Panna Ghosh ( bn, পান্না ঘোষ) (born 11 November 1989) is a Bangladeshi

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er who played for the

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between 2011 and 2020. She plays as a right-arm

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bowler and right-handed batter.

Early life and background

Ghosh was born on 11 November 1989 in

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Career

ODI career

Ghosh made her ODI debut against

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on 26 November 2011.

T20I career

Panna made her T20I debut against Sri Lanka on 28 October 2012. In June 2018, she was part of Bangladesh's squad that won their first ever

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title, winning the

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tournament. Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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tournament. In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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in Australia.

Asian games

Panna 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

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, China.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghosh, Panna 1989 births Living people People from Rajshahi District Bangladeshi Hindus Bangladeshi women cricketers Bangladesh women One Day International cricketers Bangladesh women Twenty20 International cricketers Dhaka Division women cricketers Rajshahi Division women cricketers Western Zone women cricketers Asian Games medalists in cricket Cricketers at the 2010 Asian Games Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Bangladesh Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Sportspeople from Rajshahi Division