Jaker Ali

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Jaker Ali
Personal information
Full name
Jaker Ali Anik
Born (1998-02-22) 22 February 1998 (age 26)
Sylhet, Habiganj
BattingRight-handed
Role Wicket-keeper Batter
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  105)21 October 2024 v  South Africa
Last Test22 November 2024 v  West Indies
ODI debut(cap  149)9 November 2024 v  Afghanistan
Last ODI11 November 2024 v  Afghanistan
T20I debut(cap  81)4 October 2023 v  Malaysia
Last T20I12 December 2024 v  West Indies
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 December 2016

Jaker Ali (born 22 February 1998) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. [1]

Contents

Domestic Cricket

He made his first-class debut for Sylhet Division in the 2016–17 National Cricket League on 27 December 2016. [2] Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [3]

He made his List A debut for Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club in the 2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 26 April 2017. [4]

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Sylhet Sixers team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. [5] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Sylhet Sixers in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League on 16 January 2019. [6] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Dhaka Platoon in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. [7]

International career

2023-2024

In March 2023, he earned his maiden call-up to the Bangladesh cricket team for their T20I series against Ireland. [8]

2024-2025

In May 2024, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [9]

In December 2024, during the Bangladesh tour of West Indies, he hit 9 sixes in the T20 series which is the most by a Bangladeshi in any bilateral T20 series. He also hit 21 sixes in 2024, which is the most joint highest sixes in a calendar year for Bangladesh, along with Tawhid Hridoy. In the 3rd T20 against WI, he hit 6 sixes in an innings for the second time in his career. No other Bangladeshi cricketer has hit this many sixes in an innings. In the same match, he came up to bat at no 5 and scored an unbeaten 72, the highest score in that batting position by a Bangladeshi batsman. He was also the highest run scorer in both Tests and T20 series against West Indies. [10]

2025-2026

In January 2025, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. [11]

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