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Jahanara Alam and Rumana Ahmed are going to Dubai to play in the girls’ franchise tournament.

Jahanara Alam and Rumana Ahmed are two big names in women’s cricket in Bangladesh. Both have the experience of captaining the Bangladesh team. They have also played in T20 franchise leagues. Rumana was called up by Brisbane Heat in Women’s Big Bash League (BBL) but eventually didn’t get to play a game. Jahanara played in the Women’s Twenty20 Challenge. This time, these two cricketers have got the invitation to play in a T20 tournament in Dubai.

The tournament is set to take place in Dubai next month. This will be an  invitational tournament called ‘Fairbreak’ in association with Hong Kong Cricket. Jahanara and Rumana have already got permission to play in this tournament. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has already issued No Objection Certificates (NOC) to Jahanara and Rumana.

They will arrive in Dubai on 30 April to take part in the tournament. The duo is scheduled to return home on 16 May after the completion of the tournament. Rumana confirmed the matter to The Business Standard. Touhid Ahmed, the manager of the women’s section of the BCB, has confirmed that the two of them have been given NOCs.

Bangladesh fast bowler Jahanara will play for Team Falcon. The team will be led by New Zealand captain Suzie Bates. Players like Danny Wyatt of England, Marizanne Kepp of South Africa, Britney Cooper of the West Indies and Christina Gough of Germany will play in the team. Rumana will play for the Barmy Army. The team includes Deandra Dottin of the West Indies, Shemaine Campbell and Fatima Sana of Pakistan.

“It’s really exciting to have cricketers from so many countries. The best of the best players will come here to play. For example, Jahanara’s team’s captain is Suzie Bates. It will be an amazing experience to play against such players. The teammates we have are Dottin, Campbell and others. I think it’s a blessing for us,” she added.

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