	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	6	12	4	37	19	4.62	95	38.94	6	0	0
ODIs	39	21	7	64	15	4.57	156	41.02	6	0	8
T20Is	8	3	1	7	6	3.50	9	77.77	1	0	1
First-class	42	65	22	445	33	10.34	1080	41.20			7
List A	73	43	12	255	41	8.22					13
Twenty20	8	3	1	7	6	3.50	9	77.77	1	0	1

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	6	8	879	573	12	4/129	4/129	47.75	3.91	73.2	1	0	0
ODIs	39	39	2025	1448	50	4/22	4/22	28.96	4.29	40.5	1	0	0
T20Is	8	8	174	202	4	1/10	1/10	50.50	6.96	43.5	0	0	0
First-class	42		7083	3463	119	8/67		29.10	2.93	59.5	7	3	2
List A	73		3701	2580	99	5/35	5/35	26.06	4.18	37.3	2	1	0
Twenty20	8	8	174	202	4	1/10	1/10	50.50	6.96	43.5	0	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Sep 12-14, 2005 scorecard
Last Test	Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Kandy, Jul 11-14, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Aug 31, 2005 scorecard
Last ODI	South Africa v Bangladesh at Benoni, Nov 9, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I	South Africa v Bangladesh at Johannesburg, Nov 5, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	2001/02
Last First-class	Warwickshire v Bangladesh A at Birmingham, Jul 11-13, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	2001/02
Last List A	South Africa v Bangladesh at Benoni, Nov 9, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Kenya v Bangladesh at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 1, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20	South Africa v Bangladesh at Johannesburg, Nov 5, 2008 scorecard

Profile

A sensational spell of swing bowling for Bangladesh A against Kent in August 2005 propelled Syed Rasel into the international reckoning at the age of 21. Having steadily developed his trade on a difficult five-week tour, Rasel tore through Kent's defences with figures of 7 for 50 in the first innings and 10 for 91 in the match. It wasn't enough to win the match, but he was immediately drafted into the senior squad for the tour of Sri Lanka that September, where he made his Test and one-day debuts. With shades of Chaminda Vaas in his left-arm approach, he took six wickets in his first two matches, including 4 for 129 in the second Test at Colombo, a match that Bangladesh lost by an innings. Nevertheless, he soon had his revenge on home soil, taking 2 for 28 at Bogra the following February, as Sri Lanka slumped to their first-ever one-day defeat against Bangladesh. Having risen through the ranks from divisional cricket in his home province in Khulna, his ability to swing the ball at good pace sets him apart from many of his peers. Rasel damaged his foot in a motorbike accident before the Champions Trophy in October but was declared fit for the tournament. He did not play four of the five ODIs against Zimbabwe at home in December but made the cut for the World Cup in the West Indies.
Andrew Miller February 2007