Jahanara Alam

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Jahanara Alam
Personal information
Full name
Jahanara Alam
Born (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 31)
Khulna, Bangladesh
NicknameJahanara
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 2)26 November 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI22 March 2022 v India
ODI shirt no.26
T20I debut (cap 2)28 August 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I29 February 2020 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.26
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09Khulna Division Women
2009/10-2012/13Sylhet Division Women
2011Abahani Limited Women
2019–2020Velocity
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 37 71
Runs scored 152 167
Batting average 6.90 6.68
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 23 18*
Balls bowled 1498 1274
Wickets 33 55
Bowling average 31.06 20.70
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/21 5/28
Catches/stumpings 5/– 12/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 22 March 2022
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team

Jahanara Alam (Bengali: জাহানারা আলম) (born: 1 April 1993) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh national women's cricket team.[1][2][3][4] She is a right-arm medium fast bowler and right-handed batter. She was a member of the team that won a silver medal in cricket against the China at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[5]

Career

Alam made her ODI career against Ireland women's cricket team on November 26, 2011. Alam made her T20I career against India women's cricket team on August 28, 2012. 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.[6][7][8] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[9]

On 28 June 2018, she became the first bowler for Bangladesh to take a five-wicket haul in WT20Is, in the match against Ireland.[10]

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[11][12] She was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with six dismissals in four matches.[13] Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the standout player in the team by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[14]

In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[15] In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[16] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.[17] In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[18]

In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[19] In January 2022, she was named as one of three reserve players in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[20] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[21]

References

  1. ^ নারী বিশ্বকাপ ক্রিকেটারদের দল ঘোষণা. Risingbd.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  2. ^ "BD women's SA camp from Sunday". The Daily Star. 2013-08-23. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  3. ^ নারী ক্রিকেটের প্রাথমিক দল ঘোষণা | খেলাধুলা. Samakal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  4. ^ মহিলা ক্রিকেটারদের ক্যাম্প শুরু (in Bengali). Sportbangla.com. 2014-01-10. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  5. ^ Deepto, Ahmed (6 September 2015). "Pushing boundaries". Youth. New Age. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  9. ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh pip Ireland in last-ball thriller". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  13. ^ "ICC Women's World T20, 2018/19 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  14. ^ "#WT20 report card: Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Media Release : ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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