Shamima Sultana
.jpg) Shamima batting for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Shamima Sultana | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 1988 Gumugura, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 22) | 6 March 2014 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 March 2022 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 23) | 8 March 2014 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 29 October 2023 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2017/18 | Dhaka Division | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–present | Southern Zone | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 21 February 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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[edit]
- ^ "Shamima Sultana". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Players to watch in ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "2018 lookback – the breakout stars (women)". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
External links[edit]
Media related to Shamima Sultana at Wikimedia Commons
- Shamima Sultana at ESPNcricinfo
- Shamima Sultana at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Bangladeshi women cricketers
- Bangladesh women One Day International cricketers
- Bangladesh women Twenty20 International cricketers
- People from Magura District
- South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh
- South Asian Games medalists in cricket
- Dhaka Division women cricketers
- Southern Zone women cricketers
- Cricketers from Khulna Division
- Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in cricket
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Bangladesh