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Bangladesh's experienced all-rounder Mahmadullah announced his retirement from T20 Internationals on Tuesday and the third and final match of the current series against India will be his last match in this format. The last match of the three-match series between India and Bangladesh will be played in Hyderabad on Saturday. He was disappointed with the bat in the first match. In the first T20 match played in Gwalior, he scored 1 run off 2 balls and was dismissed by debutant Mayank Yadav.

Mahmudullah said here on the eve of the second T20 International against India, "Yes, I am retiring from T20 after the last match of this series. It was already decided." He said, "This is the right time to move on from this format and focus on ODIs." The 38-year-old has played 50 Tests, 232 ODIs, and 139 T20 Internationals for Bangladesh after making his debut in 2007. The former Bangladesh T20 captain said goodbye to his Test career in 2021.

Mahmudullah will be remembered as a big hitter.

Mahmadullah will be remembered as Bangladesh's Big Hitter. When he was given the role of match finisher in 2016, he accepted this challenge and won many matches for his team. He is fourth in the list of players who have played the most T20 matches. Mahmadullah has played 139 T20 international matches. Bangladesh team has a chance to make this last T20 series memorable.

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