Sharmin Akhter

This article is about the Bangladeshi cricketer. For the Bangladeshi activist, see Sharmin Akter.

Sharmin Akhter Supta (Bengali: শারমিন আক্তার সুপ্তা) (born 31 December 1995) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's national cricket team.^[1][2][3] She plays as a right-handed batter.

Sharmin Akhtersjatmin

Sharmin Akhter in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Sharmin Akhter Supta
Born	(1995-12-31) 31 December 1995 (age 28) Gaibanda, Bangladesh
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batter
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2011–present)
ODI debut (cap 8)	26 November 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI	14 December 2022 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 10)	28 August 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I	7 December 2022 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009/10–2010/11	Dhaka Division
2012/13	Rangpur Division
2017	Dhaka Division
2017/18	Rangpur Division
2021/22–present	Northern Zone
2022	Trailblazers
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I Matches 32 16 Runs scored 544 151 Batting average 17.54 10.78 100s/50s 0/3 0/0 Top score 74 35 Catches/stumpings 4/– 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 February 2023
Medal record Representing  Bangladesh Women's Cricket Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team

Early life and background

Sharmin was born in Gaibanda, Bangladesh.^[4]

Career

Sharmin made her ODI debut against Ireland on 26 November 2011. Sharmin also made her T20I debut against Ireland, on 28 August 2012.

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.^[5][6] In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.^[7]

In the second match of the World Cup qualifiers against the United States, Bangladeshi opener Sharmin Akter scored an unbeaten 130 runs from 141 deliveries to take Bangladesh to 322–5 at the end of 50 overs,^[8] where she hits 11 boundaries and she became the first ever centurion in ODIs for Bangladesh Women's cricket team.^[9] She achieved this milestone by playing her 26th match. Previours highest individual innings in ODI cricket was 75 runs.^[10]

In January 2022, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.^[11] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.^[12]

References

1. "BD women's SA camp from Sunday". The Daily Star. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
2. নারী ক্রিকেটের প্রাথমিক দল ঘোষণা | খেলাধুলা. Samakal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
3. "মহিলা ক্রিকেটারদের ক্যাম্প শুরু". Sportbangla.com. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
4. "Match scorecard". CricketArchive. 1 April 1996. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
5. "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
6. "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
7. "Media Release : ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
8. "Sharmin Akhter scores first ODI century for Bangladesh Women's cricket team". bdnews24.com.
9. Report, Star Sports (23 November 2021). "Sharmin ton helps Tigresses amass 322 against USA". The Daily Star.
10. Cricfrenzy.com, Online Desk. "Sharmin Akhter hits ton in WC qualifications". cricfrenzy.com.
11. "Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
12. "Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

External links

• Sharmin Akhter at ESPNcricinfo
• Sharmin Akhter at CricketArchive (subscription required)