Elias Sunny

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Elias Sunny
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Elias Sunny
Born (1986-08-02) 2 August 1986 (age 37)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 60)21 October 2011 v West Indies
Last Test8 March 2013 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 101)3 December 2011 v Pakistan
Last ODI8 December 2012 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.19
T20I debut (cap 31)18 July 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I21 September 2012 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10Khulna Division
2004/05–2009/10Chittagong Division
2003/04–2010/11Dhaka Division
2011–2019/20Dhaka Metropolis
2013Barisal Burners
2013/14–2021Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 4 4 97 171
Runs scored 38 2 2,823 2,266
Batting average 7.60 1.00 22.05 20.60
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 3/12 0/7
Top score 20* 1* 176 87*
Balls bowled 863 204 19,659 8,116
Wickets 12 5 343 209
Bowling average 43.16 32.20 28.32 28.38
5 wickets in innings 1 0 17 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0
Best bowling 6/94 2/21 7/73 5/34
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 52/– 59/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 October 2023

Mohammad Elias Sunny (Bengali: ইলিয়াস সানি, born 2 August 1986) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. Sunny made his Test cricket debut in 2011 and has subsequently played both Test and limited overs cricket for the Bangladesh national team.

Career[edit]

Sunny made his first-class cricket debut for Dhaka Division in the 2003/04 season and has since played for Chittagong Division. He had played for Bangladesh under-17s in 2002/03.[1]

Sunny made his international debut in the first Test against the West Indies at Chittagong on 21 October 2011.[2] In the first innings he bowled 23 overs and took six wickets for 94 runs, finishing with match figures of 7/128.[2]

He made his Twenty20 International debut at Belfast in Northern Ireland in July 2012 against Ireland. He took 5/13 from his four overs, including a maiden to restrict the hosts to 119 runs.[3] He became the first bowler to take five wickets on T20I debut and won the Man of the Match award.[4] He is also the only bowler to take five wicket hauls on both Test and T20I debut.[4][5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Elias Sunny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Bangladesh vs West Indies 1st Test. (# 2010) cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2011
  3. ^ "1st T20I: Ireland v Bangladesh at Belfast, Jul 18, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Records – Twenty20 Internationals – Best figures in an innings on debut". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Records – Test matches – Best figures in a innings on debut". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

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