Mahidul Islam Ankon (born 4 May 1999) is a Bangladeshi cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 5 February 2018.[2] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]
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| Born | 4 May 1999 Comilla, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2018/19 | Khulna Titans | ||||||||||||||
| 2020/21 | Barisal | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Comilla Victorians (squad no. 23) | ||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 5 February 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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On 24 February 2018, he scored his first century in List A cricket, batting for Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity against Agrani Bank Cricket Club in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League.[4]
He made his first-class debut for Chittagong Division in the 2018–19 National Cricket League on 1 October 2018.[5] Later the same month, he was named in the squad for the Khulna Titans team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Khulna Titans in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League on 12 January 2019.[7] He was the leading run-scorer for Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament, with 420 runs in 11 matches.[8]
In November 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[9] Later the same month, he was selected to play for the Cumilla Warriors in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League,[10] and he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[11] The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.[12]
In February 2021, he was selected in the Bangladesh Emerging squad for their home series against the Ireland Wolves.[13][14] He was selected by the Comilla Victorians for the 2021-22 Bangladesh Premier League.[15]