Sharfuddoula

Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid (born 16 October 1976), also known as Sharfuddoula Saikat, is an international cricket umpire and a former first-class player from Bangladesh.[1]

Sharfuddoula
Personal information
Full name
Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat
Born (1976-10-16) 16 October 1976
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleUmpire
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000–2001Dhaka Metropolis
FC debut22 November 2000 Dhaka Metropolis v Sylhet Division
Last FC27 January 2001 Dhaka Metropolis v Chittagong Division
Umpiring information
Tests umpired9 (2021–2023)
ODIs umpired50 (2010–2023)
T20Is umpired42 (2011–2023)
WODIs umpired13 (2012–2022)
WT20Is umpired28 (2012–2022)
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 10
Runs scored 44
Batting average 7.33
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 14
Balls bowled 2,122
Wickets 31
Bowling average 23
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/45
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 April 2023

Playing career

In 1994 Sharfuddoula played three matches for Bangladesh at the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya.[2] Sharfuddoula played 10 first-class cricket matches for Dhaka Metropolis in 2000 and 2001.[3]

Umpiring career

He made his first-class debut as an umpire in February 2007 in a match between Barisal Division and Sylhet Division.[4]

In January 2010 he umpired his first One Day International match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka becoming the tenth Bangladeshi to umpire at this level.[5][6]

On 17 March 2018 at the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, along with Langton Rusere, he was one of the on-field umpires during the ninth place playoff match between Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong.[7] The fixture at Old Hararians in Harare became the 4,000th ODI match to be played.[8]

In October 2018, he was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[9] In October 2019, he was appointed as one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[10] In January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa.[11]

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, ICC rescinded its decision of using neutral umpires for test matches, instead allowing local umpires to officiate in test matches. As a result, he was named as an on-field umpires for both test matches played between Bangladesh and West Indies, becoming fifth Bangladeshi umpires to officiate in test matches.[12][13]

In February 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[14][15] In January 2023, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[16][17] On 31 March 2023, in the 3rd T20I between Bangladesh and Ireland, he became the first Bangladeshi umpire to officiate in 100 men's international matches.[18][19]

See also

References
  1. "Sharfuddoula". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  2. "ICC Trophy Matches played by Sharfuddoula". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  3. "Sharfuddoula". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  4. "Sharfuddoula as Umpire in First-Class Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  5. "Sharfuddoula as Umpire in One-Day International Matches". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  6. Gupta, Rajneesh (8 January 2010). "Stats: Mahela-Tharanga stand sets records". Cricket Next. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  7. "27th Match, 9th Place Play off, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Harare, Mar 17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. "PNG defend 200 to take ninth place". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  9. "11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  10. "Match Officials announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  11. "Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  12. "Sharfuddoula made BCB test umpire". Shining Bangladesh. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  13. Gupta, Rishabh (26 January 2021). "Richard Illingworth becomes first neutral umpire to officiate a Test since COVID-19 pandemic". India TV. Dhaka. IANS. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  14. "Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  15. "Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  16. "ICC announces highest number of female match officials for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  17. "ICC announces highest number of female match officials for U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". ThePrint. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  18. আনোয়ার, সাইফুল্লাহ্ বিন. "শামীমের ফিফটি, ১২৪ রানেই থামল বাংলাদেশ". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  19. ডেস্ক, খেলা. "আম্পায়ার হিসেবে 'সেঞ্চুরি' শরফৌদউল্লাহর". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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