Bangladesh’s comeback in the opening game of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy at the Dubai International Stadium was led by Towhid Hridoy, who confounded Indian bowlers. Bangladesh went from a dangerous 35-5 to a reasonable 228 all out because to the middle-order batter’s 100 runs off 118 balls, which included six boundaries and two sixes.
Here is a look at Hridoy’s prior accomplishments and a thorough analysis of his playing history in light of his incredible defiance with the bat.
Towhid Hridoy is who?
During Bangladesh’s home matches against England and Ireland in March 2023, Towhid Hridoy made his ODI and T20I debuts in a two-week period. The cricket player, who was 22 at the time, helped his team win the match by scoring 92 runs off just 85 balls in his ODI debut.
Towhid Hridoy played a number of local games for Rajshahi and Shinepukur prior to making his international debut. He also played for the BPL’s Sylhet Sixers, Fortune Barishal, and Comilla Victorians, as well as the Lanka Premier League’s Jaffna Kings and Dambulla Sixers. Hridoy is a powerful middle-order and top-order hitter who usually scores runs fast to move the scoreboard forward.
Statistics for Towhid Hridoy
Towhid Hridoy has represented Bangladesh in 32 Twenty20 Internationals and 34 One-Day Internationals thus far. The 24-year-old batsman is yet to make his Test debut, but in 29 T20I innings, he has amassed 684 runs at an average of 28.50 and a strike rate of 129.05.
Hridoy has amassed 977 runs in 30 innings in ODIs, including a century and seven more fifty-plus scores.
