Khaled Ahmed

{{short description|Bangladeshi cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{other people|Khaled Ahmed}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Khaled Ahmed

| image =

| country = Bangladesh

| fullname = Syed Khaled Ahmed

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|9|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Sylhet, Bangladesh

| death_date =

| death_place =

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightcm =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| role = Bowler

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2018-present

| testdebutdate = 11 November

| testdebutyear = 2018

| testdebutagainst = Zimbabwe

| testcap = 92

| lasttestdate = 20 April

| lasttestyear = 2025

| lasttestagainst = Zimbabwe

| odidebutdate = 23 September

| odidebutyear = 2023

| odidebutagainst = New Zealand

| odicap = 146

| lastodidate = 26 September

| lastodiyear = 2023

| lastodiagainst = New Zealand

| oneT20I =

| T20Idebutdate =

| T20Idebutyear =

| T20Idebutagainst =

| T20Icap =

| lastT20Idate =

| lastT20Iyear =

| lastT20Iagainst =

| club1 = Sylhet Division

| year1 = 2015–

| clubnumber1 =

| club2 = Dhaka Dynamites

| year2 = 2017

| club3 =

| year3 =

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 16

| runs1 = 47

| bat avg1 = 2.47

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 22

| deliveries1 = 2472

| wickets1 = 29

| bowl avg1 = 50.13

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/106

| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 2

| runs2 = 1

| bat avg2 = 1.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 1

| deliveries2 = 80

| wickets2 = 3

| bowl avg2 = 24.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/60

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 63

| runs3 = 303

| bat avg3 = 5.50

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 26

| deliveries3 = 8820

| wickets3 = 165

| bowl avg3 = 30.46

| fivefor3 = 8

| tenfor3 = 2

| best bowling3 = 7/50

| catches/stumpings3 = 30/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 67

| runs4 = 128

| bat avg4 = 6.73

| 100s/50s4 = 0/0

| top score4 = 28*

| deliveries4 = 2938

| wickets4 = 90

| bowl avg4 =30.96

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 4/31

| catches/stumpings4 = 20/–

| date = 25 April 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/927619.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Syed Khaled Ahmed (born 20 September 1992), known as Khaled Ahmed, is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his Test cricket debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in November 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/927619.html |title=Khaled Ahmed |access-date=2 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

Domestic career

Ahmed made his first-class debut for Sylhet Division in the 2015–16 National Cricket League on 10 October 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/926229.html |title=National Cricket League, Tier 2: Rajshahi Division v Sylhet Division at Bogra, Oct 10-13, 2015 |access-date=2 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his List A debut for Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club in the 2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 5 May 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1095678.html |title=Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club v Mohammedan Sporting Club at Fatullah, May 5, 2017 |access-date=5 May 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 debut for Dhaka Dynamites on 5 November 2017 in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1121248.html |title=4th match (N), Bangladesh Premier League at Sylhet, Nov 5 2017 |access-date=5 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In October 2018, in the match against Dhaka Metropolis in the 2018–19 National Cricket League, he took his maiden ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25079779/two-nail-biters-mominul-haque-century |title=Two nail-biters and a Mominul Haque century |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 October 2018}} Later the same month, he was named in the squad for the Chittagong Vikings team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/10/29/full-players-list-of-the-teams-following-players-draft-of-bpl-t20-2018-19/ |title=Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19 |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=29 October 2018}}

International career

In August 2018, Ahmed was one of twelve debutants to be selected for a 31-man preliminary squad for Bangladesh ahead of the 2018 Asia Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/810764 |title=Liton Das recalled as Bangladesh reveal preliminary squad for Asia Cup 2018 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=14 August 2018}} In October 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25078419/bangladesh-hand-nazmul-mithun-maiden-test-call-ups |title=Bangladesh hand Nazmul, Mithun maiden Test call-ups |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 October 2018}} He made his debut for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on 11 November 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1153640.html |title=2nd Test, Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Nov 11-15 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=11 November 2018}} In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/11/29/media-release-acc-emerging-teams-asia-cup-2018-bangladesh-emerging-squad-announced/ |title=Media Release : ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018: Bangladesh emerging squad announced |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=3 December 2018}}

In February 2021, he was selected to play Bangladesh Emerging Team in their home series against Ireland Wolves.{{Cite web|title=Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ireland-wolves-tour-of-bangladesh-to-start-with-four-day-game-in-chattogram-1250879|access-date=2021-04-14|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}} In April 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's preliminary Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.{{cite web|title=Media Release : Bangladesh Preliminary Squad for Tour of Sri Lanka 2021 announced|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2021/04/09/media-release-bangladesh-preliminary-squad-for-tour-of-sri-lanka-2021-announced/|access-date=14 April 2021|work=Bangladesh Cricket Board}}{{Cite web|title=Bangladesh include uncapped pace trio for Sri Lanka Tests|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2097769|access-date=2021-04-14|website=International Cricket Council|language=}}

In March 2022, he was named in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bangladesh-tour-of-sa-shakib-al-hasan-tamim-iqbal-back-in-bangladesh-test-squad-1303398 |title=Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal back in Bangladesh Test squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 March 2022}} In June 2022, in the second match against the West Indies, Khaled took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/sports-special/bangladeshs-tour-west-indies-2022/news/khaled-grabs-maiden-fifer-windies-all-out-408-3057146 |title=Khaled grabs maiden fifer as Windies all out for 408 |work=The Daily Star |accessdate=26 June 2022}}

References

{{reflist}}