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 | 14 May 2018 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 23) | 8 March 2014 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 27 February 2020 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shamima Sultana (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]
References
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to Shamima Sultana at Wikimedia Commons
