Ayasha Rahman

Ayasha Rahman Shukhtara Boishakhi (Bengali: আয়শা রহমান) (born 2 February 1994) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team.^[1][2] She plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. Rahman was born in Khulna, Bangladesh.

Ayasha Rahman

Ayasha Rahman in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Ayasha Rahman Shukhtara Boishakhi
Born	(1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30) Khulna, Bangladesh
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2012–present)
ODI debut (cap 10)	26 November 2011 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI	8 October 2018 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 11)	28 August 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I	2 March 2020 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008/09–2017/18	Khulna Division
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 20 61 Runs scored 329 804 Batting average 17.31 14.10 100s/50s 0/2 0/0 Top score 70 46 Balls bowled 282 156 Wickets 5 5 Bowling average 34.80 30.60 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 2/12 3/4 Catches/stumpings 5/– 13/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 May 2022
Medal record Representing  Bangladesh Women's Cricket Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team 2014 Incheon Team South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team Women's Asia Cup Winner 2018 Malaysia

Career

Rahman 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.^[3][4]

Rahman made her ODI debut against Pakistan on 23 August 2012. Rahman made her T20I debut against India on 5 April 2013. 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.^[5][6][7] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.^[8] She was the leading run-scorer for Bangladesh in the tournament, with 89 runs in five matches.^[9] Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the rising star of Bangladesh's squad by the International Cricket Council (ICC).^[10]

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.^[11][12] She was the leading run-scorer for Bangladesh in the tournament, with 59 runs in four matches.^[13]

In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.^[14] In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.^[15] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.^[16] In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.^[17]

References

1. "BD women's SA camp from Sunday". The Daily Star. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
2. নারী ক্রিকেটের প্রাথমিক দল ঘোষণা | খেলাধুলা. Samakal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
3. এশিয়ান গেমস ক্রিকেটে আজ স্বর্ণ পেতে পারে বাংলাদেশ. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
4. বাংলাদেশ মহিলা ক্রিকেট দলের চীন সফর (in Bengali). Khulnanews.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
5. "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
6. "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
7. "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
8. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
9. "ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2018 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
10. "Report card: Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
11. "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
12. "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
13. "ICC Women's World T20, 2018/19 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
14. "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
15. "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
16. "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
17. "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

External links

• Ayasha Rahman at ESPNcricinfo
• Ayasha Rahman at CricketArchive (subscription required)