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Nahida first Bangladeshi to claim 100-wicket in T20Is

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Published: 22:07, 3 October 2024  
Nahida first Bangladeshi to claim 100-wicket in T20Is

Left-arm spinner Nahida Akter has become the first Bangladeshi female bowler to take 100 wickets in the T20 format.

She picked up one wicket against Scotland in the side's T20 World Cup opener on Thursday at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE.

She just conceded 19 runs in her four overs as Bangladesh registered a 16-run victory to end their 10 years wait in the marquee tournament.

Nahida needed just one wicket to reach the magical figure but things looked gloomy for her when she failed to take a wicket in her first three overs.

However in her last over, she got rid of Katherine Fraser to achieve the milestone. 

Nahida made her debut against Pakistan in 2015, at the age of just 15. She reached 50 wickets milestone in 41 matches and completed 100-wicket haul in 88 matches with the average of 16.82 and economy rate of 5.72. She claimed five wickets twice in an innings. 
 

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