Rumana Ahmed

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Rumana Ahmed

| female = true

| image = Rumana Ahmed (1) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Rumana Ahmed in 2018

| fullname = Rumana Ahmed

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|05|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Khulna, Bangladesh

| heightft = 5

| heightinch = 3

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm leg break

| role = All-rounder

| international = true

| country = Bangladesh

| internationalspan = 2011–present

| odidebutdate = 26 November

| odidebutyear = 2011

| odidebutagainst = Ireland

| odicap = 6

| lastodidate = 11 December

| lastodiyear = 2022

| lastodiagainst = New Zealand

| T20Idebutdate = 28 August

| T20Idebutyear = 2012

| T20Idebutagainst = Ireland

| T20Icap = 7

| lastT20Idate = 17 February

| lastT20Iyear = 2023

| lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand

| club1 = Khulna Division

| year1 = 2008/09-2017/18

| club2 = Eastern Zone

| year2 = {{nowrap|2021/22–present}}

| columns = 2

| column1 = WODI

| matches1 = 49

| runs1 = 954

| bat avg1 = 23.26

| 100s/50s1 = 0/5

| top score1 = 75

| deliveries1 = 2,050

| wickets1 = 50

| bowl avg1 = 25.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 4/20

| catches/stumpings1 = 18/–

| column2 = WT20I

| matches2 = 81

| runs2 = 823

| bat avg2 = 13.27

| 100s/50s2 = 0/1

| top score2 = 50

| deliveries2 = 1,508

| wickets2 = 75

| bowl avg2 = 18.40

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/2

| catches/stumpings2 = 12/–

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/343648.html ESPN Cricinfo

| date = 13 February 2023

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{BAN}}}}

}}

Rumana Ahmed ({{langx|bn|রুমানা আহমেদ}}) (born 29 May 1991) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team.{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/bd-womens-sa-camp-from-sunday/|title=BD women’s SA camp from Sunday|work=The Daily Star}}{{cite news |url=http://www.samakal.net/2014/01/19/33630|title=Web Site Unavailable|work=sportbangla.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221180514/http://www.samakal.net/2014/01/19/33630|archive-date=2014-02-21}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/206214-indian-eves-sweep-odi-series-against-bangladesh-3-0|title=Indian eves sweep ODI series against Bangladesh 3–0|work=NDTV}} In 2016, Ahmed became the first Bangladeshi women to take an international hat-trick, doing so in an ODI against Ireland.{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/bdesh-wmn-tour-of-ire-2016-1027739/ireland-women-vs-bangladesh-women-3rd-odi-1027751/full-scorecard |title=3rd ODI, Belfast, September 10 2016, Bangladesh Women tour of Ireland: Ireland Women v Bangladesh Women |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 April 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cricketworld.com/bangladesh-seal-series-after-rumana-ahmed-hat-trick/46155.htm |title=Rumana Ahmed hat-trick delivers ODI series win for Bangladesh Women |work=CricketWorld |date=11 September 2016 |access-date=14 April 2022}}

File:2020 ICC W T20 WC I v B 02-24 Rumana Ahmed (02).jpg|alt=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/695001 |title=Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=31 May 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/06/10/bangladesh-women-clinch-historic-asia-cup-trophy/ |title=Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=11 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/712190 |title=Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=11 June 2018}} Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/761671 |title=ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 June 2018}} She was the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with ten dismissals in five matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12418;team=4240;type=tournament |title=ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2018 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 July 2018}}

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/10/09/media-release-icc-womens-world-t20-west-indies-2018-bangladesh-squad-announced/ |title=Media Release: ICC WOMEN’S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=9 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/876996 |title=Bangladesh announce Women’s World T20 squad |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=9 October 2018}} Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the star of the team{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/902230 |title=Key Players: Bangladesh |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=7 November 2018}} and one of the players to watch.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/902214 |title=Players to watch in ICC Women’s World T20 2018 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=8 November 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/112045/rumana-ahmed-included-in-bangladesh-t20-world-cup-squad |title=Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad |work=Cricbuzz |access-date=29 January 2020}}

In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2021/11/04/media-release-icc-womens-world-cup-qualifier-2021-bangladesh-squad-announced/ |title=Media Release : ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=4 November 2021}} In January 2022, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/120579/bangladesh-drop-jahanara-for-cwc-qualifiers |title=Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers |work=CricBuzz |access-date=7 January 2022}} Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://www.bdcrictime.com/jahanara-returns-to-bangladesh-squad-for-world-cup |title=Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup |work=BD Crictime |access-date=28 January 2022}}

=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.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailysangram.com/news_details.php?news_id=43138|script-title=bn:এশিয়ান গেমস ক্রিকেটে আজ স্বর্ণ পেতে পারে বাংলাদেশ|work=The Daily Sangram |language=bn |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226041419/http://www.dailysangram.com/news_details.php?news_id=43138|archive-date=2014-02-26}}{{cite news |url=http://www.khulnanews.com/sports/64-2010-09-21-13-34-59/25742-2012-10-22-07-55-23.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222014649/http://www.khulnanews.com/sports/64-2010-09-21-13-34-59/25742-2012-10-22-07-55-23.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-02-22|script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশ মহিলা ক্রিকেট দলের চীন সফর|author=Nadim|work=Khulna News|language=bn}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1366772 |title=Bismah to lead Women's Global Development Squad |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=3 October 2019}}