2021 v Pakistan
Last T20I	7 October 2023 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
	Barisal Division
2019	Khulna Tigers
2021	Fortune Barishal
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 6 46 72 28 Runs scored 84 2,706 2681 682 Batting average 10.50 41.63 41.24 28.41 100s/50s 0/0 5/13 7/14 0/5 Top score 34 220* 148* 61 Balls bowled 36 976 852 36 Wickets 1 14 21 3 Bowling average 27.00 29.85 31.14 15.33 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/22 2/15 3/31 1/8 Catches/stumpings 0/– 21/– 30/– 15/–
Medal record Men's cricket Representing  Bangladesh Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team
Source: Cricinfo, 13 October 2023

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.^[3]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League on 25 February 2019.^[4] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament, with 814 runs in 16 matches.^[5] In August 2019, he was one of 35 cricketers named in a training camp ahead of Bangladesh's 2019–20 season.^[6]

In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.^[7]

International career

In December 2015 he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[8] He was the captain of the Bangladesh U-19 side for the 2016 Asia Cup.^[9]

In December 2017, he was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[10] In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.^[11]

In October 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's Test squad for the series against India.^[12] 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.^[13] In November 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.^[14] The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.^[15]

In February 2020, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the first Test match against Pakistan.^[16] He made his Test debut for Bangladesh, against Pakistan, on 7 February 2020.^[17] On 8 September 2020, BCB confirmed that Saif along with a staff member was tested positive for COVID-19 just prior to the training camp as a warm up for the test series against Sri Lanka which was scheduled to be held in October 2020.^[18][19] He was immediately asked to self isolated by the BCB and was left out of Bangladesh's preliminary squad for the test series against Sri Lanka. A week later, he tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time in his second COVID-19 test.^[20][21]

In February 2021, he was selected in the Bangladesh Emerging squad for their home series against the Ireland Wolves.^[22][23] He was one of the leading run-scorers in the unofficial ODI series, with 190 runs in 5 matches, which included a ton.^[24] In April 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's preliminary Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.^[25][26]

In November 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.^[27] He made his T20I debut on 19 November 2021, for Bangladesh against Pakistan.^[28]

He was named captain for Asian Games 2023 squad.^[29] On 4 October 2023, he made his captaincy debut against Malaysia.

References

1. "Saif Hassan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
2. "Saif looking to capitalise if given an opportunity in his mother's country". tbsnews.net. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
3. "Saif Hassan's record double flattens Barisal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
4. "4th match, Group D, Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League at Fatullah, Feb 25 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
5. "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, 2018/19: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
6. "Mohammad Naim, Yeasin Arafat, Saif Hassan - A look into Bangladesh's future". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
7. "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
8. "Mehedi Hasan to lead Bangladesh at U19 WC". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
9. "Bangladesh squad named for U-19 Asia Cup". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
10. "Media Release : ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2018: Bangladesh squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
11. "Media Release : ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018: Bangladesh emerging squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
12. "BCB announces Test squad and revised T20 squad for India tour". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
13. "Saif Hassan ruled out of Kolkata Test with split webbing". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
14. "Media Release : Bangladesh U23 Squad for 13th South Asian Game Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
15. "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
16. "Imrul Kayes, Mustafizur Rahman dropped for Pakistan Tests; Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar return". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
17. "1st Test, Bangladesh tour of Pakistan at Rawalpindi, Feb 7-11 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
18. "Bangladesh batsman Saif Hassan tests positive for Covid-19". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
19. "Bangladesh opener Hasan tests positive for coronavirus". Daily News. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
20. "Bangladesh batsman Saif Hassan returns positive again in second Covid-19 test | Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. ANI. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
21. "Saif Hassan tests positive for Covid-19 a second time". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
22. "Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
23. "Media Release: Ireland Wolves in Bangladesh 2021s Itinerary". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
24. "Ireland A in Bangladesh unofficial ODI Series, 2020/21 / MOST RUNS / UNOFFICIAL ODI SERIES". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
25. "Media Release : Bangladesh Preliminary Squad for Tour of Sri Lanka 2021 announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
26. "Bangladesh include uncapped pace trio for Sri Lanka Tests". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
27. "No Mushfiqur for Pakistan T20Is as Bangladesh name young squad following poor World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
28. "1st T20I, Dhaka, Nov 19 2021, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
29. "Saif Hassan to lead Bangladesh Men's cricket team in Asian Games". The Business Standard. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

External links

• Saif Hassan at ESPNcricinfo