Nahida Akter

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| image = Nahida Akter (2) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Nahida Akter in 2018

| fullname = Nahida Akter

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| role = Bowler

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2015–present

| country = Bangladesh

| odidebutdate = 4 October

| odidebutyear = 2015

| odidebutagainst = Pakistan

| odicap = 23

| lastodidate = 10 November

| lastodiyear = 2023

| lastodiagainst = Pakistan

| T20Idebutdate = 30 September

| T20Idebutyear = 2015

| T20Idebutagainst = Pakistan

| T20Icap = 24

| lastT20Idate = 29 October

| lastT20Iyear = 2023

| lastT20Iagainst = Pakistan

| T20Ishirt = 32

| club1 = Barisal Division

| year1 = 2017

| club2 = Northern Zone

| year2 = {{nowrap|2021/22–present}}

| columns = 2

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| matches1 = 43

| runs1 = 131

| bat avg1 = 5.50

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| top score1 = 25*

| deliveries1 = 1,927

| wickets1 = 53

| bowl avg1 = 22.67

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/21

| catches/stumpings1 =11/–

| column2 = WT20I

| matches2 = 56

| runs2 = 37

| bat avg2 = 7.40

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| top score2 = 9

| deliveries2 = 1,099

| wickets2 = 71

| bowl avg2 = 13.71

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| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/12

| catches/stumpings2 = 15/–

| date = 21 February 2023

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1677/1677423/1677423.html CricketArchive

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Nahida Akter ({{langx|bn|নাহিদা আক্তার}}; born 2 March 2000) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. She is a right handed batter and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler.

Career

Akter made her debut in international matches against Pakistan in a T20 match on 30 September 2015.[http://m.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/924183.html Player profile at ESPNCrinfo][http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/1677/1677423/1677423.html Player profile at CricketArchive]

File:2020 ICC W T20 WC I v B 02-24 Nahida Akter (02).jpg|alt=Nahida bowling for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]]

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/695001 |title=Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=31 May 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/06/10/bangladesh-women-clinch-historic-asia-cup-trophy/ |title=Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |accessdate=11 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/712190 |title=Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=11 June 2018}} Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/761671 |title=ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=27 June 2018}}

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.{{cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/10/09/media-release-icc-womens-world-t20-west-indies-2018-bangladesh-squad-announced/ |title=Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |accessdate=9 October 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/876996 |title=Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=9 October 2018}} In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1307978 |title=Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=11 August 2019}} She was the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with ten dismissals in five matches.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13226;team=4240;type=tournament |title=ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=7 September 2019}} In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/111069/nazmul-hossain-to-lead-bangladesh-in-south-asian-games |title=Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games |work=CricBuzz |accessdate=30 November 2019}} The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/news/bangladesh-womens-cricket-team-take-gold-sa-games-1837444 |title=Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games |work=The Daily Star |accessdate=8 December 2019}}

In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.{{cite web |url=https://cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/112045/rumana-ahmed-included-in-bangladesh-t20-world-cup-squad |title=Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad |work=Cricbuzz |accessdate=29 January 2020}} In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.{{cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2021/11/04/media-release-icc-womens-world-cup-qualifier-2021-bangladesh-squad-announced/ |title=Media Release : ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=4 November 2021}} Later the same month, in Bangladesh's third match against Zimbabwe, she took her first five-wicket haul in WODI cricket.{{cite news |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/cricket/bd-women-clean-sweep-zimbabwe-preparation-wc-qualifiers-330040 |title=BD Women clean sweep Zimbabwe as preparation for WC Qualifiers |work=The Business Standard |access-date=15 November 2021}}

In January 2022, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/120579/bangladesh-drop-jahanara-for-cwc-qualifiers |title=Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers |work=CricBuzz |access-date=7 January 2022}} In Bangladesh's second match of the tournament, against Kenya, she took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is,{{cite web|title=Five-wicket hauls in WT20I matches – Innings by innings|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=10;filter=advanced;groupby=overall;orderby=start;template=results;type=bowling;view=innings;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 January 2022}} with five wickets for twelve runs.{{cite web|url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/bangladesh-survive-early-collapse-to-beat-kenya/ |title=Bangladesh survive early collapse to beat Kenya |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=19 January 2022}} Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://www.bdcrictime.com/jahanara-returns-to-bangladesh-squad-for-world-cup |title=Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup |work=BD Crictime |access-date=28 January 2022}}

She was named in the Bangladesh squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.tigercricket.com.bd/detail/bangladesh-squad-for-icc-women-s-t20-world-cup-2024 |title=Bangladesh Squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |date=18 September 2024 |access-date=3 October 2024}}

Akter was part of the Bangladesh squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan in April 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.bdcrictime.com/bangladesh-womens-team-announce-squad-for-icc-womens-cricket-world-cup-qualifier-2025|title=Bangladesh women's team announce squad for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025|publisher=bdcrictime.com|accessdate=12 April 2025}}