Najmul Hossain Shanto
81Bangladesh · BAT · 2018 to 2026
BATTING
- Matches
- 70
- Innings
- 69
- Runs
- 2076
- Average
- 32.43
- Strike rate
- 77.17
- High score
- 122*
- 100s / 50s
- 4 / 12
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 2
- Average
- 61.5
- Economy
- 6.36
- Strike rate
- 58
- Best figures
- 1/10
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 23 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 4
CAREER IN BRIEF
Najmul Hossain Shanto played 65 ODIs for Bangladesh in CricArcade's archive, from 2018 to 2026. The first came against Afghanistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, with a score of 7, and the last against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in 2026.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 1,922 runs at 33.7 in 62 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 122 not out from 129 balls against Sri Lanka at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in 2024, in a match Bangladesh won. In all: 4 hundreds, 11 fifties.
At home the average was 33.3 across 32 ODIs; away it was 23.7 across 16 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against New Zealand: 387 runs at 48.4 in 9 ODIs. Shere Bangla National Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 18 ODIs and 501 runs at 27.8. Najmul Hossain Shanto captained Bangladesh in 9 ODIs, winning 3 and losing 6. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Bangladesh won 34 of the ODIs Najmul Hossain Shanto played and lost 28.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 65 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122* | 129 | Sri Lanka | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2024 | Won |
| 117 | 93 | Ireland | County Ground | 2023 | Won |
| 105 | 119 | New Zealand | Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium | 2026 | Won |
| 104 | 105 | Afghanistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2023 | Won |
| 90 | 101 | Sri Lanka | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2023 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/10 | 3 | Ireland | County Ground | 2023 | Won |
| 1/32 | 4 | Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 2025 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9 | 387 | 48.38 | 1/4 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 9 | 187 | 20.78 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 379 | 54.14 | 1/2 | 1 | 32.00 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 200 | 33.33 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 103 | 17.17 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 6 | 294 | 58.80 | 1/1 | 1 | 10.00 |
| India | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 4 | 178 | 44.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| England | 4 | 111 | 27.75 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 32 | 999 | 33.30 | 2/6 | 0 | – |
| Away | 16 | 332 | 23.71 | 0/2 | 1 | 62.00 |
| Neutral | 17 | 611 | 38.19 | 2/3 | 1 | 27.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 62 | 1,922 | 33.72 | 4/11 | 2 | 59.50 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 18 | 501 | 27.83 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 8 | 260 | 37.14 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | 5 | 133 | 33.25 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Harare Sports Club | 5 | 68 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| County Ground | 3 | 196 | 65.33 | 1/0 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Providence Stadium | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Afghanistan, 2018 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Zimbabwe, 2026 at Harare Sports Club
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 25 August 1998
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,690
- Ducks
- 9
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 3rd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 70.2
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 82.1
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 104.5
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 44.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 47.7
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,214 balls faced in that period.
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