Marufa Akter

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Fullname
Marufa Akter
Born (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 21)
Nilphamari, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
Marufa Akter
Marufa in 2024
Personal information
Full name
Marufa Akter
Born (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 21)
Nilphamari, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 31)11 December 2022 v New Zealand
Last ODI25 January 2025 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 35)4 December 2022 v New Zealand
Last T20I8 December 2023 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.90
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022Sylhet Division
2022/23Jamuna
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches 15 23
Runs scored 47 9
Batting average 9.40 1.80
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 15* 4
Balls bowled 453 394
Wickets 11 18
Bowling average 31.36 23.38
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/29 3/23
Catches/stumpings 3/– 3/–
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouTeam
Source: CricketArchive, 20 March 2024

Marufa Akter (Bengali: মারুফা আক্তার; born 1 January 2005) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's national cricket team as a right-arm medium fast bowler.[1][2]

She was born in Nilphamari District of Bangladesh and she lives in Saidpur, a small town in the Nilphamari district.[3] Her father is a farmer. Her older brother encouraged her to play cricket. Her favorite player is Mitchell Starc.[4] In the period of COVID-19 lockdown she handed over her first earnings from cricket in Cox's Bazaar training camp of US$ 412.[3] Marufa went on to attend the country's biggest sports institution: Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) where she learnt some of the skills she showed off on the world's biggest stage.[4]

International career

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