Nigar Sultana (cricketer)

Nigar Sultana is a Bangladeshi cricketer. She made her debut in international cricket in a T20I match against Pakistan.

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
BattingRight-hand bat
RoleWicketkeeper, Batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 24)6 October 2015 v Pakistan
Last ODI4 November 2019 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 25)30 September 2015 v Pakistan
Last T20I2 March 2020 v Sri Lanka
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 18 27
Runs scored 302 370
Batting average 23.23 20.55
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 59* 46
Catches/stumpings 6/5 6/10
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
  1. "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  8. "Bismah to lead Women's Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  9. "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  10. "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  11. "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  12. "ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2019/20 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

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