Nahida Akter

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Nahida Akter
Nahida Akter in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Nahida Akter
Born (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 24)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 23)4 October 2015 v Pakistan
Last ODI10 November 2023 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 24)30 September 2015 v Pakistan
Last T20I29 October 2023 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Barisal Division
2021/22–presentNorthern Zone
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 26 56
Runs scored 54 37
Batting average 4.15 7.40
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 25* 9
Balls bowled 1,127 1,099
Wickets 31 71
Bowling average 22.22 13.71
5 wickets in innings 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/21 5/12
Catches/stumpings 5/– 15/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 February 2023
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team

Nahida Akter (Bengali: নাহিদা আক্তার; born 2 March 2000) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. She is a right handed batter and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She made her debut in international matches against Pakistan in a T20 match on 30 September 2015.[1][2]

Nahida bowling for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Nahida bowling for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

In June 2018, she was part of Bangladesh's squad that won their first ever Women's Asia Cup title, winning the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup tournament.[3][4][5] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[6]

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[7][8] In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[9] She was the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with ten dismissals in five matches.[10] In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[11] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.[12]

In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[13] In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[14] Later the same month, in Bangladesh's third match against Zimbabwe, she took her first five-wicket haul in WODI cricket.[15]

In January 2022, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[16] In Bangladesh's second match of the tournament, against Kenya, she took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is,[17] with five wickets for twelve runs.[18] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Player profile at ESPNCrinfo
  2. ^ Player profile at CricketArchive
  3. ^ "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  10. ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Media Release : ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  15. ^ "BD Women clean sweep Zimbabwe as preparation for WC Qualifiers". The Business Standard. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Five-wicket hauls in WT20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Bangladesh survive early collapse to beat Kenya". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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