Sunzamul Islam (Bengali: সানজামুল ইসলাম; born 17 January 1990), also known as Sanjamul Islam,[1] is a Bangladeshi cricketer.[2] He was born in Rajshahi. [3][4]

Sunzamul Islam
Personal information
Born (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990 (age 34)
Rajshahi, Bangladesh
NicknameNayan
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 87)31 January 2018 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 124)19 May 2017 v Ireland
Last ODI23 January 2018 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.6
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2016/17Rajshahi Division
2012/13–2015/16North Zone
2014/15–2016Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club
2016/17Dhaka Dynamites
2017/18Chittagong Vikings
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 3 107 145
Runs scored 24 19 3,301 876
Batting average 24.00 19.00 24.09 16.22
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/12 0/1
Top score 24 19 172 53*
Balls bowled 270 150 22,027 6,781
Wickets 1 5 408 178
Bowling average 153.00 15.80 28.65 28.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0 25 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 7 0
Best bowling 1/153 2/22 9/80 5/30
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 63/– 41/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 April 2024
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Men's Cricket
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka Team

Domestic career

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In Round 2 of the 2016–17 Bangladesh Cricket League, playing for North Zone, he took 9 wickets for 80 runs in the second innings. He was named as man of the match.[5] His figures are the third-best by a Bangladeshi bowler in a first-class match.[6]

Along with Shuvagata Hom, he was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2016–17 Bangladesh Cricket League, with a total of 25 dismissals.[7] In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Chittagong Vikings team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[8] He was the leading wicket-taker for North Zone in the tournament, with 29 dismissals in six matches.[9] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Cumilla Warriors in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[10]

International career

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In March 2017, he was included in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka, although he did not play.[11] The following month, he was named in Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the matches against Sri Lanka, although again he did not play.[12] Later the same month, he was named in Bangladesh's ODI squads for the 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series and the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.[13] He made his ODI debut for Bangladesh against Ireland on 19 May 2017.[14] His debut went okay for him as he picked up two wickets while bowling at a healthy economy. Bangladesh went on to win the match by 8 wickets.

In January 2018, he was added to Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[15] He made his Test debut on 31 January 2018 against Sri Lanka.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Cricket Archive profile".
  2. ^ "Sunzamul Islam". bpllivescore.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Premier League BPL T20 2015 Schedule Fixtures". cricketwa.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh A squad named for African tour". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Cricket League, Central Zone (Bangladesh) v North Zone (Bangladesh) at Chittagong, Feb 4-7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Sunzamul's 9 for 80 demolishes Central Zone". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Cricket League, 2016/17 Records: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh Cricket League, 2018/19 - North Zone (Bangladesh): Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  10. ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Sunzamul, Shuvagata called in to Bangladesh ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Uncapped Mohammad Saifuddin in Bangladesh T20I squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Shafiul Islam back in Bangladesh squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Ireland Tri-Nation Series, 4th Match: Ireland v Bangladesh at Dublin (Malahide), May 19, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Finger injury rules Shakib out of first Sri Lanka Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  16. ^ "1st Test, Sri Lanka Tour of Bangladesh at Chittagong, Jan 31 - Feb4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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