Shamima Sultana (born 9 March 1988) is a Bangladeshi cricketer.[1] 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.[2][3][4] Later the same month, she was named to Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[5]
![]() Shamima batting for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Shamima Sultana | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1988-03-09) 9 March 1988 (age 34) Gumugura, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut (cap 22) | 6 March 2014 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 27 March 2022 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 23) | 8 March 2014 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 1 October 2022 v Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
2008/09–2017/18 | Dhaka Division | |||||||||||||||||||||
2021/22–present | Southern Zone | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 2 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In October 2018, she was named to Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[6][7] Ahead of the tournament, she was named as one of the players to watch.[8] The International Cricket Council (ICC) named Sultana as one of the five breakout stars in women's cricket in 2018.[9]
In August 2019, she was named to Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[10] In November 2019, she was named to Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[11] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.[12] In January 2020, she was named to Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[13] In January 2022, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[14] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[15]
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