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Shorna Akter

Shorna Akter (; born 1 January 2007) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's national cricket team as a right-arm leg-break bowler and right-hand batter.

International career

In December 2022, she was selected to Bangladesh women's under-19 cricket team for the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. She scored 153 runs at the average of 51.00 and one half-century (50*) in that tournament. She was the only Bangladeshi player named in the ICC team of the tournament.

In January 2023 she was named in Bangladesh's T20I squad for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Sri Lanka on 12 January 2023 in the T20 World Cup. She scored 59 runs and took 2 wickets in that tournament.

In April 2023, she was named for the Bangladesh's T20I and ODI squad for the series against Sri Lanka. Later she was ruled out of the series due to injury. In July 2023, she was named in the ODI squad for the series against India. She made her One Day International (ODI) debut against India, on 16 July 2023. But she didn't come to bat due to appendicitis pain.

In August 2023, she was selected to the national team for the 2022 Asian Games. She was the part of Bronze medal winning team of Bangladesh in that tournament.

In October 2023, she played all round performances against Pakistan in T20I series and helping Bangladesh to win maiden T20I series over Pakistan. She took her maiden five-wicket haul (5/28 in her 4 overs) in T20Is on 3 December 2023, against South Africa when Bangladesh tour to South Africa.

She was named in the Bangladesh squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

Akter was part of the Bangladesh squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan in April 2025.

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