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Tapash Baisya

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Born15 Dec 1982 (43 years)
NationalityBangladesh flagBangladesh

Tapash Baisya bats right handedly and bowls right arm fast medium. The teams for which he has played are Bangladesh national cricket team, Dhaka Warriors and Sylhet Division.

Baisya debuted in Test cricket on 28th July 2002 at Colombo against Sri Lanka. In the 1st innings, he bowled 12 overs, out of which 1 was maiden, conceded 69 runs and took 1 wicket. He batted at the No. 9 spot and remained unbeaten on 52 in 103 deliveries. In the 2nd innings, he bowled 8 overs, none of which were maiden, gave away 40 runs and failed to take a wicket. He scored 3 runs in 6 deliveries. Sri Lanka won this match by 288 runs. On 4th August 2002, there was a One day International match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at Colombo and this was the debut match of Baisya. He batted at the No. 10 spot and remained unbeaten on 4 off 7 deliveries. He bowled 5 overs, none of which were maidens, conceded 43 runs and took 1 wicket. Sri Lanka won this match by 5 wickets with 32 deliveries to spare.

Career Highlights

Baisya has participated in 21 Tests in which he has bowled 3376 deliveries during which 2137 runs have been scored and 36 wickets have been taken. His bowling average has been 59.36 and economy rate 3.79. He has taken part in 56 One day Internationals and in these has bowled 2608 deliveries, has conceded 2452 runs while taking 59 wickets. His economy rate has been 5.64 and bowling average 41.55.