Maruf Mridha
Maruf Mridha is a Bangladeshi cricketer from Munshiganj.
A left-arm medium-fast bowler, Mridha was one of Bangladesh's leading players when they won the 2023 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup. He took 4 for 41 and won the player of the match award in the victory over India in the semi-final, and took 3 for 29 in the final against United Arab Emirates. A few weeks later he took 5 for 43 against India in the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Aged 17, Mridha made his List A debut in March 2024 for Gazi Tyres Cricket Academy in the 2023–24 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, taking 3 for 47 against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in their opening match. After the first six matches, Mridha was the tournament's leading wicket-taker with 16 wickets.