Saiful Islam (cricketer, born 1969)

Mohammad Saiful Islam Khan (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ সাইফুল ইসলাম খান) (born April 14, 1969, in Dhaka) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 7 ODIs from 1990 to 1997. Originally from Mymensingh, Saiful played for the Bangladesh U-19 side in 1989.[1] He made his full ODI debut at Eden Garden Calcutta on 31 December 1990.[2] His best performance in ODI came at Sharjah against Sri Lanka in 1995. he took 4/36 to help Bangladesh bowl out their opposition for the first time in a full ODI.[3] He also played in the Bangladesh side that won the ICC Trophy in 1997. But with the emergence of a group of talented medium pacers he soon lost his place in the national side.

Saiful Islam
Cricket information
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
ODI debut31 December 1990 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI10 October 1997 v Kenya
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches - 7
Runs scored - 37
Batting average - 18.50
100s/50s - -/-
Top score - 22*
Balls bowled - 303
Wickets - 6
Bowling average - 42.66
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - n/a
Best bowling - 4/36
Catches/stumpings -/- -/-
Source: , 13 February 2006

References

  1. : Rafiqul Ameer."Looking Back: Bangladesh Cricket in the 80's". Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
  2. Cricinfo Scorecard : Bangladesh v Sri Lanka. (1990-12-31) (Retrieved on 2007-12-31)
  3. Cricinfo Scorecard : Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, (1995-04-06) (Retrieved on 2007-12-31)


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