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Shorna Akter

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Shorna Akter
Personal information
Full name
Shorna Akter
Born (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 19)
Jamalpur, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 35)16 July 2023 v India
Last ODI21 March 2024 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 36)12 February 2023 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I8 December 2023 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.11
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022Chittagong Division
2022/23Jamuna
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches 10 21
Runs scored 54 204
Batting average 9.00 13.60
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 27* 31
Balls bowled 155 172
Wickets 2 12
Bowling average 65.50 18.08
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/19 5/28
Catches/stumpings 1/– 5/–
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouTeam
Source: CricketArchive, 21 March 2024

Shorna Akter (Bengali: স্বর্ণা আক্তার; born 1 January 2007) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's national cricket team as a right-arm leg-break bowler and right-hand batter.[1][2]

International career

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In December 2022, she was selected to Bangladesh women's under-19 cricket team for the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[3][4] She scored 153 runs at the average of 51.00 and one half-century (50*) in that tournament. She was the only Bangladeshi player named in the ICC team of the tournament.[5]

In January 2023 she was named in Bangladesh's T20I squad for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[6][7] She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Sri Lanka on 12 January 2023 in the T20 World Cup.[8] She scored 59 runs and took 2 wickets in that tournament.

In April 2023, she was named for the Bangladesh's T20I and ODI squad for the series against Sri Lanka.[9][10] Later she was ruled out of the series due to injury.[11] In July 2023, she was named in the ODI squad for the series against India.[12][13] She made her One Day International (ODI) debut against India, on 16 July 2023.[14] But she didn't come to bat due to appendicitis pain.[15]

In August 2023, she was selected to the national team for the 2022 Asian Games.[16] She was the part of Bronze medal winning team of Bangladesh in that tournament.[17][18]

In October 2023, she played all round performances against Pakistan in T20I series and helping Bangladesh to win maiden T20I series over Pakistan.[19] She took her maiden five-wicket haul (5/28 in her 4 overs) in T20Is on 3 December 2023, against South Africa when Bangladesh tour to South Africa.[20][21][22]

She was named in the Bangladesh squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[23]

Akter was part of the Bangladesh squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan in April 2025.[24]

References

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  1. ↑ "Shorna Akter". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Shorna Akter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh squad for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh U19 Announces squad for the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup". Female Cricket. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Bangladesh's Shorna Akter named in ICC team of the tournament". Prothom Alo. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh pick four Under-19 players in senior Women's T20 World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Bangladesh call up U19 stars for Women's T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "5th Match, Group 1 (N), Cape Town, February 12, 2023, ICC Women's T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Bangladesh Women's Team Tour of Sri Lanka 2023". Bangladesh Cricket Board. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Bangladesh rest Salma Khatun and Rumana Ahmed for Sri Lanka tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "আইসিসির অনুমোদন পায়নি মেয়েদের ম্যাচ" [Girls' match didn't get ICC approval]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 5 May 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Bangladesh Women's squad for ODI series against India". Bangladesh Cricket Board. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sharmin earns recall for ODIs against India, Jahanara continues to miss out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "1st ODI, Mirpur, July 16, 2023, India Women tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "Bangladesh Women's Shorna Akter admitted to hospital on ODI debut against India after appendicitis pain". India Today. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "Bangladesh Women's squad for 19th Asian Games, Hangzhou, China announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Bangladesh crush Pakistan to win bronze in women's cricket". Prothom Alo. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  18. ↑ "Asian Games: Shorna Akter stars with ball and bat to give Bangladesh bronze". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  19. ↑ "Shorna, spinners help Bangladesh to first T20I series win over Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  20. ↑ "Bangladesh teen Shorna stuns South Africa with five-for". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  21. ↑ Rana, Yaseen (3 December 2023). "16-year-old spinner Shorna Akter takes five-for to inspire Bangladesh to historic win over South Africa". Wisden. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  22. ↑ "Bangladesh's 16-year-old Shorna Akter picks up five wickets in victory over South Africa". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  23. ↑ "Bangladesh Squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024". Bangladesh Cricket Board. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  24. ↑ "Bangladesh women's team announce squad for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025". bdcrictime.com. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
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