Shathira Jakir

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Shathira Jakir Jessy (Bengali: সাথিরা জাকির জেসী) (born 30 November 1990) is a Bangladeshi former cricketer who played as a right-arm off break bowler.[1][2][3] She appeared in two One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 International for Bangladesh from 2011 to 2013. She played domestic cricket for Rangpur Division.[4][5]

Fullname
Shathira Jakir Jessy
Born (1990-11-30) 30 November 1990 (age 35)
Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
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Shathira Jakir
Personal information
Full name
Shathira Jakir Jessy
Born (1990-11-30) 30 November 1990 (age 35)
Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 9)26 November 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI24 September 2013 v South Africa
Only T20I (cap 22)15 September 2013 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–2017/18Rangpur Division
Umpiring information
WODIs umpired9 (2024–2025)
WT20Is umpired21 (2024–2026)
LA umpired1 (2024)
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 2 1 9 13
Runs scored 1 133 57
Batting average 0.50 19.00 7.12
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 1 62 22*
Balls bowled 22 342 270
Wickets 0 15 17
Bowling average 11.46 12.52
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/22 3/7
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 5/– 2/–
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouTeam
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 16 June 2023
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She is Bangladesh's first international woman umpire.[6]

Career

ODI career

Jakir made her ODI debut against Ireland on 26 November 2011.

T20I career

Jakir made her T20I debut against South Africa on 15 September 2013.

Asian games

Jakir was a member of the team that won a silver medal in the women's cricket tournament at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[7][8]

Umpiring career

She was the first woman umpire from Bangladesh to be empanelled in the International Panel of ICC Umpires. She has officiated matches in 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualifiers.[9] In August 2025, she became the first Bangladeshi woman umpire to be appointed as a match official in Men's cricket, being appointed Fourth umpire for the first and the third T20I and Third umpire for the second T20I to be played between Bangladesh and Netherlands in August-September, 2025.[10][11][12]

In September 2025, she was named one of the fourteen all-women match officials for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.[13][14]

References

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