Mashrafe Mortaza, a legendary figure in Bangladesh cricket led the team from the front for most parts of the last two decades. He made his international debut in 2001 against Zimbabwe, and since then was a strike bowler for the Tigers across all formats.

In 310 international appearances, Mortaza scalped 390 wickets and is ranked second in terms of most wickets for the nation. He also contributed 2,961 runs with the willow and was known for his ability to hit long balls. The right-arm pacer endured the longest-ever career (18 years and 104 days) for any Bangladeshi player, before playing his last game in March 2020.

3 records Mashrafe Mortaza couldn't break in his international career

1. Most wickets in ODIs for Bangladesh

Mortaza usually bowled the initial overs for the Bangladesh team in the ODI format and had the ability to swing the ball in both directions. Although the Jessore-born didn’t have enough pace, he instead relied on the movement off the surface to stun the batters.

In 220 ODIs, the steady customer bagged 270 wickets at an economy of 4.88. He registered his best figures of 6/26 against Kenya in 2006. In the following year, his figures of 4/38 helped Bangladesh secure an infamous win against India in the World Cup.

With 270 ODI scalps under his belt, he now falls short of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/3-strategies-shakib-al-hasan-can-implement-to-lead-bangladesh-to-glory-in-t20-world-cup-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shakib Al Hasan</a>, who has picked up 285 wickets in this format. With a few years of international cricket still left for Shakib, he is on the path to reaching the milestone of 300 scalps as well.&nbsp;

The skilful pacer spread his wings in international cricket with impressive performances in the ODI format. He was the consistent wicket-taker for the team in the powerplay and used variations well to deceive the batters in the death overs as well.

In this debut ODI fixture, Mortaza opened the bowling for the team and picked two wickets. Soon, he cemented his place in the ODI setup after being economical enough and taking wickets in crunch moments, especially against Australia and Zimbabwe. The last 50-over outing witnessed him returning with a single wicket against Zimbabwe.

However, with 218 appearances, he sits in the fourth position in terms of the number of ODI appearances for Bangladesh. The wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim tops the list with 236 matches, followed by Tamim Iqbal (231) and Shakib (221).&nbsp;

Along with producing match-winning spells with the ball, Mortaza was a fine tactician as well. He took stern decisions on the field and tasted success on most occasions.

It was in 2014, wherein he was given responsibility as a leader of the Tigers in the 50-over format. In 88 matches under Mortaza’s leadership, Bangladesh managed to win 50 of them, which depicts a winning percentage of 58.13.

Although the number of wins are dissatisfactory, he is only behind Tamim on this list. Interestingly, Mortaza was the skipper of the team up until his last match in the ODIs.

Mashrafe Mortaza, a legendary figure in Bangladesh cricket led the team from the front for most parts of the last two decades. He made his international debut in 2001 against Zimbabwe, and since then was a strike bowler for the Tigers across all formats.
In 310 international appearances, Mortaza scalped 390 wickets and is ranked second in terms of most wickets for the nation. He also contributed 2,961 runs with the willow and was known for his ability to hit long balls. The right-arm pacer endured the longest-ever career (18 years and 104 days) for any Bangladeshi player, before playing his last game in March 2020.
<h3>3 records Mashrafe Mortaza couldn't break in his international career</h3>
<h3>1. Most wickets in ODIs for Bangladesh</h3>
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Mortaza usually bowled the initial overs for the Bangladesh team in the ODI format and had the ability to swing the ball in both directions. Although the Jessore-born didn’t have enough pace, he instead relied on the movement off the surface to stun the batters.
In 220 ODIs, the steady customer bagged 270 wickets at an economy of 4.88. He registered his best figures of 6/26 against Kenya in 2006. In the following year, his figures of 4/38 helped Bangladesh secure an infamous win against India in the World Cup.
With 270 ODI scalps under his belt, he now falls short of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/3-strategies-shakib-al-hasan-can-implement-to-lead-bangladesh-to-glory-in-t20-world-cup-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shakib Al Hasan</a>, who has picked up 285 wickets in this format. With a few years of international cricket still left for Shakib, he is on the path to reaching the milestone of 300 scalps as well.&nbsp;

<h3>2. Most ODI appearances</h3>
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The skilful pacer spread his wings in international cricket with impressive performances in the ODI format. He was the consistent wicket-taker for the team in the powerplay and used variations well to deceive the batters in the death overs as well.
In this debut ODI fixture, Mortaza opened the bowling for the team and picked two wickets. Soon, he cemented his place in the ODI setup after being economical enough and taking wickets in crunch moments, especially against Australia and Zimbabwe. The last 50-over outing witnessed him returning with a single wicket against Zimbabwe.
However, with 218 appearances, he sits in the fourth position in terms of the number of ODI appearances for Bangladesh. The wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim tops the list with 236 matches, followed by Tamim Iqbal (231) and Shakib (221).&nbsp;

<h3>3. Winning % as captain in ODIs</h3>
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Along with producing match-winning spells with the ball, Mortaza was a fine tactician as well. He took stern decisions on the field and tasted success on most occasions.
It was in 2014, wherein he was given responsibility as a leader of the Tigers in the 50-over format. In 88 matches under Mortaza’s leadership, Bangladesh managed to win 50 of them, which depicts a winning percentage of 58.13.
Although the number of wins are dissatisfactory, he is only behind Tamim on this list. Interestingly, Mortaza was the skipper of the team up until his last match in the ODIs.

Mashrafe Mortaza, a legendary figure in Bangladesh cricket led the team from the front for most parts of the last two decades. He made his international debut in 2001 against Zimbabwe, and since then was a strike bowler for the Tigers across all formats.
In 310 international appearances, Mortaza scalped 390 wickets and is ranked second in terms of most wickets for the nation. He also contributed 2,961 runs with the willow and was known for his ability to hit long balls. The right-arm pacer endured the longest-ever career (18 years and 104 days) for any Bangladeshi player, before playing his last game in March 2020.
<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">3 records Mashrafe Mortaza couldn't break in his international career</h3>
<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">1. Most wickets in ODIs for Bangladesh</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/Mashrafe-Mortaza-press.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
Mortaza usually bowled the initial overs for the Bangladesh team in the ODI format and had the ability to swing the ball in both directions. Although the Jessore-born didn’t have enough pace, he instead relied on the movement off the surface to stun the batters.
In 220 ODIs, the steady customer bagged 270 wickets at an economy of 4.88. He registered his best figures of 6/26 against Kenya in 2006. In the following year, his figures of 4/38 helped Bangladesh secure an infamous win against India in the World Cup.
With 270 ODI scalps under his belt, he now falls short of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/3-strategies-shakib-al-hasan-can-implement-to-lead-bangladesh-to-glory-in-t20-world-cup-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shakib Al Hasan</a>, who has picked up 285 wickets in this format. With a few years of international cricket still left for Shakib, he is on the path to reaching the milestone of 300 scalps as well.&nbsp;

<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">2. Most ODI appearances</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/Mashrafe-Mortaza-2.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
The skilful pacer spread his wings in international cricket with impressive performances in the ODI format. He was the consistent wicket-taker for the team in the powerplay and used variations well to deceive the batters in the death overs as well.
In this debut ODI fixture, Mortaza opened the bowling for the team and picked two wickets. Soon, he cemented his place in the ODI setup after being economical enough and taking wickets in crunch moments, especially against Australia and Zimbabwe. The last 50-over outing witnessed him returning with a single wicket against Zimbabwe.
However, with 218 appearances, he sits in the fourth position in terms of the number of ODI appearances for Bangladesh. The wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim tops the list with 236 matches, followed by Tamim Iqbal (231) and Shakib (221).&nbsp;

<h3 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">3. Winning % as captain in ODIs</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/Masrafe-Mortaza.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
Along with producing match-winning spells with the ball, Mortaza was a fine tactician as well. He took stern decisions on the field and tasted success on most occasions.
It was in 2014, wherein he was given responsibility as a leader of the Tigers in the 50-over format. In 88 matches under Mortaza’s leadership, Bangladesh managed to win 50 of them, which depicts a winning percentage of 58.13.
Although the number of wins are dissatisfactory, he is only behind Tamim on this list. Interestingly, Mortaza was the skipper of the team up until his last match in the ODIs.

Mashrafe Mortaza, a legendary figure in Bangladesh cricket led the team from the front for most parts of the last two decades. He made his international debut in 2001 against Zimbabwe, and since then

3 records Mashrafe Mortaza couldn't break in int'l career

Mortaza made his international debut in 2001 against Zimbabwe, and since then was a strike bowler for the Tigers across all formats.

3 records Mashrafe Mortaza couldn't break in his international career

In 310 international appearances, Mortaza scalped 390 wickets and is ranked second in terms of most wickets for the nation