Shamim Hossain

Shamim Hossain Patowari (শামীম হোসেন পাটোয়ারী; born 2 September 2000) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in July 2021 against Zimbabwe.

Domestic cricket
Shamim made his first-class debut for Chittagong Division in the 2017–18 National Cricket League on 15 September 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League on 25 February 2019. He made his List A debut for Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 8 March 2019.

International cricket
In December 2019, Shamim was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In February 2021, he was selected in the Bangladesh Emerging squad for their home series against the Ireland Wolves.

In June 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe. In the second T20I match, he made his debut against Zimbabwe and scored 29 off 13 balls. In the third T20I match he scored an unbeaten 31 runs off 15 balls, helping Bangladesh to chase down the target of 193 and winn the series by 2–1 margin.

In September 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

In March 2023, he was added to Bangladesh One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England. In the same month, he was selected to play for Bangladesh in the T20I series against Ireland. On 31 March 2023, in the third T20I, he scored 51 runs off 42 balls to complete his maiden half-century in T20I cricket.

In August 2023, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2023 Asia Cup. He made his ODI debut during a crucial group stage fixture against Afghanistan on 3 September 2023 during the 2023 Asla Cup. He announced his arrival to ODI cricket by hitting a six off the very first delivery he faced on his ODI debut by dispatching an ordinary delivery bowled by Gulbadin Naib over deep square leg. His shot was even considered special by viewers given he flicked the length ball on the pads without looking directly at the ball. He eventually became the first Bangladeshi batsman to hit a six off the first delivery he faced in his ODI career and the sixth batsman ever to hit a six off the first ball faced on ODI debut.