Sharmin Akhter Supta ( bn, শারমিন আক্তার সুপ্ত) (born 31 December 1995) is a Bangladeshi

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er who plays for the

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. She plays as a right-handed batter.

Early life and background

Sharmin was born in Gaibanda,

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Career

Sharmin made her ODI debut against

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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

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tournament in the West Indies. In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. In the second match of the

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against the

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, Bangladeshi opener Sharmin Akter scored an unbeaten 130 runs from 141 deliveries to take Bangladesh to 322–5 at the end of 50 overs, where she hits 11 boundaries and she became the first ever centurion in ODIs for Bangladesh Women's cricket team. She achieved this milestone by playing her 26th match. Previours highest individual innings in ODI cricket was 75 runs. In January 2022, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the

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tournament in Malaysia. Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the

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in New Zealand.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Akhter, Sharmin 1995 births Living people People from Gaibandha District Bangladeshi women cricketers Bangladesh women Twenty20 International cricketers Bangladesh women One Day International cricketers Rangpur Division women cricketers Dhaka Division women cricketers Northern Zone women cricketers Asian Games medalists in cricket Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Bangladesh Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games IPL Trailblazers cricketers Sportspeople from Rangpur Division