Rumana Ahmed


Rumana Ahmed is an all round cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team. She is a right-handed batsman and right-arm legbreak bowler.

Early life and background

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

Career

ODI career

Ahmed made her ODI career against the Ireland women's cricket team on November 26, 2011. Her ODI best bowling figure is 4/20 against India.

T20I career

Ahmed made her T20I career debut against the Ireland women's cricket team on August 28, 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. Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 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 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 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 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.

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. 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.