Nigar Sultana (cricketer)
Nigar Sultana is a Bangladeshi cricketer. She made her debut in international cricket in a T20I match against Pakistan.
![]() Nigar playing for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nigar Sultana Joty | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1 August 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicketkeeper, Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 24) | 6 October 2015 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 4 November 2019 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 25) | 30 September 2015 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 2 March 2020 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 2 March 2020 |
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.[1][2][3] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[4]
In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[5][6] In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[7] In October 2019, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, ahead of a five-match series in Australia.[8] In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[9] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.[10]
In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[11] She was the leading run-scorer for Bangladesh in the tournament, with 114 runs in four matches.[12]
References
- "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- "Bismah to lead Women's Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2019/20 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2020.