Shamima Sultana

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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 (age 36)
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 T20I29 October 2023 v Pakistan
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 place 2022 Hangzhou Team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team

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]

  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.

External links[edit]

Media related to Shamima Sultana at Wikimedia Commons

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