STAR PLAYER PROFILE Rumana Ahmed

STAR PLAYER PROFILE

53, Runs: 485, 44, Avg: 18.97 They have explosive openers in Danielle Wyatt and Tammy Beaumont while Natalie Sciver and skipper Heather Knight hold the fort in the middle order. Katherine Brunt, who was once a bowler, has now developed into a capable hitter down the order.

They have quality bowlers like Danielle Hazell, Anya Shrubsole, Jenny

Gunn and

Sophie

Ecclestone. Rumana Ahmed has been the star performer with the ball for Bangladesh this year claiming 26 wickets at 10.73, making her second most successful bowler in the W20Is in 2018. She was the chief architect of Bangladesh’s first victory over India in the Asia Cup where she claimed 3/21 before hitting an unbeaten 42 to take her side home. Four days later, she starred in the team’s historic win over the same opposition in the final, with figures of 2/22 and a useful 22-ball 23. The leggie was team’s highest wickettaker in the World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament as well scalping 10 wickets in five matches. Age: 27, Matches: 54, Runs: 616, Average: 14, Wickets: 48, Average: 19.18 Ace wicketkeeper-batswoman Sarah Taylor, who is battling anxiety issues, will be sorely missed.

Squad: Heather Knight, Katherine Brunt, Sophia Dunkley Brown, Sophie Ecclestone, Natasha Farrant, Kirstie Gordon, Jenny Gunn, Danielle Hazell, Amy Ellen Jones, Natalie Sciver, Linsey Smith, Anya Shrubsole, Lauren Winfield, Danielle Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont

WT20I RECORD

M- 115, W- 81, L- 31, T/NR- 2/1