Elias Sunny

Elias Sunny
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Elias Sunny
Born	2 August 1986 (age 38); Dhaka, Bangladesh
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Bangladesh;
Test debut (cap 60)	21 October 2011 v West Indies
Last Test	8 March 2013 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 101)	3 December 2011 v Pakistan
Last ODI	8 December 2012 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.	19
Domestic team information
2009/10	Khulna Division
2004/05–2009/10	Chittagong Division
2003/04–2010/11	Dhaka Division
2011–present	Dhaka Metropolis
2012	Nagenahira Nagas
2013	Barisal Burners
2015–present	Rangpur Riders
Career statistics
	Source: [1], 12 March 2013

Elias Sunny (Template:Lang-bn, born 2 August 1986) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. Sunny made his Test debut in 2011 and played his One Day International the following year. He is a Slow left-arm orthodox bowler.

Career

He made his first-class debut for Dhaka Division in Bangladesh in 2003–04 and has played for Chittagong Division in subsequent years. He is an all rounder and played for Bangladesh Under-17s in 2002/03.

This left-handed batsman scored 978 runs in 31 first-class matches up to the end of the 2006–07 season. His only first-class century, an impressive 176, came against Barisal Division. He has taken 97 wickets with his slow left arm orthodox spin at a cost of 29.21 with a best of 5 for 46 against Khulna Division.

In 23 list A one-day matches he's scored 193 runs at 13.78 and taken 34 wickets at 36.32.

International

Sunny made his international debut in the 1st Test vs West Indies on 21 October 2011.^[1] In the first innings he took 6–94 (23 overs) and finished with match figures of 7–128 (29 overs).^[1]

He made his T20I debut along with Abul Hasan and Ziaur Rahman at Stormont (cricket ground) near Belfast in Northern Ireland in July 2012 against Ireland. He took 5/13 from his 4 overs, including a maiden to restrict the hosts to 119/8 and thus result in an emphatic 71 run win. He took the wickets of Ed Joyce, Niall O'Brien, John Mooney, Alex Cusack and Trent Johnston to win the Man of the Match award. He bettered the 4-year-old world record for best figures on T20I debut 4/15 by Ajantha Mendis (against Zimbabwe cricket team at Maple Leaf Cricket Club at King City in Canada) in October 2008, which was again surpassed by Mendis in September later.

Elias Sunny is the first and only player in history to take 5 wicket haul on T20I debut which is considered as a rare feat and still has the best bowling figures on T20I debut(5/13 in 4 overs) ^[2] Elias Sunny is also the only bowler to pick up 5 wicket hauls on both Test and T20I debut.

Test five wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	6/94	1	West Indies	Chittagong,Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium	2011	Drawn^[1]

T20I five wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	5/13	1	Ireland	Belfast, Ireland	Civil Service Cricket Club	2012	Won^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Bangladesh vs West Indies 1st Test. (# 2010) cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2011
^ "Records | Twenty20 Internationals | Bowling records | Best figures in a innings on debut | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
^ "1st T20I: Ireland v Bangladesh at Belfast, Jul 18, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

External links

[debut-1] Bangladesh vs West Indies 1st Test. (# 2010) cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2011

[2] "Records | Twenty20 Internationals | Bowling records | Best figures in a innings on debut | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

[3] "1st T20I: Ireland v Bangladesh at Belfast, Jul 18, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

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