Jaker Ali
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Full name | Jaker Ali Anik | ||||||||||||||
Born | Habiganj | 22 February 1998||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper Batter | ||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 105) | 21 October 2024 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||
Last Test | 22 November 2024 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 149) | 9 November 2024 v Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 11 November 2024 v Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 81) | 4 October 2023 v Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 12 December 2024 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 December 2016 |
Jaker Ali (born 22 February 1998) is a Bangladeshi cricketer.[1]
Domestic Cricket
He made his first-class debut for Sylhet Division in the 2016–17 National Cricket League on 27 December 2016.[2] Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]
He made his List A debut for Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club in the 2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 26 April 2017.[4]
In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Sylhet Sixers team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Sylhet Sixers in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League on 16 January 2019.[6] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Dhaka Platoon in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[7]
International career
2023-2024
In March 2023, he earned his maiden call-up to the Bangladesh cricket team for their T20I series against Ireland.[8]
2024-2025
In May 2024, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[9]
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 joint highest sixes in a calendar year for Bangladesh, along with Tawhid Hridoy. In the 3rd T20 against WI, he hit 6 sixes in an innings for the second time in his career. No other Bangladeshi has even 5 six in an innings. In the same match, he came up to bat at no 5 and scored unbeaten 72 which is 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.[10]
2025-2026
In January 2025, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.[11]
References
- ^ "Jaker Ali". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "National Cricket League, Tier 2: Rangpur Division v Sylhet Division at Sylhet, Dec 27-30, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Mehedi Hasan to lead Bangladesh at U19 WC". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club v Gazi Group Cricketers at Savar (3), Apr 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "18th Match (N), Bangladesh Premier League at Sylhet, Jan 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Uncapped Rishad Hossain and Jaker Ali in Bangladesh squad for Ireland T20I series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh Squad for Upcoming T20 World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ সোলায়মান, মোহাম্মদ (20 December 2024). "তিন দশে ৩০, বিশ্ব রেকর্ড ও জাকেরের যত কীর্তি". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Bangladesh Squad - ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2025.