Shathira Jakir

Shathira Jakir Jessy (Bengali: সাথিরা জাকির জেসী) (born 30 November 1990) is a Bangladeshi former cricketer who played as a right-arm off break bowler.^[1][2][3] She appeared in two One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 International for Bangladesh between 2011 and 2013. She played domestic cricket for Rangpur Division.^[4][5]

Shathira Jakir

Personal information
Full name	Shathira Jakir Jessy
Born	(1990-11-30) 30 November 1990 (age 34) Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2011–2013)
ODI debut (cap 9)	26 November 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI	24 September 2013 v South Africa
Only T20I (cap 22)	15 September 2013 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012/13–2017/18	Rangpur Division
Umpiring information
WODIs umpired	5 (2024–2025)
WT20Is umpired	15 (2024)
LA umpired	1 (2024)
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20 Matches 2 1 9 13 Runs scored 1 – 133 57 Batting average 0.50 – 19.00 7.12 100s/50s 0/0 – 0/1 0/0 Top score 1 – 62 22* Balls bowled 22 – 342 270 Wickets 0 – 15 17 Bowling average – – 11.46 12.52 5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0 Best bowling – – 4/22 3/7 Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 5/– 2/–
Medal record Representing  Bangladesh Women's Cricket Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 16 June 2023

She is Bangladesh's first international woman umpire.^[6]

Career

ODI career

Jakir made her ODI debut against Ireland on 26 November 2011.

T20I career

Jakir made her T20I debut against South Africa on 15 September 2013.

Asian games

Jakir was a member of the team that won a silver medal in the women's cricket tournament at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.^[7][8]

Umpiring career

She was the first woman umpire from Bangladesh to be empanelled in the International Panel of ICC Umpires. She has officiated matches in 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualifiers.^[9] In August 2025, she became the first Bangladeshi woman umpire to be appointed as a match official in Men's cricket, being appointed Fourth umpire for the first and the third T20I and Third umpire for the second T20I to be played between Bangladesh and Netherlands in August-September, 2025.^[10][11][12]