Manjural Islam Rana

Manjural Islam Rana

Personal information
Full name	Qazi Manjural Islam
Born	(1984-05-04)4 May 1984 Mujgunni, Khulna, Bangladesh
Died	16 March 2007(2007-03-16) (aged 22) Kartikdanga, Khulna, Bangladesh
Nickname	Rana
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm orthodox spin
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2003–2006)
Test debut (cap 35)	19 February 2004 v Zimbabwe
Last Test	20 December 2004 v India
ODI debut (cap 69)	7 November 2003 v England
Last ODI	25 March 2006 v Kenya
ODI shirt no.	96
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000/01–2006/07	Khulna Division
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 6 25 46 65 Runs scored 257 331 2,466 869 Batting average 25.70 20.68 36.26 19.75 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 4/8 0/3 Top score 69 63 151 76* Balls bowled 749 996 8,164 2,944 Wickets 5 23 127 85 Bowling average 80.20 29.95 25.97 21.72 5 wickets in innings 0 0 7 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0 Best bowling 3/84 4/34 7/82 4/9 Catches/stumpings 3/– 6/– 32/– 21/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2007

Manjural Islam Rana (4 May 1984 – 16 March 2007), also known as Qazi Manjural Islam, was a Bangladeshi cricketer who played six Tests and 25 One Day Internationals for Bangladesh. Born in Khulna, he was a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He played for Khulna Division at domestic level and made his One Day International (ODI) debut in November 2003 against England. Three months later, Rana played his first Test against Zimbabwe. On 16 March 2007, he died of severe head injuries sustained in a road traffic accident at the age of 22.^[1]