Sussex sign Bangladesh star Mustafizur Rahman

Sussex have signed Bangladesh left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman for this season's NatWest T20 Blast competition.

Mustafizur, 20, will become the first ever Bangladesh international to play for Sussex.

He burst on to the international scene last year, taking 4-37 against South Africa on his Test debut. He made his ODI debut against India in Dhaka last summer and became only the tenth bowler in the history of the game to take a five-wicket haul on debut, helping his side to a famous victory.

His best ODI haul of 6-43 came in the next match against India, and he currently has 26 wickets at an average of 12.34.

Mustafizur has also featured eight times for his country in international T20 cricket, and is set to feature in this season's IPL for the Sunrisers Hyderabad as one of their seven overseas players.

He is available for the whole of the Sharks' NatWest T20 Blast campaign, subject to Sunrisers' IPL progress, and he will remain in Hove for around another month, featuring in the Royal London One-Day Cup.

Mustafizur said: "I am very excited to get an opportunity in county cricket. It has always been an ambition of mine to play in England and I am thankful to Sussex for this opportunity.

"I hope I can repay the faith they have shown in me with my performances on the field."

Sussex head coach Mark Davis said: "I am really excited to have Mustafizur join us at Sussex Cricket. He is a cricketer with incredible ability and is currently one of the bright young talents of world cricket.

"His unorthodox bowling variations make him a very difficult customer to bat against, and he will be a brilliant addition to our team."