Full name Qazi Manzarul Islam
Born May 4, 1984, Khulna
Died March 16, 2007, Kartikdanga, Khulna (aged 22 years 316 days)
Major teams Bangladesh, BCB Development Squad, Khulna Division
Nickname Rana
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 | |
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Tests | 6 | 11 | 1 | 257 | 69 | 25.70 | 692 | 37.13 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
ODIs | 25 | 21 | 5 | 331 | 63 | 20.68 | 668 | 49.55 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
First-class | 46 | 80 | 12 | 2466 | 151 | 36.26 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 0 | ||||
List A | 65 | 57 | 13 | 869 | 76* | 19.75 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
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Tests | 6 | 7 | 749 | 401 | 5 | 3/84 | 3/84 | 80.20 | 3.21 | 149.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 25 | 23 | 996 | 689 | 23 | 4/34 | 4/34 | 29.95 | 4.15 | 43.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 46 | 8164 | 3299 | 127 | 7/82 | 25.97 | 2.42 | 64.2 | 7 | 1 | |||
List A | 65 | 2944 | 1847 | 85 | 4/9 | 4/9 | 21.72 | 3.76 | 34.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, Feb 19-23, 2004 scorecard |
Last Test | Bangladesh v India at Chattogram, Dec 17-20, 2004 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Bangladesh v England at Chattogram, Nov 7, 2003 scorecard |
Last ODI | Bangladesh v Kenya at Fatullah, Mar 25, 2006 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 2000/01 |
Last First-class | Dhaka Division v Khulna Division at Fatullah, Mar 12-15, 2007 scorecard |
List A debut | 2000/01 |
Last List A | Bangladesh A v England A at Dhaka, Mar 11, 2007 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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2, 5/25, 31, 4/113 | Khulna Div | v Dhaka Div | Fatullah | 12 Mar 2007 | FC |
3/38, 34* | Bangladesh A | v England A | Dhaka | 11 Mar 2007 | LA |
20, 1/34 | Bangladesh A | v England A | Dhaka | 9 Mar 2007 | LA |
5, 2/41 | Bangladesh A | v England A | Bogra | 7 Mar 2007 | LA |
2/41, 9, 1/16, 23 | Khulna Div | v Sylhet Div | Khulna | 26 Feb 2007 | FC |
3/45, 41, 0/76, 22 | Khulna Div | v Barisal Div | Khulna | 20 Feb 2007 | FC |
0/13, 0, 7 | Bangladesh A | v Zimbabwe A | Dhaka | 11 Dec 2006 | FC |
6/47, 151, 1/53 | Khulna Div | v Chittagong D | Khulna | 3 Dec 2006 | FC |
120, 3/54, 38, 0/5 | Khulna Div | v Sylhet Div | Dhaka | 27 Nov 2006 | FC |
2/34, 15, 2/40, 36 | Khulna Div | v Barisal Div | Dhaka | 21 Nov 2006 | FC |
Bangladesh's Development XI didn't exactly live up to their billing when they were bundled to a thumpingly one-sided defeat in a one-day warm-up match against England in 2003-04. But for the young left-arm spinner, Manjural Islam Rana, there was a silver lining. His two cheap wickets, allied to a no-holds-barred 47 in a futile run-chase, were enough to earn him an international debut in the first ODI at Chittagong. Taking the place of Bangladesh's first-choice spinner, Mohammad Rafique, he celebrated by dismissing the England captain, Michael Vaughan, with his third ball - the first instance of a Bangladeshi taking a wicket in his first international over. He made his Test debut at Harare in 2003-04 but did not impress and has been sidelined since the series against India in December 2004. His best performances in the one-day format was a brace of four-wicket hauls, both Man-of-the-Match winning performances, to help level the series against Zimbabwe in January 2005. He died in a motor accident in March 2007 at the age of 22.
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