Shathira Jakir

Shathira Jakir Jessy is a Bangladeshi former cricketer who played as a right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in two One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 International for Bangladesh from 2011 to 2013. She played domestic cricket for Rangpur Division.
She is Bangladesh's first international woman umpire.

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.

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.
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.
In September 2025, she was named one of the fourteen all-women match officials for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.