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{{short description|Bangladeshi cricketer}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Jahanara Alam
|                name = Jahanara Alam
|              female = true
|              female = true
|              image = Jahanara Alam.jpg
|              image = Jahanara Alam.jpg
| image_size = 250px
|         image_size = 250px
|            country = Bangladesh
|            country = Bangladesh
|            fullname = Jahanara Alam
|            fullname = Jahanara Alam
|            nickname =
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|04|01|df=yes}}
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|04|01|df=yes}}
|        birth_place = [[Khulna]], Bangladesh
|        birth_place = [[Khulna]], Bangladesh
|            heightft =  5
|            heightft =  <!-- BEFORE ADDING HEIGHT, PLEASE PROVIDE RELIABLE SOURCES -->
|          heightinch =  8
|          heightinch =   
|            batting = Right-hand bat
|            batting = Right-handed
|            bowling = Right-arm medium
|            bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium pace]]
|                role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]], Captain
|                role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
|      international = true
|      international = true
|  internationalspan = 2011-present
|  internationalspan = 2011–present


|        odidebutdate = 26 November
|        odidebutdate = 26 November
|        odidebutyear = 2011
|        odidebutyear = 2011
|    odidebutagainst = Ireland
|    odidebutagainst = Ireland
|              odicap =  
|              odicap = 2
|        lastodidate = 8 October
|        lastodidate = 27 March
|        lastodiyear = 2018
|        lastodiyear = 2022
|      lastodiagainst = Pakistan
|      lastodiagainst = England
|            odishirt = 26
|            odishirt = 26


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|      T20Idebutyear = 2012
|      T20Idebutyear = 2012
|    T20Idebutagainst = Ireland
|    T20Idebutagainst = Ireland
|            T20Icap =  
|            T20Icap = 2
|        lastT20Idate = 18 November
|        lastT20Idate = 29 February
|        lastT20Iyear = 2018
|        lastT20Iyear = 2020
|    lastT20Iagainst = South Africa
|    lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand
|          T20Ishirt = 26


|              club1 = Khulna Division Women
|              club1 = Khulna Division
|              year1 = 2008/09
|              year1 = 2008/09
|              club2 = Sylhet Division Women
|              club2 = Sylhet Division
|              year2 = 2009/10-2012/13
|              year2 = {{nowrap|2009/10–2017/18}}
|              club3 = Abahani Limited Women
|              club3 = [[IPL Velocity|Velocity]]
|              year3 = 2011
|              year3 = 2019–2020
|         deliveries =
|               club4 = Northern Zone
|              year4 = 2021/22–present
 
|            columns = 2
|            columns = 2
|            column1 = [[Women's One Day International cricket|WODI]]
 
|            matches1 = 34
|            column1 = [[Women's One Day International|WODI]]
|              runs1 = 138
|            matches1 = 47
|            bat avg1 = 6.57
|              runs1 = 181
|            bat avg1 = 7.54
|          100s/50s1 = 0/0
|          100s/50s1 = 0/0
|          top score1 = 23
|          top score1 = 23
|        deliveries1 = 1348
|        deliveries1 = 1,882
|            wickets1 = 29
|            wickets1 = 44
|          bowl avg1 = 31.82
|          bowl avg1 = 29.68
|            fivefor1 = -
|            fivefor1 = 0
|            tenfor1 = -
|            tenfor1 = 0
|      best bowling1 = 3/21
|      best bowling1 = 3/18
|  catches/stumpings1 = 4/0
|  catches/stumpings1 = 9/–
 
|            column2 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20I]]
|            column2 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20I]]
|            matches2 = 41
|            matches2 = 71
|              runs2 = 87
|              runs2 = 167
|            bat avg2 = 7.90
|            bat avg2 = 6.68
|          100s/50s2 = 0/0
|          100s/50s2 = 0/0
|          top score2 = 12 [[not out|*]]
|          top score2 = 18[[not out|*]]
|        deliveries2 = 681
|        deliveries2 = 1,274
|            wickets2 = 28
|            wickets2 = 55
|          bowl avg2 = 30.80
|          bowl avg2 = 20.70
|            fivefor2 = -1
|            fivefor2 = 1
|            tenfor2 = -
|            tenfor2 = 0
|      best bowling2 = 5/28
|      best bowling2 = 5/28
|  catches/stumpings2 = 8/–
|  catches/stumpings2 = 12/–
|                date = 18 November 2018
 
|                date = 15 April
|                year = 2022
|              source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/343649.html ESPN Cricinfo
|              source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/343649.html ESPN Cricinfo
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'''Jahanara Alam''' ({{lang-bn|জাহানারা আলম}}) (born 1 April 1993) is a Bangladeshi [[cricket]]er who plays for the [[Bangladesh women's national cricket team]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.risingbd.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=8411899c3d68aa07d7d142ed8e13833b&nttl=2014011809460434003#.UvnbXGKSw8o |script-title=bn:নারী বিশ্বকাপ ক্রিকেটারদের দল ঘোষণা|work=Risingbd.com |date= |language=bn |access-date=2014-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306214311/http://www.risingbd.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=8411899c3d68aa07d7d142ed8e13833b&nttl=2014011809460434003#.UvnbXGKSw8o |archive-date=2014-03-06 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{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=2014-03-05 |archive-date=2014-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221221208/http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/bd-womens-sa-camp-from-sunday/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.samakal.net/2014/01/19/33630 |script-title=bn:নারী ক্রিকেটের প্রাথমিক দল ঘোষণা {{pipe}} খেলাধুলা  |work=Samakal |date= |language=bn |access-date=2014-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221180514/http://www.samakal.net/2014/01/19/33630 |archive-date=2014-02-21 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{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 |script-title=bn:মহিলা ক্রিকেটারদের ক্যাম্প শুরু |publisher=Sportbangla.com |date=2014-01-10 |language=bn |access-date=2014-03-05 |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 |archive-date=2014-02-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is a right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium pace]] [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]] and right-handed [[Batting (cricket)|batter]]. She was a member of the team that won a silver medal in cricket against [[China national women's cricket team|China]] at the [[2010 Asian Games]] in [[Guangzhou]], China.<ref>{{cite news |last=Deepto |first=Ahmed |date=6 September 2015 |title=Pushing boundaries |url=http://youth.newagebd.net/1087/pushing-boundaries/ |work=Youth |publisher=New Age |access-date=27 November 2017 |archive-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925193944/http://youth.newagebd.net/1087/pushing-boundaries/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Early life==
Alam was born and raised in [[Khulna]], where she attended Pioneer Girls High School. By 2007, the year she was in sixth standard, she was playing both [[handball]] and [[volleyball]] for her school. She lived some distance away, and travelled there by [[rickshaw]], a trip that would take about 40 to 50 minutes.<ref name="ct 2020-07-01">{{cite web |author1=Sabyasachi |title=CricTracker Exclusive- Mashrafe Mortaza is a living legend, my one and only idol: Jahanara Alam |url=https://www.crictracker.com/crictracker-exclusive-mashrafe-mortaza-is-a-living-legend-my-one-and-only-idol-jahanara-alam/ |website=CricTracker |access-date=16 May 2022 |language=en |date=1 July 2020}}</ref>
Alam's interest in sports then attracted the attention of [[Sheikh Salahuddin (cricketer)|Sheikh Salahuddin]], a player and coach of the [[Khulna Division cricket team|Khulna Division men's cricket team]], who lived opposite the school.  Unlike the other school girls, who wore [[shalwar kameez]], Alam would make her rickshaw trip to school in sports attire. Salauddin spotted her on some of her rickshaw journeys, and eventually asked her whether she wanted to play cricket. She immediately agreed.<ref name="ct 2020-07-01"/><ref name="gc 2022-05-14">{{cite web |last1=Bishop |first1=Tony |title=Jahanara Alam - inspiring generations with thanks to beloved grandmother and Irish ice |url=https://www.guerillacricket.com/feature/3522,jahanara-alam-inspiring-generations-with-thanks-to-beloved-grandmother-and-irish-ice |website=Guerilla Cricket |access-date=16 May 2022 |language=en |date=14 May 2022}}</ref>
At that time, Alam was not a follower of cricket, and did not understand the rules. However, she was told that Bangladesh would soon have its own women's team, and that was an incentive for her to try out.<ref name="ct 2020-07-01"/>
Alam's parents were supportive.<ref name="ct 2020-07-01"/><ref name="gc 2022-05-14"/> "My father only told me to return home before the evening [[Azaan]] and not do anything that would bring shame to the family," she told ''CricTracker'' in 2020.<ref name="ct 2020-07-01"/> Even more supportive was her grandmother, who would take her to and from matches.<ref name="gc 2022-05-14"/>


'''Jahanara Alam''' (born 1 April 1993) is a [[Bangladeshi]] [[cricket]]er and current captain who plays for the [[Bangladesh national women's cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.risingbd.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=8411899c3d68aa07d7d142ed8e13833b&nttl=2014011809460434003#.UvnbXGKSw8o |title=ŕŚ¨ŕŚžŕŚ°ŕ§€ বিশŕ§?ŕŚŹŕŚ•ŕŚžŕŚŞ ŕŚ•ŕ§?ŕŚ°ŕŚżŕŚ•ŕ§‡ŕŚ&#x;ŕŚžŕŚ°ŕŚŚŕ§‡ŕŚ° দল ŕŚ˜ŕ§‹ŕŚˇŕŚŁŕŚž |publisher=Risingbd.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-05 |archive-date=2014-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306214311/http://www.risingbd.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=8411899c3d68aa07d7d142ed8e13833b&nttl=2014011809460434003#.UvnbXGKSw8o |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/bd-womens-sa-camp-from-sunday/ |title=BD women’s SA camp from Sunday |publisher=Archive.thedailystar.net |date=2013-08-23 |accessdate=2014-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samakal.net/2014/01/19/33630 |title=নারী ক্রিকেটের প্রাথমিক দল ঘোষণা &#124; খেলাধুলা &#124; Samakal Online Version |publisher=Samakal.net |date= |accessdate=2014-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{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 ŕŚ•ŕ§?ŕŚ°ŕŚżŕŚ•ŕ§‡ŕŚ&#x;ŕŚžŕŚ°ŕŚŚŕ§‡ŕŚ° ŕŚ•ŕ§?যামŕ§?প শৠরৠ|publisher=Sportbangla.com |date=2014-01-10 |accessdate=2014-03-05}}</ref> She is a right-arm medium fast bowler and right-handed batswoman.
In her initial cricket trials, Alam "failed miserably".<ref name="ct 2020-07-01"/> However, her coach had spotted that she had ample natural ability,<ref name="tc 2020-02-01">{{cite web |last1=Marshall |first1=Emily |title=Jahanara Alam {{!}} Bangladesh women's cricket player profile |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/women's_t20_world_cup_2020_player_profiles/jahanara_alam.html |website=[[The Cricketer]] |access-date=16 May 2022 |language=en |date=1 February 2020}}</ref> and she had always been fit.<ref name="ct 2020-07-01"/> After practising for a month, she became a fast bowler.<ref name="ct 2020-07-01"/><ref name="tc 2020-02-01"/> Shortly afterwards, she was the leading wicket-taker in a seven-team tournament, with 13 wickets, and was called-up to the national camp.<ref name="ct 2020-07-01"/> Her prompt success at cricket caused some problems for her and her family:
 
{{Quote|"People around my locality ... told [my father] that I should continue with my studies and then get married. They were against me playing cricket, being a girl. My father defended me saying that I wasn't doing any wrong and he supported me. In the current society, supporting each other is very crucial. Not only girls, but even boys have had to sacrifice their passion for sports to continue studying."<ref name="ct 2020-07-01"/>}}
 
Alam did not, and does not, have a role model. In the first two years she was playing cricket, she was not able to follow the game very much. Then, one of her coaches showed her some YouTube videos of [[Brett Lee]]. The coach suggested that she generate more pace and swing by following Lee's bowling action. From then onwards, she would identify and follow two or three players "from every nation", but her one and only cricketing idol is [[Mashrafe Mortaza]].<ref name="ct 2020-07-01"/>
 
== Career ==
[[File:2020 ICC W T20 WC I v B 02-24 Jahanara Alam (09).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Alam bowling for Bangladesh during the [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]]|alt=Alam bowling for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]]
 
The first time Alam took the field for the national team was during a Hong Kong tour of Bangladesh in March 2008.<ref name="ct 2020-07-01"/><ref name="espn hk v b bowling">{{cite web |title=Hong Kong Women in Bangladesh unofficial ODI Series, 2007/08 Cricket Team Records & Stats |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=4229;type=series |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 May 2022}}</ref> "When I was selected for Bangladesh, I had to ask my father whether I should play or do my exams?" she has said.<ref name="gc 2022-05-14"/> His response was "... you may only have one chance to play for your country but you will have 3 chances to pass your exam".<ref name="gc 2022-05-14"/>
 
Alam therefore played in all four of the matches in the unofficial 50-over format series.<ref name="espn hk v b bowling"/> During the last one, at [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Mirpur Stadium]], she took a [[hat-trick]] with the only three balls she bowled,<ref>{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of Bdesh Wmn vs HKG Women 4th Match 2007/08 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hong-kong-women-tour-of-bangladesh-2007-08-342989/bangladesh-women-vs-hong-kong-women-4th-match-342994/full-scorecard |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref name="tds 2008-03-30">{{cite news |author1=Sports Reporter |title=EBL Women's cricket series: Women's clean sweep |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-29832 |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |date=30 March 2008 |language=en}}</ref> in the 47th over,<ref name="ct 2020-07-01"/><ref name="gc 2022-05-14"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Full Scorecard of Bdesh Wmn vs HKG Women 4th Match 2007/08 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/hong-kong-women-tour-of-bangladesh-2007-08-342989/bangladesh-women-vs-hong-kong-women-4th-match-342994/full-scorecard |access-date=16 May 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> a feat that caused quite a stir:
 
{{Quote|"... there was a lot of buzz around. My picture was there in the first page of the newspaper and from then onwards, people’s perception started changing. They called me the pride of Khulna, the pride of Bangladesh."<ref name="ct 2020-07-01"/>}}
 
Alam made her ODI debut against [[Ireland women's cricket team|Ireland]] on 26 November 2011. She made her T20I debut against [[India women's national cricket team|India]] on 28 August 2012. 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.<ref name="BanSquad">{{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 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141126/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/695001 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BCB">{{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 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140646/http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/06/10/bangladesh-women-clinch-historic-asia-cup-trophy/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ICC">{{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 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142212/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/712190 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier]] tournament.<ref name="WT20Squads">{{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 |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627202627/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/761671 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
On 28 June 2018, she became the first bowler for Bangladesh to take a [[List of five-wicket hauls in women's Twenty20 International cricket|five-wicket haul]] in WT20Is, in a match [[Bangladesh women's cricket team in Ireland in 2018|against Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/764341 |title=Bangladesh pip Ireland in last-ball thriller |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=28 June 2018 |archive-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628233434/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/764341 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20]] tournament in the West Indies.<ref>{{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 |archive-date=9 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009211520/http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/10/09/media-release-icc-womens-world-t20-west-indies-2018-bangladesh-squad-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{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 |archive-date=9 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009211802/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/876996 |url-status=live }}</ref> She was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with six dismissals in four matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12461;team=4240;type=tournament |title=ICC Women's World T20, 2018/19 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=19 November 2018 |archive-date=19 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119123449/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12461;team=4240;type=tournament |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the standout player in the team by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/915905 |title=#WT20 report card: Bangladesh |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=19 November 2018 |archive-date=20 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120220951/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/915905 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the [[2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier]] tournament in Scotland.<ref>{{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 |archive-date=11 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811114643/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1307978 |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the [[Cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|cricket tournament]] at the [[2019 South Asian Games]].<ref>{{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 |archive-date=6 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206074322/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/111069/nazmul-hossain-to-lead-bangladesh-in-south-asian-games |url-status=live }}</ref> The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.<ref>{{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 |access-date=8 December 2019 |archive-date=8 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208111057/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/news/bangladesh-womens-cricket-team-take-gold-sa-games-1837444 |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]] in Australia.<ref>{{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 |archive-date=29 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129144738/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/112045/rumana-ahmed-included-in-bangladesh-t20-world-cup-squad |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the [[2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] tournament in Zimbabwe.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In January 2022, she was named as one of three reserve players in Bangladesh's team for the [[2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier]] tournament in Malaysia.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{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}}</ref>


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Jahanara Alam
Personal information
Full nameJahanara Alam
Born (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 33)
Khulna, Bangladesh
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 2)26 November 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI27 March 2022 v England
ODI shirt no.26
T20I debut (cap 2)28 August 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I29 February 2020 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.26
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09Khulna Division
2009/10–2017/18Sylhet Division
2019–2020Velocity
2021/22–presentNorthern Zone
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 47 71
Runs scored 181 167
Batting average 7.54 6.68
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 23 18*
Balls bowled 1,882 1,274
Wickets 44 55
Bowling average 29.68 20.70
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/18 5/28
Catches/stumpings 9/– 12/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 15 April 2022
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team

Jahanara Alam (Bengali: জাহানারা আলম) (born 1 April 1993) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's national cricket team.[1][2][3][4] She is a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-handed batter. She was a member of the team that won a silver medal in cricket against China at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[5]

Early life

Alam was born and raised in Khulna, where she attended Pioneer Girls High School. By 2007, the year she was in sixth standard, she was playing both handball and volleyball for her school. She lived some distance away, and travelled there by rickshaw, a trip that would take about 40 to 50 minutes.[6]

Alam's interest in sports then attracted the attention of Sheikh Salahuddin, a player and coach of the Khulna Division men's cricket team, who lived opposite the school. Unlike the other school girls, who wore shalwar kameez, Alam would make her rickshaw trip to school in sports attire. Salauddin spotted her on some of her rickshaw journeys, and eventually asked her whether she wanted to play cricket. She immediately agreed.[6][7]

At that time, Alam was not a follower of cricket, and did not understand the rules. However, she was told that Bangladesh would soon have its own women's team, and that was an incentive for her to try out.[6]

Alam's parents were supportive.[6][7] "My father only told me to return home before the evening Azaan and not do anything that would bring shame to the family," she told CricTracker in 2020.[6] Even more supportive was her grandmother, who would take her to and from matches.[7]

In her initial cricket trials, Alam "failed miserably".[6] However, her coach had spotted that she had ample natural ability,[8] and she had always been fit.[6] After practising for a month, she became a fast bowler.[6][8] Shortly afterwards, she was the leading wicket-taker in a seven-team tournament, with 13 wickets, and was called-up to the national camp.[6] Her prompt success at cricket caused some problems for her and her family:

"People around my locality ... told [my father] that I should continue with my studies and then get married. They were against me playing cricket, being a girl. My father defended me saying that I wasn't doing any wrong and he supported me. In the current society, supporting each other is very crucial. Not only girls, but even boys have had to sacrifice their passion for sports to continue studying."[6]

Alam did not, and does not, have a role model. In the first two years she was playing cricket, she was not able to follow the game very much. Then, one of her coaches showed her some YouTube videos of Brett Lee. The coach suggested that she generate more pace and swing by following Lee's bowling action. From then onwards, she would identify and follow two or three players "from every nation", but her one and only cricketing idol is Mashrafe Mortaza.[6]

Career

Alam bowling for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Alam bowling for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

The first time Alam took the field for the national team was during a Hong Kong tour of Bangladesh in March 2008.[6][9] "When I was selected for Bangladesh, I had to ask my father whether I should play or do my exams?" she has said.[7] His response was "... you may only have one chance to play for your country but you will have 3 chances to pass your exam".[7]

Alam therefore played in all four of the matches in the unofficial 50-over format series.[9] During the last one, at Mirpur Stadium, she took a hat-trick with the only three balls she bowled,[10][11] in the 47th over,[6][7][12] a feat that caused quite a stir:

"... there was a lot of buzz around. My picture was there in the first page of the newspaper and from then onwards, people’s perception started changing. They called me the pride of Khulna, the pride of Bangladesh."[6]

Alam made her ODI debut against Ireland on 26 November 2011. She made her T20I debut against India on 28 August 2012. 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.[13][14][15] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[16]

On 28 June 2018, she became the first bowler for Bangladesh to take a five-wicket haul in WT20Is, in a match against Ireland.[17]

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[18][19] She was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with six dismissals in four matches.[20] Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the standout player in the team by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[21]

In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[22] In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[23] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.[24] In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[25]

In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[26] In January 2022, she was named as one of three reserve players in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[27] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[28]

References

  1. ↑ নারী বিশ্বকাপ ক্রিকেটারদের দল ঘোষণা. Risingbd.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "BD women's SA camp from Sunday". The Daily Star. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  3. ↑ নারী ক্রিকেটের প্রাথমিক দল ঘোষণা | খেলাধুলা. Samakal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  4. ↑ মহিলা ক্রিকেটারদের ক্যাম্প শুরু (in Bengali). Sportbangla.com. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Deepto, Ahmed (6 September 2015). "Pushing boundaries". Youth. New Age. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 Sabyasachi (1 July 2020). "CricTracker Exclusive- Mashrafe Mortaza is a living legend, my one and only idol: Jahanara Alam". CricTracker. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Bishop, Tony (14 May 2022). "Jahanara Alam - inspiring generations with thanks to beloved grandmother and Irish ice". Guerilla Cricket. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Marshall, Emily (1 February 2020). "Jahanara Alam | Bangladesh women's cricket player profile". The Cricketer. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Hong Kong Women in Bangladesh unofficial ODI Series, 2007/08 Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Full Scorecard of Bdesh Wmn vs HKG Women 4th Match 2007/08 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  11. ↑ Sports Reporter (30 March 2008). "EBL Women's cricket series: Women's clean sweep". The Daily Star. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Full Scorecard of Bdesh Wmn vs HKG Women 4th Match 2007/08 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Bangladesh pip Ireland in last-ball thriller". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  19. ↑ "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  20. ↑ "ICC Women's World T20, 2018/19 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  21. ↑ "#WT20 report card: Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  22. ↑ "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  23. ↑ "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  24. ↑ "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  25. ↑ "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  26. ↑ "Media Release : ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  27. ↑ "Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  28. ↑ "Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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