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Soumya Sarkar

Soumya Sarkar
Personal information
Full name Soumya Sarkar
Born (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 24)
Satkhira, Khulna, Bangladesh
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Role Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 76) 28 April 2015 v Pakistan
Last Test 14–18 March 2017 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 115) 1 December 2014 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 31 March 2017 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no. 59
Last T20I 06 April 2017 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years Team
2015–present South Zone
2015-present Rangpur Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 15 36 48
Runs scored 107 692 1802 1619
Batting average 21.40 49.52 28.15 35.97
100s/50s -/- 2/4 1/12 2/11
Top score 37 127* 127 127*
Balls bowled 184 42 1500 594
Wickets 1 19 16
Bowling average 115.00 46.26 31.25
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/45 5/34 3/25
Catches/stumpings –/– 11/– 28/– 23/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 July 2015

Soumya Sarkar (Bengali: সৌম্য সরকার) (born 25 February 1993 in Satkhira) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a Left handed batsman and right arm fast medium bowler.

Sarkar is a top-order batsman, who was a part of the 2010 and 2012 Under-19 World Cup teams. In the 2012 Under-19 World Cup, Sarkar came into the spotlight after 'dangerous Australia's Jimmy Peirson. He made his First-Class debut for Khulna Division against Dhaka Division in the 2010-11 season. In November 2013, he was included in Bangladesh's T20 squad for a one-off game against New Zealand, but did not find a place in the final XI. Sarkar was included in the squad for Bangladesh's home series against Zimbabwe and made his debut in the final ODI in December 2014. He was subsequently named in the 2015 World cup in Australia-New Zealand.

Sarkar plays for the Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League, Khulna Division in the National Cricket League, and Prime Bank Cricket Club in the Dhaka Premier Division. He made his One Day International debut for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on 1 December 2014. Soumya got his first one day international ton against Pakistan at Sher-e-Ban National Cricket Stadium. He represented Bangladesh in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Soumya Sarkar holds the record along with Mohammad Kaif and Umar Akmal for taking the most number of catches in a single World Cup match(4)


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