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Najmul Hossain Shanto

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Left-handed top-order batter
Right-arm off-spin bowler
Occasional bowler

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First-class record

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	100/50	HS
First-class	52	96	3,150	33.87	53.5	10/10	163
Tests	45	84	2,805	34.21	53.9	9/8	163
v West Indies	4	8	125	15.63	40.7	0/0	42
Domestic	7	12	345	31.36	50.9	1/2	103*
Last 10	10	18	916	53.88	57.0	4/3	148

Bowling

	Mat	Balls	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
First-class	52	245	3	60.00	4.41	1/3
Tests	45	118	0	–	4.37	–
v West Indies	4	12	0	–	5.00	–
Domestic	7	127	3	31.33	4.44	1/3

Batting style

Matches

Balanced top-order batter

Strong against spin

Figure	Player	Par
Average	33.6	29.3
Average v pace	27.4	27.3
Average v spin	41.5	31.4
Strike rate v pace	53	55
Strike rate v spin	58	54
Balls per dismissal	61	54
Dot %	71.6	72.0

4,311 balls in Tests and first-class · Oct 2021 – Oct 2026

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Balanced top-order batter

Strong against spin

Figure	Player	Par
Average	34.2	29.5
Average v pace	26.8	27.4
Average v spin	45.2	31.9
Strike rate v pace	53	55
Strike rate v spin	58	54
Balls per dismissal	62	54
Dot %	71.5	71.9

4,066 balls in Tests · Nov 2021 – Oct 2026

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Top-order batter

Figure	Player	Par
Average	26.4	26.0
Average v spin	17.8	25.9
Strike rate v spin	49	47
Balls per dismissal	49	53
Dot %	72.7	74.3

245 balls in first-class matches · Oct 2021 – Nov 2023

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Men's First-class

International rank: 58th; batters
Overall rank: 181st; all first-class batters
Runs a match: +2.9; above an average player; Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak +3.8
August 2026Now +2.9
20172019202120232025
ICC rank: 21; 654 points

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
First-class	13	1,084	49.3	56.8	–	–	–

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Team

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Matches

First-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	3/10	21%	1	3	8729151930840312982
8729151930840312982

Najmul Hossain Shanto has made 50 or more in 3 of the last 10 First-class innings.

Last 10 first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
9 Oct 2026	Bangladesh	Afghanistan	Sheikh Zayed Stadium	29 & 82	–	Drawn
22 Aug 2026	Bangladesh	Australia	Ray Mitchell Oval, Harrup Park	0 & 31	–	Australia won by an innings and 51 runs
13 Aug 2026	Bangladesh	Australia	Marrara Stadium	84 (126)	–	Bangladesh won by 9 wickets
28 Jun 2026	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club	19 & 30	–	Zimbabwe won by an innings and 85 runs
16 May 2026	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium	29 & 15	–	Bangladesh won by 78 runs
8 May 2026	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	101 & 87	–	Bangladesh won by 104 runs
19 Nov 2025	Bangladesh	Ireland	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	8 & 1	–	Bangladesh won by 217 runs
11 Nov 2025	Bangladesh	Ireland	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium	100 (114)	–	Bangladesh won by an innings and 47 runs
25 Jun 2025	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	8 & 19	–	Sri Lanka won by an innings and 78 runs
17 Jun 2025	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	Galle International Stadium	148 & 125*	–	Drawn

Test streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	3/10	20%	1	2	8729151930840312982
8729151930840312982

Najmul Hossain Shanto has made 50 or more in 3 of the last 10 Test innings.

Last 10 Tests

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
9 Oct 2026	Bangladesh	Afghanistan	Sheikh Zayed Stadium	29 & 82	–	Drawn
22 Aug 2026	Bangladesh	Australia	Ray Mitchell Oval, Harrup Park	0 & 31	–	Australia won by an innings and 51 runs
13 Aug 2026	Bangladesh	Australia	Marrara Stadium	84 (126)	–	Bangladesh won by 9 wickets
28 Jun 2026	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club	19 & 30	–	Zimbabwe won by an innings and 85 runs
16 May 2026	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium	29 & 15	–	Bangladesh won by 78 runs
8 May 2026	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	101 & 87	–	Bangladesh won by 104 runs
19 Nov 2025	Bangladesh	Ireland	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	8 & 1	–	Bangladesh won by 217 runs
11 Nov 2025	Bangladesh	Ireland	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium	100 (114)	–	Bangladesh won by an innings and 47 runs
25 Jun 2025	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground	8 & 19	–	Sri Lanka won by an innings and 78 runs
17 Jun 2025	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	Galle International Stadium	148 & 125*	–	Drawn

Domestic first-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	3/10	25%	0	3	109467103682113120
109467103682113120

Najmul Hossain Shanto has made 50 or more in 3 of the last 10 Domestic first-class innings.

Last 7 domestic first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
18 Nov 2023	Rajshahi Division	Chattogram Division	Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium, Chattogram (BSSFLMRCS)	31 & 20	1/72 (12.2)	Chattogram Division won by 10 wickets
14 Nov 2022	Rajshahi Division	Khulna Division	Khulna Divisional Stadium, Khulna (KDS)	2 & 11	1/19 (7.0)	Khulna Division won by 9 wickets
31 Oct 2021	Rajshahi Division	Barishal Division	Coxs Bazar Academy Ground (Academy)	68 (114)	1/3 (1.5)	Drawn
24 Oct 2021	Rajshahi Division	Dhaka Metropolis	Coxs Bazar Academy Ground (Academy)	67 & 103*	–	Drawn
17 Oct 2021	Rajshahi Division	Chattogram Division	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium	9 & 4	–	Chattogram Division won by 4 wickets
8 Oct 2016	Rajshahi Division	Rangpur Division	Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground	10 (26)	–	Drawn
25 Sept 2016	Rajshahi Division	Sylhet Division	Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium	11 & 9	–	Drawn

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