Rumana Ahmed

Rumana Ahmed (Bengali: রুমানা আহমেদ) (born: 29 May 1991, Khulna, Bangladesh) is an all round cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team.[1][2] She is a right-handed batsman and right-arm legbreak bowler.

Rumana Ahmed
Personal information
Full nameRumana Ahmed
Born (1991-05-29) 29 May 1991
Khulna, Bangladesh
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm Legbreak
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 6)26 November 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI4 November 2019 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 7)28 August 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I2 March 2020 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09-2012/13Khulna Division Women
2011–2013Mohammedan Sporting Club Women
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 235 50
Runs scored 6734 570
Batting average 50.67 14.25
100s/50s 5/45 0/0
Top score 122 42*
Balls bowled 1551 959
Wickets 237 44
Bowling average 25.43 19.70
5 wickets in innings 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/20 3/2
Catches/stumpings 10/– 8/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 2 March 2020
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouTeam
2014 IncheonTeam

Early life and background

Ahmed was born on May 29, 1991 in Khulna, Bangladesh.

Career

ODI career

Ahmed made her ODI career against the Ireland women's cricket team on November 26, 2011. Her ODI best bowling figure is 4/20 against India.[3]

T20I career
Ahmed playing for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Ahmed made her T20I career debut against the Ireland women's cricket team on August 28, 2012. In June 2018, she was part of Bangladesh's squad that won their first ever Women's Asia Cup title, winning the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup tournament.[4][5][6] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[7] She was the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with ten dismissals in five matches.[8]

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[9][10] Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the star of the team[11] and one of the players to watch.[12] In January 2020, she was named as the vice-captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[13]

Other cricket

Ahmed was a member of the team that won a silver medal in cricket against the China national women's cricket team at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[14][15] Rumana performed well in both bat and ball.

In October 2019, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, ahead of a five-match series in Australia.[16]

References
  1. "BD women's SA camp from Sunday". The Daily Star.
  2. "Web Site Unavailable". sportbangla.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21.
  3. "Indian eves sweep ODI series against Bangladesh 3–0". ndtv.com.
  4. "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2018 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  9. "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  10. "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  11. "Key Players: Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  12. "Players to watch in ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  13. "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  14. "এশিয়ান গেমস ক্রিকেটে আজ স্বর্ণ পেতে পারে বাংলাদেশ". The Daily Sangram. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26.
  15. nadim. "বাংলাদেশ মহিলা ক্রিকেট দলের চীন সফর". khulnanews.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
  16. "Bismah to lead Women's Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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