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Rise of the Southpaw : A column from Cricinfo where Bangladesh is everywhere
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Left-handers in ODIs and Tests
The rise of the southpaw
Travis Basevi and George Binoy
April 18, 2007
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Abdur Razzak was one of three left-arm spinners who mesmerised South Africa at Guyana © AFP
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How much of the world's population is left-handed? There's no exact answer and figures have varied over the years but recent studies have estimated that left-handers account for 10 to 13% of the adult population. That's not much at all, around one in ten. Therefore for a team of 11 players to have among them more than one left-hander is already over the average. Today's list is about teams with the most left-handers and matches in which they've dominated the proceedings.
The Bangladesh team that beat India during the group stage of the World Cup had six left-handers; four bowlers and the two opening batsmen. The XI that upset South Africa in the Super Eights had one less, with Shahriar Nafees making way for Javed Omar at the top of the order. The three left-arm spinners, Mohammad Rafique, Abdur Razzak and Saqibul Hasan, along with Syed Rasel, the medium-pacer, accounted for eight of South Africa's wickets while the other two were run out.
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Now, it has a number of supporting tables
Here's two and the other's are hyperlinked. Bangladesh is all over the place
Most wickets by left handed bowlers in an innings - ODIs Team | LHB | RHB | Inns | | Opposition | Ground | Season | Scorecard | Australia | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| v India | Mumbai | 2003/04 | ODI 2054 | Sri Lanka | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 2001/02 | ODI 1776 | India | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| v Namibia | Pietermaritzburg | 2002/03 | ODI 1964 | India | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| v England | Durban | 2002/03 | ODI 1969 | Bangladesh | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| v Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 2004/05 | ODI 2214 | India | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| v Pakistan | Visakhapatnam | 2004/05 | ODI 2236 | Bangladesh | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| v Zimbabwe | Khulna | 2006/07 | ODI 2453 | Bangladesh | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| v South Africa | Providence | 2006/07 | ODI 2564 | Australia | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| v India | Thiruvananthapuram | 1984/85 | ODI 268 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 1997 | ODI 1216 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| v Pakistan | Lahore | 1997/98 | ODI 1251 | India | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 2001 | ODI 1743 | India | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| v Sri Lanka | Rajkot | 2005/06 | ODI 2295 | India | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| v Sri Lanka | Vadodara | 2005/06 | ODI 2296 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| v New Zealand | Napier | 2005/06 | ODI 2312 | India | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| v Pakistan | Multan | 2005/06 | ODI 2331 | Australia | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| v Bangladesh | Fatullah | 2005/06 | ODI 2366 | Bangladesh | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| v Kenya | Nairobi (Gym) | 2006 | ODI 2402 | Bangladesh | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| v Kenya | Nairobi (Gym) | 2006 | ODI 2403 | Bangladesh | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| v Zimbabwe | Jaipur | 2006/07 | ODI 2427 | Bangladesh | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| v Scotland | Dhaka | 2006/07 | ODI 2467 | New Zealand | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| v England | Adelaide | 2006/07 | ODI 2482 | Bangladesh | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| v Bermuda | Port of Spain | 2006/07 | ODI 2554 |
Highest percentage of balls bowled by left handers - ODIs (qualification: 120 balls in the innings) Team | LHB | RHB | % | Inns | | Opposition | Ground | Season | Scorecard | Bangladesh | 238 | 54 | 81.5 | 2 |
| v South Africa | Providence | 2006/07 | ODI 2564 | Bangladesh | 240 | 57 | 80.8 | 1 |
| v Zimbabwe | Harare | 2006 | ODI 2398 | Bangladesh | 240 | 57 | 80.8 | 1 |
| v India | Port of Spain | 2006/07 | ODI 2538 | Bangladesh | 216 | 53 | 80.3 | 2 |
| v England | Bridgetown | 2006/07 | ODI 2568 | Bangladesh | 240 | 60 | 80.0 | 1 |
| v Sri Lanka | Port of Spain | 2006/07 | ODI 2546 | Bangladesh | 138 | 38 | 78.4 | 2 |
| v New Zealand | North Sound | 2006/07 | ODI 2561 | Bangladesh | 229 | 66 | 77.6 | 1 |
| v Kenya | Nairobi (Gym) | 2006 | ODI 2402 | Bangladesh | 96 | 30 | 76.2 | 1 |
| v Bermuda | Port of Spain | 2006/07 | ODI 2554 | Bangladesh | 166 | 54 | 75.5 | 2 |
| v West Indies | Jaipur | 2006/07 | ODI 2426 | Bangladesh | 222 | 78 | 74.0 | 1 |
| v Bermuda | St John's | 2006/07 | ODI 2528 | India | 204 | 84 | 70.8 | 2 |
| v Pakistan | Ahmedabad | 2004/05 | ODI 2238 | Bangladesh | 195 | 84 | 69.9 | 1 |
| v Kenya | Nairobi (Gym) | 2006 | ODI 2403 | Bangladesh | 170 | 78 | 68.5 | 1 |
| v Kenya | Nairobi (Gym) | 2006 | ODI 2404 | India | 204 | 96 | 68.0 | 1 |
| v Australia | Bangalore | 2003/04 | ODI 2061 | Bangladesh | 204 | 96 | 68.0 | 1 |
| v Kenya | Fatullah | 2005/06 | ODI 2356 | Bangladesh | 204 | 96 | 68.0 | 1 |
| v Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 2006/07 | ODI 2462 | Bangladesh | 178 | 90 | 66.4 | 2 |
| v Zimbabwe | Jaipur | 2006/07 | ODI 2427 | Bangladesh | 140 | 72 | 66.0 | 2 |
| v Zimbabwe | Harare | 2006/07 | ODI 2511 | Bangladesh | 186 | 98 | 65.5 | 1 |
| v Zimbabwe | Dhaka | 2006/07 | ODI 2461 |
And here's the rest
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