Sunzamul Islam
Bangladeshi cricketer (born 1990)
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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]
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| Born | 17 January 1990 Rajshahi, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Nayan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 87) | 31 January 2018 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 124) | 19 May 2017 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 23 January 2018 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009/10–2016/17 | Rajshahi Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13–2015/16 | North Zone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/15–2016 | Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016/17 | Dhaka Dynamites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18 | Chittagong Vikings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Domestic career
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
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] He picked up two wickets on debut 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]
