Bangladesh
Full name Imrul Kayes
Born February 2, 1987, Meherpur, Khulna
Current age 33 years 352 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Bangladesh A, Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, Chattogram Challengers, Gemcon Khulna, Khulna Division, Rangpur Riders, South Zone (Bangladesh)
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 39 | 76 | 2 | 1797 | 150 | 24.28 | 3742 | 48.02 | 3 | 4 | 240 | 11 | 35 | 0 |
ODIs | 78 | 78 | 2 | 2434 | 144 | 32.02 | 3423 | 71.10 | 4 | 16 | 238 | 37 | 21 | 0 |
T20Is | 14 | 13 | 0 | 119 | 36 | 9.15 | 134 | 88.80 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
First-class | 115 | 209 | 9 | 6880 | 204 | 34.40 | 18 | 23 | 105 | 0 | ||||
List A | 176 | 176 | 7 | 5737 | 144 | 33.94 | 7723 | 74.28 | 10 | 35 | 568 | 112 | 59 | 2 |
T20s | 128 | 126 | 11 | 2745 | 82* | 23.86 | 2338 | 117.40 | 0 | 12 | 249 | 106 | 44 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 39 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 115 | 23 | 308 | 227 | 3 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 75.66 | 4.42 | 102.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 176 | 5 | 36 | 38 | 2 | 2/18 | 2/18 | 19.00 | 6.33 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s | 128 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 0 | - | - | - | 6.60 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | South Africa v Bangladesh at Bloemfontein, Nov 19-22, 2008 scorecard |
Last Test | India v Bangladesh at Kolkata, Nov 22-24, 2019 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Bangladesh v New Zealand at Chattogram, Oct 14, 2008 scorecard |
Last ODI | Bangladesh v West Indies at Dhaka, Dec 11, 2018 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Bangladesh v Pakistan at Gros Islet, May 1, 2010 scorecard |
Last T20I | South Africa v Bangladesh at Potchefstroom, Oct 29, 2017 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Khulna Division v Dhaka Division at Khulna, Feb 14-17, 2007 scorecard |
Last First-class | East Zone (Bangladesh) v South Zone (Bangladesh) at Chattogram, Feb 22-25, 2020 scorecard |
List A debut | Khulna Division v Rajshahi Division at Fatullah, Mar 27, 2007 scorecard |
Last List A | Bangladesh A v Afghanistan A at Savar, Jul 29, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Ireland v Bangladesh A at Eglinton, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s | Gemcon Khulna v Gazi Group Chattogram at Dhaka, Dec 18, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Khulna | v Chattogram | Dhaka | 18 Dec 2020 | T20 |
25 | Khulna | v Chattogram | Dhaka | 14 Dec 2020 | T20 |
24 | Khulna | v Chattogram | Dhaka | 8 Dec 2020 | T20 |
27 | Khulna | v Rajshahi | Dhaka | 6 Dec 2020 | T20 |
37 | Khulna | v Barishal | Dhaka | 4 Dec 2020 | T20 |
29 | Khulna | v Dhaka | Dhaka | 30 Nov 2020 | T20 |
21 | Khulna | v Chattogram | Dhaka | 28 Nov 2020 | T20 |
0 | Khulna | v Rajshahi | Dhaka | 26 Nov 2020 | T20 |
0 | Khulna | v Barishal | Dhaka | 24 Nov 2020 | T20 |
53* | Mahmudullah | v Najmul XI | Dhaka | 25 Oct 2020 | Other OD |
Imrul Kayes is one half of Bangladesh's most successful opening partnership in Tests and ODIs. The other half is Tamim Iqbal, their most prolific opener. The pair holds the world record for the highest second-innings opening stand in Test cricket, which they achieved against Pakistan in 2015, when they stitched together 312, breaking a 55-year record set by Colin Cowdrey and Geoff Pullar in 1960.