Jahanara Alam

Jahanara Alam
Personal information
Full name Jahanara Alam
Born (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993
Khulna, Bangladesh
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Role Bowler, Captain
International information
National side
ODI debut 26 November 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI 8 October 2018 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no. 26
T20I debut 28 August 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I 6 October 2018 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09 Khulna Division Women
2009/10-2012/13 Sylhet Division Women
2011 Abahani Limited Women
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 - -1
10 wickets in match - -
Best bowling 3/21 5/28
Catches/stumpings 4/0 8/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 8 October 2018

Jahanara Alam (Bengali: জাহানারা আলম) (born: 1 April 1993) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and current captain 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 batsman.

Early life and background

Jahanara was born in Khulna, Bangladesh.

Career

ODI

Alam made her ODI career against Ireland women's cricket team on November 26, 2011.

T20I

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.[5][6][7] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[8]

On 28 June 2018, she became the first bowler for Bangladesh to take a five-wicket haul in WT20Is, in the match against Ireland.[9]

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[10][11]

Asian games

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.[12]

Jahanara Alam
Medal record
Women's Cricket
Representing  Bangladesh
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouTeam

References

  1. ↑ "ŕŚ¨ŕŚžŕŚ°ŕ§€ বিশŕ§?ŕŚŹŕŚ•ŕŚžŕŚŞ ŕŚ•ŕ§?ŕŚ°ŕŚżŕŚ•ŕ§‡ŕŚ&#x;ŕŚžŕŚ°ŕŚŚŕ§‡ŕŚ° দল ŕŚ˜ŕ§‹ŕŚˇŕŚŁŕŚž". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  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. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  4. ↑ "মহিলা ŕŚ•ŕ§?ŕŚ°ŕŚżŕŚ•ŕ§‡ŕŚ&#x;ŕŚžŕŚ°ŕŚŚŕ§‡ŕŚ° ŕŚ•ŕ§?যামŕ§?প শৠরŕ§". Sportbangla.com. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  5. ↑ "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Bangladesh pip Ireland in last-ball thriller". Interntional Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  12. ↑ Deepto, Ahmed (6 September 2015). "Pushing boundaries". Youth. New Age.
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