Jahanara Alam

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 batswoman.

Jahanara Alam
Personal information
Full nameJahanara Alam
Born (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993
Khulna, Bangladesh
NicknameJahanara
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 2)26 November 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI4 November 2019 v Pakistan
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
2019Velocity
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 34 41
Runs scored 138 87
Batting average 6.57 7.90
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 23 12*
Balls bowled 1348 681
Wickets 29 28
Bowling average 31.82 30.80
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/21 5/28
Catches/stumpings 4/– 8/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 29 February 2020
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouTeam
2014 IncheonTeam

Career

Alam was a member of the team that won a silver medal in cricket against the China national women's cricket team at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[5]

Alam bowling for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

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]

References
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  2. "BD women's SA camp from Sunday". Archive.thedailystar.net. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  3. "নারী ক্রিকেটের প্রাথমিক দল ঘোষণা | খেলাধুলা | Samakal Online Version". Samakal.net. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
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  6. "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  7. "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  9. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  10. "Bangladesh pip Ireland in last-ball thriller". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  11. "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  12. "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  13. "ICC Women's World T20, 2018/19 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  14. "#WT20 report card: Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  15. "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  16. "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  17. "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  18. "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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