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 33)
Sylhet, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 92)11 November 2018 v Zimbabwe
Last Test19 November 2025 v Ireland
ODI debut (cap 146)23 September 2023 v New Zealand
Last ODI26 September 2023 v New Zealand
Only T20I (cap 92)1 June 2025 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentSylhet Division
2017Dhaka Dynamites
2019Chittagong Vikings
2022Khulna Tigers
2023-2024Fortune Barishal
2025Chittagong Kings
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 17 2 68 69
Runs scored 55 1 329 128
Batting average 2.75 1.00 5.39 6.73
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 22 1 26 28*
Balls bowled 2592 80 9583 3022
Wickets 32 3 184 93
Bowling average 48.06 24.00 29.69 30.83
5 wickets in innings 1 0 9 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0
Best bowling 5/106 3/60 7/50 4/31
Catches/stumpings 5/– 0/– 32/– 22/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 November 2025

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, 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 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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