Sharmin Akhter

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Sharmin Akhter

| female = true

| image = Sharmin Akhter.jpg

| caption = Sharmin Akhter in 2016

| country = Bangladesh

| fullname = Sharmin Akhter Supta

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|12|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Gaibanda, Bangladesh

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| role = Batter

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2011–present

| odidebutdate = 26 November

| odidebutyear = 2011

| odidebutagainst = Ireland

| odicap = 8

| lastodidate = 27 November

| lastodiyear = 2024

| lastodiagainst = Ireland

| T20Idebutdate = 28 August

| T20Idebutyear = 2012

| T20Idebutagainst = Ireland

| T20Icap = 10

| lastT20Idate = 7 December

| lastT20Iyear = 2022

| lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand

| club1 = Dhaka Division

| year1 = 2009/10–2010/11

| club2 = Rangpur Division

| year2 = 2012/13

| club3 = Dhaka Division

| year3 = 2017

| club4 = Rangpur Division

| year4 = 2017/18

| club5 = Northern Zone

| year5 = 2021/22–present

| club6 = Trailblazers

| year6 = 2022

| columns = 2

| hidedeliveries = true

| column1 = ODI

| matches1 = 32

| runs1 = 544

| bat avg1 = 17.54

| 100s/50s1 = 0/3

| top score1 = 74

| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| column2 = T20I

| matches2 = 16

| runs2 = 151

| bat avg2 = 10.78

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 35

| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–

| date = 13 February 2023

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/535868.html ESPNcricinfo

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{BAN}}}}

}}

Sharmin Akhter Supta ({{langx|bn|শারমিন আক্তার সুপ্তা}}) (born 31 December 1995) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's national cricket team.{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/bd-womens-sa-camp-from-sunday/ |title=BD women's SA camp from Sunday |work=The Daily Star |date=2013-08-23 |access-date=2014-03-08}}{{cite news |url=http://www.samakal.net/2014/01/19/33630 |script-title=bn:নারী ক্রিকেটের প্রাথমিক দল ঘোষণা {{pipe}} খেলাধুলা |work=Samakal |language=bn |access-date=2014-03-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221180514/http://www.samakal.net/2014/01/19/33630 |archive-date=2014-02-21 }}{{cite web |url=http://sportbangla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=713:2014-01-10-05-08-33&catid=34:cricket&Itemid=27 |title=মহিলা ক্রিকেটারদের ক্যাম্প শুরু |publisher=Sportbangla.com |date=2014-01-10 |access-date=2014-03-08 |archive-date=2014-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222042848/http://sportbangla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=713:2014-01-10-05-08-33&catid=34:cricket&Itemid=27 |url-status=dead }} She plays as a right-handed batter.

Early life and background

Sharmin was born in Gaibanda, Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/924/924530/924530.html |title=Match scorecard |publisher=CricketArchive |date=1996-04-01 |access-date=2014-03-08}}

Career

Sharmin made her ODI debut against Ireland on 26 November 2011. Sharmin also made her T20I debut against Ireland, on 28 August 2012.

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 |access-date=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 |access-date=9 October 2018}} 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}}

In the second match of the World Cup qualifiers against the United States, Bangladeshi opener Sharmin Akter scored an unbeaten 130 runs from 141 deliveries to take Bangladesh to 322–5 at the end of 50 overs,{{Cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/cricket/2021/11/23/sharmin-akhter-scores-first-odi-century-for-bangladesh-womens-cricket-team|title=Sharmin Akhter scores first ODI century for Bangladesh Women’s cricket team|website=bdnews24.com}} where she hits 11 boundaries and she became the first ever centurion in ODIs for Bangladesh Women's cricket team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/news/sharmin-the-first-ever-centurion-odis-tigresses-2900931|title=Sharmin ton helps Tigresses amass 322 against USA|first=Star Sports|last=Report|date=November 23, 2021|website=The Daily Star}} She achieved this milestone by playing her 26th match. The previous highest individual innings in ODI cricket was 75 runs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricfrenzy.com/bn/article/139222/Sharmin-Akhter-hits-ton-in-WC-qualifications|title=Sharmin Akhter hits ton in WC qualifications|first=Online Desk|last=Cricfrenzy.com|website=cricfrenzy.com}}

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}} 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}}

Akhter 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}}