This time Mahmudullah holds the record as the first Bangladeshi

Sports Desk: The record was set when Kiwi captain Tom Latham took to the toss. Mahmudullah Riyadh also knew that he was playing his 100th match as the first Bangladeshi and the eighth cricketer in the world.

After the second T20 of the series, Mahmudullah said of the personal milestone, "There are no separate plans. All I try to do is play for the team. Good game for the team. I will try to do the same in my 100th match. '

Riyadh made his T20 debut in Nairobi, Kenya, almost 14 years ago this September (September 1, 2006). Did not see a half century in the first 20 matches. After almost 5 years, on 10 December 2012, Sher-e-Bangla of Dhaka scored 74 runs from 48 balls in the first half-century against West Indies.

Since then the run has gradually subsided. He has now batted 91 times in 99 Twenty20s and scored 1602 runs, a maximum of 74, an average of 23.96 and a strike rate of 120.19, and fifty five. Bowling is not bad either. 32 wickets, best bowling 3/16, 6.25 runs per over.

An unbeaten innings of 36 off 32 balls against New Zealand on Friday (September 3) has been instrumental in bringing the team to 140 and this innings has earned him the Man of the Match award.

This is exactly how Mahmudullah Riyadh is serving the team in silence. He is also leading the T20 team from the front. Proof of which can be found in a small statistic. After Shakib, Riyadh is the second highest performer in Team Bangladesh five times.

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