Shorna Akter

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Shorna Akter
Personal information
Full name
Shorna Akter
Born (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17)
Jamalpur, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  35)16 July 2023 v  India
Last ODI21 March 2024 v  Australia
T20I debut(cap  36)12 February 2023 v  Sri Lanka
Last T20I8 December 2023 v  South Africa
T20I shirt no.11
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team

Shorna Akter (born 1 January 2007) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's national cricket team as a right-arm leg-break bowler and right-hand batter. [1] [2]

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International career

In December 2022, she was selected to Bangladesh women's under-19 cricket team for the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. [3] [4] She scored 153 runs with the average of 51.00 and one half-century (50*) in that tournament. She is the only Bangladeshi player was named in team of the tournament. [5]

In January 2023 she was named in Bangladesh's T20I squad for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [6] [7] She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Sri Lanka on 12 January 2023 in the T20 World Cup. [8] She scored 59 runs and took 2 wickets in that tournament.

In April 2023, she was named for the Bangladesh's T20I and ODI squad for the series against Sri Lanka. [9] [10] Latter she was ruled out of the series due to injury. [11] In July 2023, she was named in the ODI squad for the series against India. [12] [13] She made her One Day International (ODI) debut against India, on 16 July 2023. [14] But she didn't come to bat due to appendicitis pain. [15]

In August 2023, she was selected to the national team for the 2022 Asian Games. [16] She was the part of Bronze medal winning team of Bangladesh in that tournament. [17] [18]

In October 2023, she played all round performances against Pakistan in T20I series and helping Bangladesh to win maiden T20I series over Pakistan. [19] She took her maiden five-wicket haul (5/28 in her 4 overs) in T20Is on 3 December 2023, against South Africa when Bangladesh tour to South Africa. [20] [21] [22]

She was named in the Bangladesh squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [23]

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