Rumana Ahmed ( bn, রুমানা আহমেদ) (born 29 May 1991) is a Bangladeshi

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er who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team. 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,

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Career

Ahmed made her ODI debut against

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on 26 November 2011. She took her ODI best bowling figures on 12 April 2013, taking 4/20 against India. In 2016, Ahmed became the first Bangladeshi women to take an international

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, doing so in an ODI against Ireland. 2020 ICC W T20 WC I v B 02-24 Rumana Ahmed (02)

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

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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. She was the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with ten dismissals in five matches. In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the star of the team and one of the players to watch. In January 2020, she was named as the vice-captain of Bangladesh's squad for the

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in Australia. In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. In January 2022, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the

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

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in New Zealand.

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

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, China. 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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Rumana 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Khulna Bangladeshi women cricketers Bangladeshi women cricket captains Bangladesh women One Day International cricketers Bangladesh women Twenty20 International cricketers Khulna Division women cricketers Eastern Zone women cricketers Women's One Day International cricket hat-trick takers Cricketers at the 2010 Asian Games Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in cricket Asian Games silver medalists for Bangladesh