Fargana Hoque (Bengali: ফারজানা হক) (born 19 March 1993) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team as a right-handed batter.[1][2][3]

Fargana Hoque
Fargana Hoque in 2016
Personal information
Full name
Fargana Hoque Pinky
Born (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31)
Gaibandha, Bangladesh
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 1)26 November 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI27 March 2024 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 1)28 August 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I12 May 2024 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09–2010/11Rajshahi Division
2012/13Rangpur Division
2017–2017/18Barisal Division
2021/22–presentSouthern Zone
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 65 84
Runs scored 1,507 1,253
Batting average 26.43 18.70
100s/50s 2/10 1/3
Top score 107 110*
Catches/stumpings 16/– 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 October 2024
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team
Women's Asia Cup
Winner 2018 Malaysia

Early life

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Hoque was born in Gaibandha, Bangladesh.

Career

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Hoque was a member of the team that won a silver medal in cricket against the China national women's cricket team at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[4][5]

Hoque made her ODI debut against Ireland on 26 November 2011. Hoque made her T20I debut against Ireland on 28 August 2012. In June 2018, she was part of Bangladesh's squad that won their first ever Women's Asia Cup title, winning the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup tournament.[6][7][8] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[9]

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[10][11]

In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[12] In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[13] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.[14]

In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[15] In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[16] In January 2022, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[17] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[18] On 25 March 2022, in Bangladesh's World Cup match against Australia, she became the first batter for Bangladesh Women to score 1,000 runs in WODIs.[19] In December 2023, she became the first Bangladeshi women cricketer to score an overseas century.

References

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  1. ^ পিঙ্কির স্বপ্ন. The Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. ^ "BD women's SA camp from Sunday". The Daily Star. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  3. ^ নারী ক্রিকেটের প্রাথমিক দল ঘোষণা | খেলাধুলা. Samakal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  4. ^ এশিয়ান গেমস ক্রিকেটে আজ স্বর্ণ পেতে পারে বাংলাদেশ. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  5. ^ বাংলাদেশ মহিলা ক্রিকেট দলের চীন সফর (in Bengali). Khulnanews.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  9. ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Media Release : ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Australia avoid the scare against Bangladesh despite Salma Khatun's three-wicket haul". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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