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Born May 4, 1984, Khulna
Died March 16, 2007, Kartikdanga, Khulna (aged 22 years 316 days)
Major teams Bangladesh, BCB Development Squad, Khulna Division
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Profile
Manjural Islam, who played six Tests and 25 ODIs for Bangladesh between 2003-04 and 2005-06, has been killed in a road accident. He was 22 and, as such, he has become the youngest Test cricketer to die.Reports say that he was on a motorbike in Khulna when he lost his balance and collided with an oncoming bus. Sajjadul Hasan, a local first-class cricketer, also died on his way to hospital. Both players had finished playing a match in Fatullah the previous day, where Manjural took four wickets.A left-arm spinner, Manjural made his ODI debut in November 2003 at the age of 19 and took the wicket of Michael Vaughan with his third ball, the first time any Bangladesh player had taken a wicket in his first international over.