Full name Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
Born October 5, 1983, Norail, Jessore
Current age 24 years 225 days
Major teams Bangladesh,Asia XI
Also known as Koushik
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
29
54
4
555
79
11.10
792
70.07
0
2
65
16
8
0
ODIs
82
65
11
894
51*
16.55
1000
89.40
0
1
69
32
26
0
T20Is
9
8
2
90
36
15.00
85
105.88
0
0
4
5
1
0
First-class
42
75
6
1065
132*
15.43
1505
70.76
1
4
15
0
List A
92
75
13
1122
60*
18.09
1262
88.90
0
2
31
0
Twenty20
9
8
2
90
36
15.00
85
105.88
0
0
4
5
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
29
40
5015
2748
66
4/60
5/88
41.63
3.28
75.9
4
0
0
ODIs
82
82
4158
3217
106
6/26
6/26
30.34
4.64
39.2
4
1
0
T20Is
9
9
201
309
6
2/29
2/29
51.50
9.22
33.5
0
0
0
First-class
42
7200
3803
107
4/27
35.54
3.16
67.2
7
0
0
List A
92
4701
3549
129
6/26
6/26
27.51
4.52
36.4
5
2
0
Twenty20
9
9
201
309
6
2/29
2/29
51.50
9.22
33.5
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, Nov 8-12, 2001 scorecard
Last Test
Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Chittagong (MAA), Nov 23, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2001/02
Last First-class
Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2001/02
Last List A
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Young, quick and aggressive, Mashrafe Mortaza has emerged as the leader of Bangladesh's pack of upcoming young pacemen, although fitness remains a problem. He made great strides under the tutelage of Andy Roberts, working on his stamina, and he was given his first Test cap against Zimbabwe at Dhaka in 2001-02, in what was his first-class debut - indeed by mid-2006 he had played only seven first-class matches outside the Test arena. Though banging it in is his preferred style, Mashrafe proved adept at reining in his attacking instincts to concentrate on line and length. He excelled in the second Test against England in 2003-04, taking 4 for 60 in the first innings to keep Bangladesh in touch, but suffered a twisted knee towards the end of the game that kept him out of Tests for over a year. He was recalled towards the end of 2004, and subsequently enhanced his reputation on the inaugural tour of England, standing head and shoulders above his team-mates in a torrid series. He is not a complete mug with the bat. A persistent back injury caused him to return home early and miss the Test series in Sri Lanka in September 2005 - the sixth time he had failed to last throughout a tour - but he was back to face the Australians in April 2006, and removed Matthew Hayden early on to start the Aussies' embarrassment in the first Test at Fatullah. Mortaza broke Aftab Ahmed's national record when he took 6 for 26 to seal a 3-0 win in the one-day series against Kenya in August. Mortaza had a poor Champions Trophy in October-November during which he took only two wickets in three games but he struck form against Zimbabwe and Scotland in the one-day series that followed. Andrew Miller February 2007
