Sunzamul Islam ( bn, সানজামুল ইসলাম; born 17 January 1990), also known as Sanjamul Islam, is a Bangladeshi

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er. He was born in

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Domestic career

In Round 2 of the 2016–17 Bangladesh Cricket League, playing for North Zone, he took 9 wickets for 80 runs in the second innings. He was named as man of the match. His figures are the third-best by a Bangladeshi bowler in a first-class match. Along with

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, he was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2016–17 Bangladesh Cricket League, with a total of 25 dismissals. In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the

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team, following the draft for the

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. He was the leading wicket-taker for North Zone in the tournament, with 29 dismissals in six matches. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the

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in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.

International career

In March 2017, he was included in Bangladesh's

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(ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka, although he did not play. The following month, he was named in Bangladesh's

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(T20I) squad for the matches against Sri Lanka, although again he did not play. Later the same month, he was named in Bangladesh's ODI squads for the 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series and the

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. He made his ODI debut for Bangladesh against Ireland on 19 May 2017. His debut went okay for him as he picked up two wickets while bowling at a healthy economy. Bangladesh went on to win the match by 8 wickets. In January 2018, he was added to Bangladesh's

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squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his Test debut on 31 January 2018 against Sri Lanka.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, Sunzamul 1990 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Bangladesh North Zone cricketers People from Rajshahi District Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club cricketers Brothers Union cricketers Comilla Victorians cricketers Rajshahi Division cricketers Khulna Royal Bengals cricketers Dhaka Dynamites cricketers Chittagong Vikings cricketers South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in cricket