Manjural Islam Rana
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| Manjural Islam | ||||
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 Bangladesh |
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Batting style | Left-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Left-arm spin | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | ODIs | |||
| Matches | 6 | 25 | ||
| Runs scored | 257 | 331 | ||
| Batting average | 25.69 | 20.69 | ||
| 100s/50s | -/1 | -/1 | ||
| Top score | 63 | 63 | ||
| Balls bowled | 749 | 996 | ||
| Wickets | 5 | 23 | ||
| Bowling average | 80.20 | 29.95 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - | ||
| 10 wickets in match | - | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 3/84 | 4/34 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 3/- | 6/- | ||
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Source: [1], 25 March 2006 |
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Manjural Islam Rana (4 May 1984 – 16 March 2007), also known as Qazi Manjural Islam, was a Bangladeshi cricketer who played six Tests and 25 One Day Internationals for Bangladesh. Born in Khulna, Rana was a slow left arm orthodox bowler, who also played in the Surrey Championship for Old Mid-Whitgiftians. He was one of Bangladesh's school of left arm bowlers.
[edit] Career Highlights
Rana made his ODI debut against England at Chittagong in November 2003. Filling in for Mohammad Rafique he dismissed Michael Vaughan with just his third ball of the game and became the first Bangladeshi to take a wicket in his first international over. His Test debut came soon after, at Harare in 2003-04.
In May 2004 he took 3/21 in ten overs in an ODI against the West Indies in Kingstown, St Vincent. He also ran out the West Indian wicketkeeper, Ridley Jacobs. His efforts played a key part in ensuring the West Indies overhauled a paltry target of 144 with only one wicket to spare.
He was twice Man-of-the-Match against Zimbabwe in an ODI series in January 2005. In the series he took his career best figures of 4/34.
[edit] Death
Aged 22, he died in an accident in March 2007 while his former Bangladeshi teammates were in the World Cup in the Caribbean. The accident apparently happened when his motorcycle collided with a microbus and then hit an electric pole. Rana died of severe head injuries. Another Bangladeshi cricketer, Sajjadul Hasan was also killed in the accident. The Bangladesh team declared before their first World Cup match that they would play in memory of Rana. They wore black arm bands during the game, in which they picked up a memorable 5 wicket victory over India. Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar dedicated the win to Rana. At the end of the match he walked around the ground holding a picture of Rana and acknowledged the Bangladeshi spectators.
Rana's death at the age of 22 years, 316 days makes him the youngest Test cricketer to die.
[edit] References
- Player Profile: Manjural Islam Rana from Cricinfo
- Manzarul Islam Rana and fellow cricketer killed in road accident from tigercricket.com
- Bangladesh's Manjural Islam killed in road accident from Cricinfo, retrieved 16 March 2007
- Test Players who died before age of 35 from Cricinfo, retrieved 16 March 2007
