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.[1]

Khaled Ahmed
Personal information
Full name
Syed Khaled Ahmed
Born (1992-09-20) 20 September 1992 (age 32)
Sylhet, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 92)11 November 2018 v Zimbabwe
Last Test4 April 2023 v Ireland
ODI debut (cap 146)23 September 2023 v New Zealand
Last ODI26 September 2023 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–Sylhet Division
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 54 49 5
Runs scored 231 45 8
Batting average 5.13 4.09
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 26 17* 8*
Balls bowled 7582 2235 72
Wickets 133 67 2
Bowling average 32.73 31.35 63
5 wickets in innings 7 0 0
10 wickets in match 2 0 0
Best bowling 7/50 4/31 2/34
Catches/stumpings 24/– 13/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 December 2022

Domestic career

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Ahmed made his first-class debut for Sylhet Division in the 2015–16 National Cricket League on 10 October 2015.[2] He made his List A debut for Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club in the 2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 5 May 2017.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Dhaka Dynamites on 5 November 2017 in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

International career

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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.[7] In October 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[8] He made his debut for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on 11 November 2018.[9] In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[10]

In February 2021, he was selected to play Bangladesh Emerging Team in their home series against Ireland Wolves.[11] In April 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's preliminary Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[12][13]

In March 2022, he was named in Bangladesh's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.[14] In June 2022, in the second match against the West Indies, Khaled took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Khaled Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. ^ "National Cricket League, Tier 2: Rajshahi Division v Sylhet Division at Bogra, Oct 10-13, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club v Mohammedan Sporting Club at Fatullah, May 5, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ^ "4th match (N), Bangladesh Premier League at Sylhet, Nov 5 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Two nail-biters and a Mominul Haque century". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Liton Das recalled as Bangladesh reveal preliminary squad for Asia Cup 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh hand Nazmul, Mithun maiden Test call-ups". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  9. ^ "2nd Test, Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Nov 11-15 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Media Release : ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018: Bangladesh emerging squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Ireland Wolves tour of Bangladesh to start with four-day game in Chattogram". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Media Release : Bangladesh Preliminary Squad for Tour of Sri Lanka 2021 announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Bangladesh include uncapped pace trio for Sri Lanka Tests". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal back in Bangladesh Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Khaled grabs maiden fifer as Windies all out for 408". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
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