Shamima Sultana

Shamima Sultana (Bengali: শামীমা সুলতানা; born 9 March 1988) is a Bangladeshi cricketer.[1] 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.[2][3][4] Later the same month, she was named to Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[5]

Not to be confused with Sharmin Sultana.

Shamima Sultana
Shamima batting for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Shamima Sultana
Born (1988-03-09) 9 March 1988
Gumugura, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 22)6 March 2014 v Pakistan
Last ODI27 March 2022 v England
T20I debut (cap 23)8 March 2014 v Pakistan
Last T20I21 February 2023 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09–2017/18Dhaka Division
2021/22–presentSouthern Zone
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 10 47
Runs scored 202 634
Batting average 20.20 14.40
100s/50s 0/1 0/2
Top score 53 51
Catches/stumpings 2/4 16/15
Source: CricketArchive, 21 February 2023
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouTeam
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Kathmandu/PokharaTeam

In October 2018, she was named to Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[6][7] Ahead of the tournament, she was named as one of the players to watch.[8] The International Cricket Council (ICC) named Sultana as one of the five breakout stars in women's cricket in 2018.[9]

In August 2019, she was named to Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[10] In November 2019, she was named to 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 to Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[13] In January 2022, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[14] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[15]

References
  1. "Shamima Sultana". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  6. "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. "Players to watch in ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  9. "2018 lookback – the breakout stars (women)". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  10. "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 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. "Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  15. "Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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