Nasum Ahmed

Nasum Ahmed (Bengali: নাসুম আহমেদ;[2] born 5 December 1994) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for Sylhet Division in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in March 2021.[3]

Nasum Ahmed
Personal information
Born (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Height6 ft (183 cm)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm orthodox spin
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 138)10 July 2022 v West Indies
Last ODI19 October 2023 v India
T20I debut (cap 69)28 March 2021 v New Zealand
Last T20I31 March 2023 v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA
Matches 14 20 37
Runs scored 8 447 196
Batting average 4.00 19.43 7.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 3* 85 31
Balls bowled 270 4,499 1,764
Wickets 18 75 45
Bowling average 15.55 32.06 29.06
5 wickets in innings 0 2 1
10 wickets in match 0 1 0
Best bowling 4/10 7/97 5/49
Catches/stumpings 2/– 8/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 March 2023

Early life and family

Nasum Ahmed was born on 5 December 1994 to Bengali Muslim parents in Jalalabad, Sylhet. His grandfather migrated to Sylhet in 1958 from their ancestral home which is in the village of Mardapur in Derai, Sunamganj District.[4]

Career

In November 2019, Nasum was selected to play for the Chattogram Challengers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[5]

In March 2020, Nasum was named in Bangladesh's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[6] In January 2021, he was one of four uncapped players to be named in a preliminary squad for the One Day International (ODI) series against the West Indies.[7] In February 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for their series against New Zealand.[8] He made his T20I debut for Bangladesh on 28 March 2021, against New Zealand.[9]

On 3 August 2021, in a T20 match against Australia, Nasum took 4 wickets giving away 19 runs helping Bangladesh to win against Australia in T20 for the first time.[10][11]

On 8 September 2021, in a T20 match against New Zealand, Nasum took four wickets giving away 10 runs, helping Bangladesh to win a T20 series against New Zealand for the first time. He was also named as the man of the match.[12] Later the same month, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[13]

In February 2022, he was named in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Afghanistan.[14] In March 2022, he was named in Bangladesh's ODI squad for their series against South Africa.[15] In May 2022, he was again named in Bangladesh's ODI squad, this time for their series against the West Indies.[16] He made his ODI debut on 10 July 2022, for Bangladesh against the West Indies.[17]

References
  1. Faiz Ahmed, Syed (8 September 2021). "Nasum's confidence from Mirpur must be translated into T20 WC". Dhaka Tribune. The six-feet tall bowler [...]
  2. gonews24.com. "সাকিবের ছোট্ট একটি বুদ্ধিতে সফল হলেন নাসুম আহমেদ". gonews24. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. "Nasum Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. "নিষেধাজ্ঞা নিয়ে মুখ খুললেন নাসুম" [Nasum opens up about ban]. Somoy TV (in Bengali). 17 August 2021.
  5. "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. "Bangladesh T20 squad: Mushfiqur Rahim back, Nasum Ahmed breaks in". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. "No place for Mashrafe against West Indies". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. "Bangladesh leave out Taijul Islam for New Zealand tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. "1st T20I, Hamilton, Mar 28 2021, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  10. "Bangladesh vs Australia: Nasum Ahmed shines as Tigers register first win over visitors in T20Is". Firstpost. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. Desk, India com Sports (3 August 2021). "Live Bangladesh vs Australia Match 1st T20I Score : Live Updates From Dhaka". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. "Bangladesh Beat New Zealand By 6 Wickets To Seal T20 series Win | Cricket News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  13. "No surprises as Bangladesh name Mahmudullah-led squad for T20 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  14. "Ebadot gets ODI call-up as Bangladesh name four uncapped players for Afghanistan series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  15. "Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal back in Bangladesh Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  16. "Anamul Haque recalled for WI white-ball series; Mustafizur Rahman back in Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  17. "1st ODI, Providence, July 10, 2022, Bangladesh tour of West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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