Soumya Sarkar: runs, wickets and records

Soumya Sarkar appears in 178 recorded men's matches, from 1 December 2014 to 11 July 2026, most often for Bangladesh. The matches split as 15 in Test matches, 78 in One Day Internationals and 85 in Twenty20 Internationals. The most frequent opponents in the records are New Zealand (34 matches), West Indies (28 matches) and Sri Lanka (23 matches). The ground used most often is Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, with 26 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 799 runs in 28 innings, an average of 28.54, a strike rate of 60.7 and a highest score of 149, with 1 hundred, 4 fifties and 2 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 2,334 runs in 73 innings, an average of 33.34, a strike rate of 95.0 and a highest score of 169, with 3 hundreds, 15 fifties and 8 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 1,466 runs in 84 innings, an average of 18.32, a strike rate of 123.1 and a highest score of 68, with 5 fifties and 12 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 17 wickets in 28 innings, an average of 35.00, an economy rate of 6.07 and best figures of 3 for 18.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 12 wickets in 26 innings, an average of 34.33, an economy rate of 9.16 and best figures of 2 for 19.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 169 from 151 balls against New Zealand at Saxton Oval, Nelson on 20 December 2023 (ODIs). 149 from 171 balls against New Zealand at Seddon Park on 28 February 2019 (Tests). 127* from 110 balls against Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium on 22 April 2015 (ODIs). 117 from 92 balls against Zimbabwe at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on 26 October 2018 (ODIs). 91 from 86 balls against West Indies at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on 23 October 2025 (ODIs).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 3 for 18 against New Zealand at McLean Park, Napier on 23 December 2023. 3 for 56 against Sri Lanka at R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama on 31 July 2019. 3 for 58 against Australia at Trent Bridge on 20 June 2019. 2 for 19 against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 25 July 2021. 2 for 29 against India at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha on 10 November 2019.

In Test matches, the player's side won 4 and lost 9 of the 15 recorded matches (30.8% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 35 and lost 38 of the 78 recorded matches (47.9% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 33 and lost 50 of the 85 recorded matches (39.8% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were New Zealand: 6 won, 26 lost in 34 matches, West Indies: 18 won, 9 lost in 28 matches, Sri Lanka: 10 won, 12 lost in 23 matches, India: 3 won, 15 lost in 19 matches and Zimbabwe: 12 won, 6 lost in 18 matches.

The grounds used most often are Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur (26), Shere Bangla National Stadium (21), R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama (8), Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (6), Harare Sports Club (6) and Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (5).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2014 (20), 2015 (795), 2016 (256), 2017 (929), 2018 (451), 2019 (774), 2020 (94), 2021 (304), 2022 (76), 2023 (199), 2024 (379), 2025 (140), 2026 (182).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (1), 2018 (5), 2019 (12), 2021 (6), 2022 (2), 2023 (3), 2024 (3), 2026 (1).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2014 (1), 2015 (20), 2016 (17), 2017 (26), 2018 (21), 2019 (22), 2020 (4), 2021 (23), 2022 (6), 2023 (8), 2024 (17), 2025 (4), 2026 (9).

In Test matches, 107 fours and 9 sixes, one boundary every 11.4 balls faced; 60.3% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 264 fours and 59 sixes, one boundary every 7.6 balls faced; 60.4% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 147 fours and 54 sixes, one boundary every 5.9 balls faced; 62.2% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 28 recorded dismissals: caught 79%, bowled 18% and lbw 4%.

In One Day Internationals, 70 recorded dismissals: caught 66%, bowled 14%, run out 7% and lbw 6%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 80 recorded dismissals: caught 59%, bowled 16%, caught and bowled 8% and lbw 8%.

In One Day Internationals: 253 dot balls (43.0% of legal deliveries), 2 maidens, 14 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 82%, bowled 12% and lbw 6%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 66 dot balls (24.4% of legal deliveries), 17 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 75%, bowled 17% and lbw 8%.

Of the 10 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 22 April 2015 (Bangladesh v Pakistan) and the latest 23 October 2025 (Bangladesh v West Indies): 6 in One Day Internationals and 4 in Twenty20 Internationals.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 28 April 2015 against Pakistan and the latest 11 February 2021 against West Indies.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 1 December 2014 against Zimbabwe and the latest 11 July 2026 against Zimbabwe.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 24 April 2015 against Pakistan and the latest 19 June 2026 against Australia.

The most runs against a single opponent are 951 against New Zealand in 35 innings (average 27.17), 747 against West Indies in 28 innings (average 26.68), 631 against Sri Lanka in 23 innings (average 27.43) and 563 against Zimbabwe in 18 innings (average 35.19).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 8 against Sri Lanka in 13 innings and 7 against New Zealand in 18 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Shere Bangla National Stadium (582 runs in 21 innings), Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur (517 runs in 26 innings), Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (267 runs in 7 innings) and Seddon Park (206 runs in 4 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 23 matches, 304 runs and 6 wickets; 2022: 6 matches, 76 runs and 2 wickets; 2023: 8 matches, 199 runs and 3 wickets; 2024: 17 matches, 379 runs and 3 wickets; 2025: 4 matches and 140 runs; 2026: 9 matches, 182 runs and 1 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2017, with 26 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2017: 929. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2019: 12.