Full name Taijul Islam
Born February 7, 1992, Natore
Current age 27 years 312 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Bangladesh Under-19s, Bangladesh Under-23s, Duronto Rajshahi, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club, Rajshahi Division, Rajshahi Royals, Sylhet Sixers
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 27 | 45 | 6 | 374 | 39* | 9.58 | 941 | 39.74 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
ODIs | 6 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 39* | 21.00 | 77 | 81.81 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
T20Is | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | - | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 70 | 103 | 19 | 1051 | 64 | 12.51 | 2072 | 50.72 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 8 | 40 | 0 |
List A | 96 | 56 | 17 | 499 | 57* | 12.79 | 746 | 66.89 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 7 | 42 | 0 |
T20s | 73 | 23 | 9 | 155 | 22* | 11.07 | 182 | 85.16 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 27 | 47 | 6490 | 3475 | 106 | 8/39 | 11/170 | 32.78 | 3.21 | 61.2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
ODIs | 6 | 6 | 342 | 220 | 6 | 4/11 | 4/11 | 36.66 | 3.85 | 57.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 2 | 2 | 42 | 58 | 1 | 1/26 | 1/26 | 58.00 | 8.28 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 70 | 122 | 16113 | 8528 | 282 | 8/39 | 12/122 | 30.24 | 3.17 | 57.1 | 13 | 21 | 5 |
List A | 96 | 96 | 4864 | 3774 | 127 | 6/19 | 6/19 | 29.71 | 4.65 | 38.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
T20s | 73 | 71 | 1343 | 1596 | 68 | 3/10 | 3/10 | 23.47 | 7.13 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | West Indies v Bangladesh at Kingstown, Sep 5-9, 2014 scorecard |
Last Test | India v Bangladesh at Kolkata, Nov 22-24, 2019 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, Dec 1, 2014 scorecard |
Last ODI | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Jul 31, 2019 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, Sep 13, 2019 scorecard |
Last T20I | Bangladesh v Afghanistan at Dhaka, Sep 15, 2019 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Barisal Division v Rajshahi Division at Fatullah, Apr 10-13, 2011 scorecard |
Last First-class | India v Bangladesh at Kolkata, Nov 22-24, 2019 scorecard |
List A debut | Bangladesh Under-23s v Sri Lanka Under-23s at Singapore, Aug 18, 2013 scorecard |
Last List A | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Jul 31, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Duronto Rajshahi v Khulna Royal Bengals at Dhaka, Feb 26, 2012 scorecard |
Last T20s | Rajshahi Royals v Sylhet Thunder at Dhaka, Dec 13, 2019 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0/15 | Royals | v Thunder | Dhaka | 13 Dec 2019 | T20 |
1/23 | Royals | v Platoon | Dhaka | 12 Dec 2019 | T20 |
1/80, 11 | Bangladesh | v India | Kolkata | 22 Nov 2019 | Test # 2369 |
1, 0/120, 6 | Bangladesh | v India | Indore | 14 Nov 2019 | Test # 2366 |
6, 1/12 | Rajshahi Div | v Rangpur Div | Cox's Bazar | 26 Oct 2019 | FC |
29, 2/97, 9, 0/40 | Rajshahi Div | v Khulna Div | Khulna | 17 Oct 2019 | FC |
4/92, 5, 5/105 | Rajshahi Div | v Dhaka Div | Fatullah | 10 Oct 2019 | FC |
0/32, 0* | Bangladesh | v Afghanistan | Dhaka | 15 Sep 2019 | T20I # 883 |
1/26 | Bangladesh | v Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 13 Sep 2019 | T20I # 881 |
4/116, 14, 2/86, 0 | Bangladesh | v Afghanistan | Chattogram | 5 Sep 2019 | Test # 2361 |
Taijul Islam is another in a long line of left-arm spinners that Bangladesh have produced, but in his first international season he has come up with two outstanding displays which have made him stand out. In only his third Test, against ZImbabwe in Mirpur, he took 8 for 39, the best figures by a Bangladesh bowler in Tests. A month later, making his ODI debut against the same opponents at the same venue, he took a hat-trick, becoming the first bowler ever to take a hat-trick on ODI debut.