Ziaur Rahman (Bangladeshi cricketer)

Mohammad Ziaur Rahman (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ জিয়াউর রহমান; born 2 December 1986 in Khulna) is a first-class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm fast medium bowler. Sometimes referred to on scoresheets by his nickname Joni,[1] he made his debut for Khulna Division in 2004/05 and played through the 2006/07 season. He also appeared for Bangladesh Under-19s in 2003/04 and the Bangladesh Cricket Board President's XI and Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy in 2006/07.[1] He is known as the "Hit man" of Bangladesh cricket team. In Bangladesh Cricket League 2012, he scored unbeaten 152 off 118 balls vs South Zone, where he smashed 15 sixes. Highest by any Bangladeshi player in any cricket format. Ziaur is also known for hitting sixes in every games.

Ziaur Rahman
জিয়াউর রহমান
Personal information
Full nameZiaur Rahman
Born (1986-12-03) 3 December 1986
Khulna, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test25 April 2013 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 106)23 March 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI17 June 2014 v India
T20I debut18 July 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I30 March 2014 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Duronto Rajshahi
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 11 65 68
Runs scored 14 122 2,087 907
Batting average 14 13.55 21.51 17.78
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/8 1/3
Top score 14 41 167 104*
Balls bowled 180 378 8,022 2,417
Wickets 4 10 159 58
Bowling average 17.75 29.00 24.46 33.48
5 wickets in innings 0 1 5 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/63 5/30 5/36 5/24
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 37/– 18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 March 2014

He has twice taken 5 wickets in an innings, with a best of 5 for 82 against Dhaka Division. He also took 5 for 24 against Sylhet Division in a one-day game. He made his ODI debut on 23 March 2013 against Sri Lanka in Hambantota and scored a golden duck.[2]

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Comilla Victorians team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[3]

References

  1. "Player Profile: Ziaur Rahman". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. "Player Profile: Ziaur Rahman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
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