Ritu Moni

Ritu Moni

Personal information
Full name	Mosammat Ritu Moni
Born	(1993-02-05) 5 February 1993 (age 31) Bogra, Bangladesh
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2012–present)
ODI debut (cap 12)	20 August 2012 v Pakistan
Last ODI	10 November 2023 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 6)	28 August 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I	29 October 2023 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.	88
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009/10–2010/11	Rajshahi Division
2012/13	Sylhet Division
2017–2017/18	Mymensingh Division
2021/22–present	Northern Zone
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 26 46 Runs scored 258 240 Batting average 17.20 11.42 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 33 39* Balls bowled 620 501 Wickets 12 20 Bowling average 34.91 22.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3/37 4/18 Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 12 February 2023
Medal record Representing  Bangladesh Women's Cricket Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team

Mosammat Ritu Moni (Bengali: ঋতু মণি; born 5 February 1993) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's national cricket team.[1][2] She plays as a right-handed batter and a right-arm medium bowler.[3]

Career

Moni made her ODI debut against Pakistan on 20 August 2012. Moni made her T20I debut against Ireland on 28 August 2012. In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[4][5]

In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[6] In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[7] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.[8]

In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[9] In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[10] In January 2022, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[11] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[12]

She was named in the Bangladesh squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[13]

References

1. "BD women's SA camp from Sunday". The Daily Star. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
2. নারী ক্রিকেটের প্রাথমিক দল ঘোষণা | খেলাধুলা. Samakal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
3. "Ritu Moni". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
4. "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
5. "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
6. "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
7. "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
8. "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
9. "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
10. "Media Release : ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
11. "Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
12. "Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
13. "Bangladesh Squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024". Bangladesh Cricket Board. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

External links

• Ritu Moni at ESPNcricinfo
• Ritu Moni at CricketArchive (subscription required)