Taskin Ahmed

Taskin Ahmed
Personal information
Full name Taskin Ahmed
Born 3 April 1995
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nickname Tazim
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
  • Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 112) 17 June 2014 v India
Last ODI 22 April 2015 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no. 3
T20I debut (cap 43) 1 April 2014 v Australia
Last T20I 24 April 2015 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no. 3
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–present Dhaka Metropolis
2013–present Chittagong Kings
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 12 3 10 26
Runs scored 1 – 57 26
Batting average 0.50 – 11.40 5.20
100s/50s 0/0 –/– 0/0 0/0
Top score 1 – 17 12
Balls bowled 552 48 1,338 1140
Wickets 19 2 24 40
Bowling average 27.31 26.50 29.00 23.60
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 1
10 wickets in match n/a n/a n/a n/a
Best bowling 5/28 1/24 4/66 5/28
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 1/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 April 2015

Taskin Ahmed (born 3 April 1995) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a youngster of Bangladesh.A left-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. He represents Dhaka Metropolis in first-class and list A cricket and the Chittagong Kings franchise in the Bangladesh Premier League.

Ahmed made his first-class debut for Dhaka Metroplis in October 2011 against Barisal Division.[1] In his second Twenty20 match for the Chittagong Kings he was named man of the match for his bowling figures of 4/31 against Duronto Rajshahi.[2] Even though Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain have been cited as the quickest ever Bangladeshi pacers, the 2 rarely bowl over speeds of 135 km/h. Taskin Ahmed has clocked in at 140 km/h and remained close to that speed in both first-class cricket and in his first T20I against Australia in the ICC WT20 tournament held in Bangladesh on the 1st of April, 2014.He is also selected to Bangladesh national cricket team in the 2015 Cricket World Cup Squad.

Records and statistics

One Day International 5-wicket hauls

#Figures Match Opponent Venue City Country Year Result
1 5/28 1  India Shere Bangla Dhaka Bangladesh 2014 Lost

References

  1. ↑ "Barisal Division v Dhaka Metropolis, 30 October – 2 November 2011". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Isam, Mohammad (16 February 2013). "Taskin keeps Kings' final hopes alive". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

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