Taijul Islam

Taijul Islam
Personal information
Full name
Taijul Islam
Born (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992
Natore, Bangladesh
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 73)5 September 2014 v West Indies
Last Test20 April 2025 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 116)1 December 2014 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI15 March 2024 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.12
T20I debut (cap 64)13 September 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I15 September 2019 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2014Rajshahi Division
2012–2013Duronto Rajshahi
2013Prime Doleshwar SC
2013Prime Bank CC
2014North Zone
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 54 20 2 111
Runs scored 802 110 0 1,683
Batting average 9.90 10.00 11.44
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/2
Top score 47 39* 0* 64
Balls bowled 14,328 1050 42 27,688
Wickets 232 31 1 486
Bowling average 31.43 25.96 58.00 29.09
5 wickets in innings 16 1 0 35
10 wickets in match 2 0 0 7
Best bowling 8/39 5/28 1/26 8/39
Catches/stumpings 26/– 3/– 0/– 57/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 June 2025

Taijul Islam (Bengali: তাইজুল ইসলাম; born 7 February 1992) is a Bangladeshi left-arm orthodox spinner who plays for the Bangladesh national cricket team. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in September 2014.

Taijul Islam was selected for Bangladesh A after a strong 2013–14 domestic season, and went on to make his Test debut for Bangladesh on its 2014 tour of the West Indies. He took a five-wicket haul on debut, and, when Zimbabwe toured Bangladesh later in the year, took figures of 8/39, the best figures by any Bangladeshi at Test level. He made his ODI debut later in the series, and took a hat-trick, becoming the first ever player to do so on debut.