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BANGLADESH · Opening Batter · 2008–2023

Tamim Iqbal

In-game rating: 88/99

BATTING

70
MATCHES
134
INNINGS
5,134
RUNS
38.89
AVERAGE
206
HIGH SCORE
10 / 31
100s / 50s

FIELDING

20
CATCHES
0
STUMPINGS

CAREER IN BRIEF

Tamim Iqbal played 70 Tests for Bangladesh in CricArcade's archive, from 2008 to 2023. The first came against New Zealand at University Oval, with scores of 53 and 84, and the last against Ireland at Shere Bangla National Stadium in 2023.

The most productive decade was the 2010s: 3,719 runs at 41.8 in 46 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 206 from 278 balls against Pakistan at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in 2015. In all: 10 hundreds, 31 fifties.

At home the average was 37.9 across 40 Tests; away it was 40.2 across 30 Tests. The most runs came against West Indies: 954 runs at 34.1 in 14 Tests. Shere Bangla National Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 20 Tests and 1,312 runs at 35.5. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. Bangladesh won 11 of the Tests Tamim Iqbal played and lost 47, with 12 drawn.

The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 70 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.

BEST INNINGS

RECORD BY OPPONENT

AgainstTestsRunsAvg100/50
West Indies1495434.071/6
Sri Lanka1391738.211/7
New Zealand1190845.401/8
South Africa826518.930/1
England673661.333/5
Zimbabwe646342.092/1
Pakistan537337.301/0
India429642.291/1
Australia217042.500/2
Ireland15226.000/0

HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL

WhereTestsRunsAvg100/50
Home402,80537.916/16
Away302,32940.164/15

BY DECADE

DecadeTestsRunsAvg100/50
2000s1260827.641/2
2010s463,71941.798/25
2020s1280738.431/4

GROUNDS

GroundTestsRunsAvg100/50
Shere Bangla National Stadium201,31235.462/9
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium161,03834.602/7
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium342070.002/0
Basin Reserve317434.800/2
Seddon Park229874.501/2
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium228093.330/3

FIRST AND LAST

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