Sunzamul Islam

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 35) Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Nickname	Nayan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Bangladesh
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
Domestic team information
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
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/–
Medal record Representing  Bangladesh Men's Cricket South Asian Games 2010 Dhaka Team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 April 2024

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]