Rumana Ahmed

Rumana Ahmed

Rumana Ahmed in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Rumana Ahmed
Born	(1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 (age 33) Khulna, Bangladesh
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2011–present)
ODI debut (cap 6)	26 November 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI	11 December 2022 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 7)	28 August 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I	17 February 2023 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008/09-2017/18	Khulna Division
2021/22–present	Eastern Zone
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 49 81 Runs scored 954 823 Batting average 23.26 13.27 100s/50s 0/5 0/1 Top score 75 50 Balls bowled 2,050 1,508 Wickets 50 75 Bowling average 25.00 18.40 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/20 3/2 Catches/stumpings 18/– 12/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 13 February 2023
Medal record Representing  Bangladesh Women's Cricket Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team 2014 Incheon Team 2022 Hangzhou Team Women's Asia Cup Winner 2018 Malaysia

Rumana Ahmed (Bengali: রুমানা আহমেদ) (born 29 May 1991) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team.[1][2] She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler.

Early life and background

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

Career

Ahmed made her ODI debut against Ireland on 26 November 2011. She took her ODI best bowling figures on 12 April 2013, taking 4/20 against India.[3] In 2016, Ahmed became the first Bangladeshi women to take an international hat-trick, doing so in an ODI against Ireland.[4][5]

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

Ahmed made her T20I debut against Ireland on 28 August 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.[6][7][8] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[9] She was the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with ten dismissals in five matches.[10]

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[11][12] Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the star of the team[13] and one of the players to watch.[14] 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.[15]

In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[16] In January 2022, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[17] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[18]

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.[19][20] 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.[21]

References

1. "BD women's SA camp from Sunday". The Daily Star.
2. "Web Site Unavailable". sportbangla.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.
3. "Indian eves sweep ODI series against Bangladesh 3–0". NDTV.
4. "3rd ODI, Belfast, September 10 2016, Bangladesh Women tour of Ireland: Ireland Women v Bangladesh Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
5. "Rumana Ahmed hat-trick delivers ODI series win for Bangladesh Women". CricketWorld. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
6. "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
7. "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
8. "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
9. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
10. "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2018 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
11. "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
12. "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
13. "Key Players: Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
14. "Players to watch in ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
15. "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
16. "Media Release : ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
17. "Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
18. "Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
19. এশিয়ান গেমস ক্রিকেটে আজ স্বর্ণ পেতে পারে বাংলাদেশ. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
20. Nadim. বাংলাদেশ মহিলা ক্রিকেট দলের চীন সফর. Khulna News (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
21. "Bismah to lead Women's Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

External links

• Rumana Ahmed at ESPNcricinfo
• Rumana Ahmed at CricketArchive (subscription required)