Taijul Islam

Taijul Islam

Bangladeshi Left Arm Bowl
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
2 Mat
7 Overs
58 Runs
1 W
8.28 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Taijul Islam
Date of Birth February 7, 1992
Age 32 Years
Nationality Bangladeshi
Birth Place Natore, Bangladesh
Height 1.65m
Role Bowler
Batting Style Left-hand Bat
Bowling Style Slow Left-arm Orthodox
Past Team(s)
Debut December 1, 2014
Jersey No. 12

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
SA vs BAN 30 & 1 95 & 14 1 & 0 0 & 0 31.58 & 7.14 52.2 198 5 3.78
BAN vs SA 16 & 7 31 & 7 2 & 1 0 & 0 51.61 & 100.00 36 & 11 122 & 43 5 & 3 3.39 & 3.91
BAN vs IND 5 & 0 8 & 13 1 & 0 0 & 0 62.50 & 0.00 7 & 5.2 54 & 36 0 & 1 7.71 & 6.75
SL vs BAN 22 & 14 61 & 28 1 & 2 0 & 0 36.07 & 50.00 32 & 4 106 & 13 0 & 0 3.31 & 3.25
SL vs BAN 47 & 6 80 & 15 6 & 1 0 & 0 58.75 & 40.00 13 & 20.4 31 & 75 1 & 2 2.38 & 3.63

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 20 12 110 174 1 10.00 63.21 0 0 39 10 1 3 0
TESTs 45 74 565 1549 11 8.96 36.47 0 0 39 66 2 22 0
T20Is 2 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T20s 101 30 187 236 13 11.00 79.23 0 0 22 14 2 19 0
LISTAs 129 78 690 1028 22 12.32 67.12 0 1 57 57 11 49 0
FIRSTCLASS 103 158 1535 3354 25 11.54 45.76 0 2 64 199 8 53 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 20 20 175 805 31 25.96 4.60 5/28 1 0
TESTs 45 80 2036.5 6106 195 31.31 2.99 11/170 12 2
T20Is 2 2 7 58 1 58.00 8.28 1/26 0 0
T20s 101 98 299.5 2166 85 25.48 7.22 3/10 0 0
LISTAs 129 129 1093.4 5112 178 28.71 4.67 6/19 3 0
FIRSTCLASS 103 180 4299.3 13074 449 29.11 3.04 12/122 31 7

Taijul Islam News

ICC World Test Championship points table (Updated) as on December 2 after BAN vs NZ 2023 1st Test ICC World Test Championship points table (Updated) as on December 2 after BAN vs NZ 2023 1st Test
ICC World Test Championship points table (Updated) as on December 2 after BAN vs NZ 2023 1st Test
5 records broken in Bangladesh's 150-run win over New Zealand in 1st Test 5 records broken in Bangladesh's 150-run win over New Zealand in 1st Test
5 records broken in Bangladesh's 150-run win over New Zealand in 1st Test
Tamim Iqbal returns to lead Bangladesh in ODI series against England Tamim Iqbal returns to lead Bangladesh in ODI series against England
Tamim Iqbal returns to lead Bangladesh in ODI series against England
Brad Hogg’s candid confession on referring to Taijul Islam as ‘Taj Mahal’: “Didn’t mean that, it was a slip of tongue” Brad Hogg’s candid confession on referring to Taijul Islam as ‘Taj Mahal’: “Didn’t mean that, it was a slip of tongue”
Brad Hogg’s candid confession on referring to Taijul Islam as ‘Taj Mahal’: “Didn’t mean that, it was a slip of tongue”
Cheteshwar Pujara on falling short of hundred: “Sometimes, we just pay attention to the three-figure mark” Cheteshwar Pujara on falling short of hundred: “Sometimes, we just pay attention to the three-figure mark”
Cheteshwar Pujara on falling short of hundred: “Sometimes, we just pay attention to the three-figure mark”

Taijul Islam: A Brief Biography

Source: Taijul Islam's Instagram
Source: Taijul Islam's Instagram

Taijul Islam is a Bangladeshi cricketer born on February 7, 1992, in the district of Natore in Bangladesh. He is a slow left-arm orthodox spinner and is a left-handed batter.

Islam is one of the many left-arm spinners who has appeared for Bangladesh from their crop of spin department. He has been a Test specialist for the Tigers and has become one of their bowling mainstays in home conditions.

Taijul Islam: Along the Years

YearAgeAchievement
201119Made First-class debut for Rajshahi Division
201220Made T20 debut for Duronto Rajshahi
201321Made List-A debut for Bangladesh Under-23s
201422Made Test debut against West Indies
201422Took maiden Test five-wicket haul against West Indies
201422Made ODI debut against Zimbabwe
201522Played in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
201927Made T20I debut against Zimbabwe
202230Took maiden ODI five-wicket haul against West Indies

Taijul Islam Records

  • Sixth Bangladeshi bowler to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut

  • Best figures by a Bangladeshi bowler in an innings in Tests (8/39)

  • First cricketer to take a hat-trick on ODI debut

  • Second Bangladeshi bowler to take 100 wickets in Tests

  • Second-most five-wicket hauls for Bangladesh in Tests (12)

  • Second-highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Tests

Taijul Islam Awards and Accolades

  • Nominated for the ICC Player of the Month in December 2023

  • Player of the Tournament in Bangladesh Cricket League 2014

Taijul Islam Career

Taijul Islam has represented the Bangladesh cricket team across formats for around a decade. In the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the spinner plays for Fortune Barishal and was part of the victorious Barishal squad that won the BPL 2024 edition.

Taijul Islam Domestic Career

Taijul Islam made his domestic debut for Rajshahi Division against Barisal Division in Fatullah during the National Cricket League 2010-11 season. On his first-class (FC) debut, Islam was dismissed for a duck in the first innings. However, he grabbed a four-wicket haul in the second innings and picked up a couple of wickets in the fourth. In the inaugural edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), he made his T20 debut for Duronto Rajshahi against Khulna Royal Bengals on February 26, 2012, in Mirpur. He picked up a solitary wicket on his T20 debut.

In the ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2013, Islam made his List-A debut for the Bangladesh Under-23s against the Sri Lanka Under-23s in Singapore on August 18, 2013. He went wicketless in the first innings and was dismissed for a golden duck in the second.

Taijul Islam International Career

Taijul Islam has been a revelation for the Bangladesh cricket team in the longest format of the game. His slow left-arm orthodox has been crucial in setting up many famous victories for the Tigers.

Taijul Islam ODI Career

In the fifth and final ODI of Zimbabwe’s tour of Bangladesh in 2014, Taijul Islam made his ODI debut on December 1, 2014, in Mirpur. He etched his name in the history books by becoming the first cricketer in the history of ODI cricket to take a hat-trick on his debut.

Islam featured for Bangladesh in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 held in Australia and New Zealand. He took his maiden ODI five-wicket haul against West Indies in Providence in Bangladesh’s tour of West Indies in 2022.

Taijul Islam Test Career

Taijul Islam made his international debut for Bangladesh against West Indies in the first Test during Bangladesh’s tour of the West Indies on September 5, 2014. He picked up a five-wicket haul and became only the sixth Bangladeshi to take a five-wicket haul on his Test debut.

In a Test match against Zimbabwe, Islam registered his career-best figures of 8/39 in the second innings. With that haul, he also recorded the best-ever figures registered by a Bangladeshi in an innings in their short Test history. He has taken the second-most five-fors for Bangladesh in Test cricket and is the second-leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Tests, only behind Shakib Al Hasan respectively.

In a Test against Afghanistan in 2019, he raced past the 100-wicket mark in his 25th Test. He became the second Bangladeshi to do so after Shakib Al Hasan.

New Zealand v Bangladesh - 2nd Test: Day 4
New Zealand v Bangladesh - 2nd Test: Day 4 (Source: Getty Images)

Taijul Islam T20I Career

Five years after making his international debut, Taijul Islam made his T20I debut for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on September 13, 2019, in the first T20I of the Tri-series involving hosts Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Zimbabwe. He picked up a wicket of the very first ball that he bowled in T20Is by dismissing opener, Brendan Taylor.

FAQs on Taijul Islam

A. Taijul Islam started his international cricket career for Bangladesh on September 5, 2014, in a Test match against Zimbabwe.

A. Taijul Islam plays for Fortune Barishal in the Bangladesh Premier League.

A. Taijul Islam registered his career-best figures of 8/39 in a Test against Zimbabwe in 2014.

A. Taijul Islam holds the record of becoming the first cricketer to take a hat-trick on his ODI debut.

A. Taijul Islam was part of the Fortune Barishal squad that won the BPL 2024.