Shorna Akter, the new sensation of the Bangladesh women's cricket team is doing magic in the Women's World Cup. Her trailblazing innings against South Africa took Bangladesh to a respectable total. Her beautiful innings of 51 runs was one of the important innings she has ever played. She struck three sixes in that innings; it was the first time in 14-year ODI history of 81 games of Bangladesh Women's cricket history when someone hit three sixes in an innings. After the South Africa match, Bangladesh captain Nasrin Sultana remarked on her as a capable player. Sultana also added, "I've spoken about her before, she's a powerful hitter and can rotate the strike really well. She used her skills brilliantly today. The way she batted was quite incredible, and she really helped our side reach a good total."
Who is Shorna Akter?
She made her big stage debut at the inaugural Under-19 World Cup in 2023, when she was only 16 years old and became the highest scorer of her team. After growing up in Jamalpur, a tiny village around 170 kilometres north of Dhaka, she made her debut in competitive cricket in 2021. She first played in the domestic zonal tournament and the Women's Dhaka Premier League and then got a chance to play for the country's most prestigious domestic event for women.
She just did not break one record in the last match against South Africa, the 18-year-old broke many other records also. Shorna also became the fastest half-century scorer for Bangladesh in ODI. She reached her fifty in just 34 balls. She also broke her captain Nigar Sultana's record of 39 balls from the World Cup which was made in the World Cup Qualifiers.
She is now playing against Australia in their fifth match in the World Cup.
