Sharmin Akhter

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

Sharmin Akhter
Bangladesh Women's Cricket Batsman Sharmin Akhter
Personal information
Full nameSharmin Akhter Supta
Born (1995-12-31) 31 December 1995
Gaibanda, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 8)26 November 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI21 November 2021 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 10)28 August 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I30 October 2019 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10-2010/11Dhaka Division Women
2011-presentAbahani Limited Women
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 20 12
Runs scored 298 117
Batting average 15.68 11.70
100s/50s 0/3 0/0
Top score 74 35
Balls bowled - -
Wickets - -
Bowling average - -
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - -
Best bowling - -
Catches/stumpings 2/- 1/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 21 November 2021
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
2014 IncheonTeam

Early life and background

Sharmin was born in Gaibanda, Bangladesh.[4]

Career

Sharmin made her ODI career against Ireland women's cricket team on November 26, 2011. Sharmin also made her T20I career against Ireland women's cricket team on August 28, 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]

References
  1. "BD women's SA camp from Sunday". The Daily Star. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  2. নারী ক্রিকেটের প্রাথমিক দল ঘোষণা | খেলাধুলা. Samakal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  3. "মহিলা ক্রিকেটারদের ক্যাম্প শুরু". Sportbangla.com. 2014-01-10. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  4. "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. 1996-04-01. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  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 (November 23, 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.
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