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Mohammed Rizlan (born 27 July 1985) is a Sri Lankan-born cricketer who plays for the Qatar national cricket team and captains the national team.[1][2]
He was named in Qatar's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa.[3] He played in Qatar's opening fixture, against the Cayman Islands, on 3 September 2017.[4]
He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Qatar against Saudi Arabia on 21 January 2019 in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 tournament.[5] In the third and final fixture of the series, Rizlan was named the man of the match after he scored a six to win the match, with Qatar winning the series 2–1.[6][7]
In September 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Qatar's team for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[8] He made his List A debut for Qatar, against Singapore, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 17 September 2019.[9] He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Qatar, with 209 runs in five matches.[10] In October 2021, he was named as the vice-captain of Qatar's squad for the Group A matches in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier.[11]
In June 2022, he was named as the new captain of the national team, ahead of the 2022 Canada Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[12]
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