Ehsanul Haque
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Ehsanul Haque is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...
) is a Bangladeshi cricket
Cricket
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Haque was part of the Bangladesh team that took part in Under-19 World Cup in 1998. When the Green Delta National Cricket League was given First Class
First-class cricket
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status in 2000 he appeared for Chittagong in the first round of matches, this was therefore his first class debut at the age of age of 20. In that season he scored 540 runs at an average of just under 39, but struggled during the next season. Despite this he made his Test
Test cricket
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debut in 2002 against Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
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coming in at 3, he was hit by a bouncer 2nd ball, took 14 deliveries to get off the mark and was eventually dismissed for 2, in the second innings he scored five. He has not played a Test match since but he's been impressive in first class form - averaging 52 over the last three seasons scoring 7 centuries with a highest score of 186.
Haque made his ODI debut as an opener against West Indies in 2002/03 and earned a place in the World Cup
2003 Cricket World Cup
-Group stage tables and results:The top three teams from each pool qualify for the next stage, carrying forward the points already scored against fellow qualifiers, plus a quarter of the points scored against the teams that failed to qualify.-Pool A:...
squad. He played in the first four pool games, scoring just 28 runs. In the match against Sri Lanka he was the third victim of Chaminda Vaas
Chaminda Vaas
Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas , usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan cricketer is regarded as the best fast bowler to have come out of the country - he has been described as the 'most penetrative and successful new-ball bowler Sri Lanka have had'...
's Hat-trick
Hat-trick
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and could have had the distinction of being dismissed first ball in consecutive matches if Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle
Christopher Henry "Chris" Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who currently plays international cricket for the West Indies. He captained the West Indies' side from 2007 to 2010. He plays domestic cricket for Jamaica, and has also represented Worcestershire, the Western Warriors and the Kolkata Knight...
had not dropped him at second slip off Vasbert Drakes
Vasbert Drakes
Vasbert Conniel Drakes is a West Indian cricketer. He was a right-arm fast bowler and handy right-hand lower order batsman....
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