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Nigar Sultana (born 1 August 1997) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and captain of the Bangladesh women's national cricket team in the WODI and the WT20I formats.[1][2] She is a wicketkeeper and right hand batter who bats in the middle order.[3]

Nigar Sultana
Nigar playing for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full nameNigar Sultana Joty
Born (1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 25)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
  • Bangladesh (2015–present)
ODI debut (cap 24)6 October 2015 v Pakistan
Last ODI27 March 2022 v England
T20I debut (cap 25)30 September 2015 v Pakistan
Last T20I1 October 2022 v Thailand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–2017/18Mymensingh Division
2021/22–presentWestern Zone
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 30 57
Runs scored 519 949
Batting average 21.62 23.72
100s/50s 0/2 1/1
Top score 59* 113*
Catches/stumpings 12/9 15/24
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 2 October 2022
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
South Asian Games
2019 Kathmandu/PokharaTeam

Biography


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.[4][5][6] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[7]

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[8][9] In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[10] In October 2019, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, ahead of a five-match series in Australia.[11] In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[12] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.[13]

In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[14] She was the leading run-scorer for Bangladesh in the tournament, with 114 runs in four matches.[15]

In November 2021, she was named as the captain of Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[16] In January 2022, she was named as the captain of Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[17] Later the same month, she was named as the captain of Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[18]


References


  1. "Bangladesh squad for women's T20 World Cup qualifier announced, Nigar Sultana named as captain". Sportstar. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. Azam, Atif (20 November 2021). "New skipper Nigar Sultana expects support from senior trio". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. "Nigar Sultana Profile". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  10. "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  11. "Bismah to lead Women's Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  12. "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  13. "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  14. "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  15. "ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2019/20 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  16. "Media Release : ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  17. "Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  18. "Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 January 2022.


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