Nahida Akter

Nahida Akter
Nahida Akter in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Nahida Akter
Born (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 23)4 October 2015 v Pakistan
Last ODI10 November 2023 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 24)30 September 2015 v Pakistan
Last T20I29 October 2023 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.32
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Barisal Division
2021/22–presentNorthern Zone
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 43 56
Runs scored 131 37
Batting average 5.50 7.40
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 25* 9
Balls bowled 1,927 1,099
Wickets 53 71
Bowling average 22.67 13.71
5 wickets in innings 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/21 5/12
Catches/stumpings 11/– 15/–
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Team
South Asian Games
2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team
Women's Asia Cup
Winner 2018 Malaysia
Source: CricketArchive, 21 February 2023

Nahida Akter (Bengali: নাহিদা আক্তার; born 2 March 2000) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. She is a right handed batter and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler.

Career

Akter made her debut in international matches against Pakistan in a T20 match on 30 September 2015.[1][2]

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.[3][4][5] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[6]

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[7][8] In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[9] She was the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with ten dismissals in five matches.[10] In November 2019, she was named in 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 in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[13] In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[14] Later the same month, in Bangladesh's third match against Zimbabwe, she took her first five-wicket haul in WODI cricket.[15]

In January 2022, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[16] In Bangladesh's second match of the tournament, against Kenya, she took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is,[17] with five wickets for twelve runs.[18] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[19]

She was named in the Bangladesh squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[20]

Akter was part of the Bangladesh squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan in April 2025.[21]

References

  1. ^ Player profile at ESPNCrinfo
  2. ^ Player profile at CricketArchive
  3. ^ "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  10. ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 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. ^ "Media Release : ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  15. ^ "BD Women clean sweep Zimbabwe as preparation for WC Qualifiers". The Business Standard. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Five-wicket hauls in WT20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Bangladesh survive early collapse to beat Kenya". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Bangladesh Squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024". Bangladesh Cricket Board. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Bangladesh women's team announce squad for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025". bdcrictime.com. Retrieved 12 April 2025.