Jaker Ali (born 22 February 1998) is a Bangladeshi

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er.

Domestic Cricket

He made his first-class debut for

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in the

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on 27 December 2016. Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of Bangladesh's squad for the

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. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 26 April 2017. In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the

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team, following the draft for the

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. He made his

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debut for the Sylhet Sixers in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League on 16 January 2019. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the

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in the

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International career

2023-2024

In March 2023, he earned his maiden call-up to the

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for their T20I series against Ireland.

2024-2025

In May 2024, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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tournament. In December 2024, during the Bangladesh tour of West Indies, he hit 9 sixes in the T20 series which is the most by a Bangladeshi in any bilateral T20 series. He also hit 21 sixes in 2024, which is the most joint highest sixes in a calendar year for Bangladesh, along with

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. In the 3rd T20 against WI, he hit 6 sixes in an innings for the second time in his career. No other Bangladeshi cricketer has hit this many sixes in an innings. In the same match, he came up to bat at no 5 and scored an unbeaten 72, the highest score in that batting position by a Bangladeshi batsman. He was also the highest run scorer in both Tests and T20 series against West Indies.

2025-2026

On January 2025, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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in which he scored 68 and 45 against India and New Zealand respectively.

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* 1998 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Sylhet Division cricketers Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Sylhet Strikers cricketers Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Bangladesh Asian Games cricketers for Bangladesh Asian Games bronze medalists in cricket Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Bangladesh Test cricketers Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Bangladeshi sportsmen People from Habiganj District {{Bangladesh-cricket-bio-1990s-stub