Shathira Jakir

Shathira Jakir
Personal information
Full name
Shathira Jakir Jessy
Born (1990-11-30) 30 November 1990
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 umpired15 (2024)
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
2010 Guangzhou Team
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 16 June 2023

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]

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

  1. ^ "BD women's SA camp from Sunday". The Daily Star. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. ^ নারী ক্রিকেটের প্রাথমিক দল ঘোষণা | খেলাধুলা. Samakal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Shathira Jakir Jessy hosts Sports Zone". The New Nation. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Player Profile: Shathira Jakir". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Player Profile: Shathira Jakir". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Shathira Jakir aims for World Cup as umpire". দ্য মিরর এশিয়া (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  7. ^ এশিয়ান গেমস ক্রিকেটে আজ স্বর্ণ পেতে পারে বাংলাদেশ. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  8. ^ বাংলাদেশ মহিলা ক্রিকেট দলের চীন সফর. Khulna News (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Bangladeshi umpires set for busy schedule in ICC tournaments". The Business Standard. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Jessy appointed as match official in Bangladesh-Netherlands series". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Jesy set to make history". New Age BD. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  12. ^ প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া (20 August 2025). "ছেলেদের ম্যাচে আম্পায়ারিংয়ের সুযোগ পেয়ে সাথিরা বললেন, 'কখনো চিন্তাও করিনি'". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  13. ^ ডেস্ক, খেলা (11 September 2025). "মেয়েদের ওয়ানডে বিশ্বকাপে এবার সব আম্পায়ারই নারী". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  14. ^ "All-woman panel to officiate at 2025 women's ODI World Cup". ESPN.com. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.