Jaker Ali

Jaker Ali
Personal information
Full name
Jaker Ali Anik
Born (1998-02-22) 22 February 1998 (age 26)
Habiganj
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper Batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 105)21 October 2024 v South Africa
Last Test22 November 2024 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 149)9 November 2024 v Afghanistan
Last ODI11 November 2024 v Afghanistan
T20I debut (cap 81)4 October 2023 v Malaysia
Last T20I12 December 2024 v West Indies
Medal record
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

  1. ^ "Jaker Ali". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ^ "National Cricket League, Tier 2: Rangpur Division v Sylhet Division at Sylhet, Dec 27-30, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Mehedi Hasan to lead Bangladesh at U19 WC". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. ^ "18th Match (N), Bangladesh Premier League at Sylhet, Jan 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Uncapped Rishad Hossain and Jaker Ali in Bangladesh squad for Ireland T20I series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh Squad for Upcoming T20 World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  10. ^ সোলায়মান, মোহাম্মদ (20 December 2024). "তিন দশে ৩০, বিশ্ব রেকর্ড ও জাকেরের যত কীর্তি". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh Squad - ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2025.