Masudur Rahman

Masudur Rahman Mukul (born 13 April 1975) is a Bangladeshi international cricket umpire and former first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and an off-break bowler.^[1]

Masudur Rahman

Personal information
Full name	Masudur Rahman
Born	(1975-04-13) 13 April 1975 (age 49) Faridpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nickname	Mukul
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Umpire
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000/01	Dhaka Metropolis
2001/02	Barisal Division
2003/04–2004/05	Dhaka Division
FC debut	22 November 2000 Dhaka Metropolis v Sylhet Division
Last FC	13 April 2005 Dhaka Division v Chittagong Division
LA debut	25 November 2000 Dhaka Metropolis v Sylhet Division
Last LA	20 April 2005 Dhaka Division v Khulna Division
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired	26 (2018–2024)
T20Is umpired	34 (2018–2024)
WODIs umpired	8 (2012–2018)
WT20Is umpired	10 (2012–2018)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 12 30 Runs scored 301 225 Batting average 18.81 16.07 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 Top score 59 45* Balls bowled 1710 1,353 Wickets 15 36 Bowling average 52.13 23.55 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/102 3/17 Catches/stumpings 4/– 10/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 November 2023

Umpiring career

He made his List A and First-class umpiring debut in November 2007 and December 2008, respectively.^[2][3] He stood in the one-day tour match between Bangladesh Cricket Board Select XI and England XI during England's tour to Bangladesh in October 2016.^[4]

On 21 January 2018, he stood in his first men's One Day International (ODI), a fixture between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series.^[5] On 18 February 2018, he stood in his first men's Twenty20 International (T20I) match, between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.^[6]

He was one of the sixteen umpires for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa.^[7] He was one of the two on-field umpires for the 2022 Asia Cup final in Dubai on 11 September 2022.^[8]

In July 2023, he was named as one of the match officials for the 2023 Global T20 Canada, becoming the first Bangladeshi umpire to officiate in a foreign T20 franchise league.^[9] He was named as one of the match officials for 2023 Asia Cup.

He was one of the match officials for both Men's and Women's tournament in the 2022 Asian Games including the final match of both the tournaments.

In January 2024, He was named as one of the sixteen match officials for 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[10]

See also

• List of One Day International cricket umpires
• List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires

References

1. Holder, Wayne (27 March 2013). "Umpire seeks big stage". Nation News. St. Michael, Barbados. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
2. "Masudur Rahman as Umpire in List A Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 September 2017.(subscription required)
3. "Masudur Rahman as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2017.(subscription required)
4. "England tour of Bangladesh, Tour Match: BCB Select XI v England XI at Fatullah, Oct 4, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
5. "Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, Jan 21, 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
6. "2nd T20I (N), Sri Lanka Tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Feb 18 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
7. "Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
8. "Bangladesh's Masudur to officiate in Asia Cup final". The Daily Star. 10 September 2022.
9. Life, Khan Mutasim Billah. "Bangladesh umpire Masudur Rahman to officiate in Global T20 Canada". www.bdcrictime.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
10. "Match officials confirmed ahead of ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

External links

• Masudur Rahman at ESPNcricinfo