Jahanara Alam

[6] Alam's interest in sports then attracted the attention of Sheikh Salahuddin, a player and coach of the Khulna Division men's cricket team, who lived opposite the school.

[6] Her prompt success at cricket caused some problems for her and her family: "People around my locality ... told [my father] that I should continue with my studies and then get married.

[6] The first time Alam took the field for the national team was during a Hong Kong tour of Bangladesh in March 2008.

[9] During the last one, at Mirpur Stadium, she took a hat-trick with the only three balls she bowled,[10][11] in the 47th over,[6][7][12] a feat that caused quite a stir: "... there was a lot of buzz around.

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

[20] Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the standout player in the team by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

[21] In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.

[23] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.

[25] In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.

[26] In January 2022, she was named as one of three reserve players in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.

Alam bowling for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Alam bowling for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup