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Mashrafe Mortaza

Full name:	Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
Born:	5th October 1983, Narail, Khulna, Bangladesh
Batting:	Right-hand batsman
Bowling:	Right-arm fast-medium
Biography:	He is sometimes referred to on scoresheets by his nickname Koushik
Teams:	Bangladesh (Test: 2001/02-2007/08); Bangladesh (ODI: 2001/02-2008); Asian Cricket Council XI (ODI: 2007); Bangladesh (Int Twenty20: 2006/07-2007/08); Khulna Division (Main FC: 2002/03-2007/08); Khulna Division (Main ListA: 2002/03-2007/08); All teams
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Articles:	Butt breaks record as Pakistan whitewash Bangladesh
	Pakistan downs Bangladesh by seven wickets
	Sangakkara has opportunity to make his mark
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Pictures:	Mashrafe Mortaza bowls during a practice session
	Mashrafe Mortaza celebrates after taking the wicket of Ajit Agarkar
	Masrafe Mortaza celebrates the wicket of Younis Khan
	Mashrafe Mortaza bowling at Mohammad Rafique
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The spearhead of the Bangladesh attack for some time now Mashrafe Mortaza has emerged as a paceman of much promise. He was fortunate to have his early tutelage under the watchful eyes of Andy Roberts. Working hard on every aspect of fast bowling he was capped against Zimbabwe at Dhaka in 2001-2002. Incidentally this was his first class debut. Starting out as a teenager who loved to bow last he has over the years cut down on speed concentrating on line and length and this has yielded dividends. He had four for 60 in the first innings against England in the second Test at Chittagong in 2003-04 including the wickets of Nasser Hussain, Michael Vaughan and Graham Thorpe the last two in three balls. In England in 2005 out of the six wickets that Bangladesh took in the two Tests Mortaza accounted for four impressing with his speed, swing and accuracy. In August 2006 he took six for 26 in the third ODI against Kenya to star in his teams first series win on foreign soil. With the bat he can be a pretty hard striker of the ball as underlined by a career strike rate of 97.5 in ODIs.
Profile DateLine: 19th February 2007

Test Career Batting and Fielding (2001/02-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Bangladesh	29	54	4	555	79	11.10	0	2	70.07	8

Test Career Bowling (2001/02-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Bangladesh	5015	170	2748	66	4-60	41.63	0	0	75.98	3.28

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2001/02-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	42	75	6	1065	132*	15.43	1	4	70.76	15

First-Class Career Bowling (2001/02-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	7200	249	3803	107	4-27	35.54	0	0	67.28	3.16

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2001/02-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Bangladesh	87	69	12	933	51*	16.36	0	1	87.60	28
Asian Cricket Council XI	2	2	0	14	13	7.00	0	0	70.00	1
Overall	89	71	12	947	51*	16.05	0	1	87.28	29

One-Day International Career Bowling (2001/02-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Bangladesh	4387	64	3419	111	6-26	30.80	4	1	39.52	4.67
Asian Cricket Council XI	95	1	108	1	1-57	108.00	0	0	95.00	6.82
Overall	4482	65	3527	112	6-26	31.49	4	1	40.01	4.72

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2001/02-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	99	81	14	1175	60*	17.53	0	2	87.23	34

One-Day Career Bowling (2001/02-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	5025	77	3859	135	6-26	28.58	5	2	37.22	4.60

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Bangladesh	9	8	2	90	36	15.00	0	0	105.88	1

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Bangladesh	201	0	309	6	2-29	51.50	0	0	33.50	9.22

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	9	8	2	90	36	15.00	0	0	105.88	1

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	201	0	309	6	2-29	51.50	0	0	33.50	9.22