Shoriful Islam

Not to be confused with Shohidul Islam or Shariful Islam.

Shoriful Islam
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Shoriful Islam
Born (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 23)
Panchagarh, Bangladesh
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1][2]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium fast
RoleBowler
RelationsFardin Sheikh Chandni (wife) [3]
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 97)29 April 2021 v Sri Lanka
Last Test21 August 2024 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 136)25 May 2021 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI23 December 2023 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.47
T20I debut (cap 70)28 March 2021 v New Zealand
Last T20I31 March 2023 v Ireland
T20I shirt no.47
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 11 33 31 16
Runs scored 138 83 24 90
Batting average 8.62 7.54 4.00 6.42
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 26 16 6 26
Balls bowled 1014 1472 595 2160
Wickets 15 51 34 39
Bowling average 34.73 26.66 25.64 28.58
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/28 4/21 3/21 7/54
Catches/stumpings 3/– 3/– 4/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 October 2023

Mohammad Shoriful Islam (Bangla: মোহাম্মদ শরিফুল ইসলাম; born 3 June 2001) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in March 2021.[4]

Domestic and under-19 career

Shoriful made his first-class debut for Rajshahi Division in the 2017–18 National Cricket League on 15 September 2017.[5] He made his List A debut for Prime Bank Cricket Club in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 7 February 2018.[6]

Shoriful was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Prime Bank Cricket Club in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, with 17 dismissals in 8 matches.[7]

Shoriful made his Twenty20 debut for Bangladesh A against Ireland A on 13 August 2018.[8] The next day, he was one of twelve debutants to be selected for a 31-man preliminary squad for Bangladesh ahead of the 2018 Asia Cup.[9]

In October 2018, Shoriful was named in the squad for the Khulna Titans team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[10] In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[11] In December 2019, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[12]

In July 2024, he was selected to play for Kandy Falcons in the 2024 Lanka Premier League.

International career

In January 2021, Shoriful was one of four uncapped players to be named in a preliminary squad for the One Day International (ODI) series against the West Indies.[13] Later the same month, he was named in Bangladesh's ODI squad for their matches against the West Indies.[14][15] The following month, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for their series against New Zealand.[16] He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh on 28 March 2021, against New Zealand.[17]

In April 2021, Shoriful was named in Bangladesh's preliminary Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka,[18][19] before being named in the final 15-man squad for the first Test.[20] He made his Test debut on 29 April 2021, for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka.[21] In May 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's ODI squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[22] He made his ODI debut for Bangladesh on 25 May 2021, against Sri Lanka.[23]

In September 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[24] In September 2022, he was named in Bangladesh' squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[25]

In September 2023, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[26] On 23 December 2023, during the third ODI against New Zealand, he became the third fastest bowler for Bangladesh, in terms of matches (32), to take 50 wickets in ODIs.[27]

In May 2024, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[28]

References

  1. ^ "Domestic games can unlock potential". The Daily Star. 6 October 2018. Left-arm seamer Shoriful announced himself at the age of 16 when he made his first-class debut last year for Rajshahi Division. The six-feet-three-inch tall bowler[...]
  2. ^ "Two new frontrunners to pick up pace baton". The Daily Star. 14 January 2021. Young Shoriful showed his talent and aggression during Bangladesh's ICC Under-19 World Cup-winning campaign last year, where the youngster impressed with a consistent line and length. The six feet three inches tall pacer uses his height well[...]
  3. ^ "স্ত্রীর সামনে প্রথম হ্যাটট্রিক শরিফুলের".
  4. ^ "Shoriful Islam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Tier 2, National Cricket League at Rajshahi, Sep 15-18 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. ^ "4th match, Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Fatullah, Feb 7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, 2017/18: Prime Bank Cricket Club". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  8. ^ "1st unofficial T20, Bangladesh A Tour of Ireland at Dublin, Aug 13 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Liton Das recalled as Bangladesh reveal preliminary squad for Asia Cup 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Media Release : ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018: Bangladesh emerging squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Media Release : ICC U19 CWC South Africa 2020 : Bangladesh Under 19 Team Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  13. ^ "No place for Mashrafe against West Indies". The Daily Star. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Shakib Al Hasan named in Bangladesh squad for West Indies ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Shoriful Islam's Bangladesh call-up causes much delight but little surprise". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Bangladesh leave out Taijul Islam for New Zealand tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  17. ^ "1st T20I, Hamilton, Mar 28 2021, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Media Release : Bangladesh Preliminary Squad for Tour of Sri Lanka 2021 announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Uncapped Mukidul, Shohidul in Bangladesh 21-player Test squad that will travel to Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Uncapped Shoriful in Bangladesh squad for first Sri Lanka Test". BD Crictime. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  21. ^ "2nd Test, Kandy, Apr 29 - May 3 2021, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Bangladesh drop Najmul Hossain Shanto for first two ODIs against Sri Lanka, Shakib Al Hasan returns". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  23. ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), Dhaka, May 25 2021, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  24. ^ "No surprises as Bangladesh name Mahmudullah-led squad for T20 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  25. ^ "Veteran star missing as Bangladesh name T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  26. ^ "Senior player misses out as Bangladesh reveal CWC23 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  27. ^ আনোয়ার, সাইফুল্লাহ্ বিন (23 December 2023). "বাংলাদেশের ঐতিহাসিক জয়ের ম্যাচের যত রেকর্ড". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  28. ^ "Bangladesh Squad for Upcoming T20 World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 6 June 2024.