Nishita Akter Nishi (born 19 June 2008) is a Bangladeshi

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er who plays for the

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as a right-arm

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. She received training at

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ক্রীড়া শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান, Bangladesh Institute of Sports Education) is the national sports institute of Bangladesh. It is res ...

, and took 13 wickets from nine matches for BKSP team in the 2021–22 Dhaka Premier Division Women's Cricket League.

Domestic career

She made her first-class debut for Jamuna on 30 March 2023, against Padma in the 2022–23 Bangladesh Women's National Cricket League.

International career

In December 2022, she was selected to

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as stand by player for the

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. In October 2023, she earned her maiden call-up to the

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for their series against Pakistan. She made her

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(ODI) debut for Bangladesh, against

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in the same series on 7 November 2023. In March 2024, she was selected to the national team for the ODI series against Australia. In April 2024, she was named as reserve player in Bangladesh's T20I squad for their series against India.

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* * 2008 births Living people Bangladeshi women cricketers Bangladesh women One Day International cricketers Cricketers from Khulna {{Bangladesh-cricket-bio-2000s-stub