| Sharfuddoula | |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Fullname: | Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightinch: | 8 |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Role: | Umpire |
| Umpire: | true |
| Testsumpired: | 15 |
| Umptestdebutyr: | 2021 |
| Umptestlastyr: | 2024 |
| Odisumpired: | 63 |
| Umpodidebutyr: | 2010 |
| Umpodilastyr: | 2024 |
| T20isumpired: | 52 |
| Umpt20idebutyr: | 2011 |
| Umpt20ilastyr: | 2024 |
| Wodisumpired: | 13 |
| Umpwodidebutyr: | 2012 |
| Umpwodilastyr: | 2022 |
| Wt20isumpired: | 28 |
| Umpwt20idebutyr: | 2012 |
| Umpwt20ilastyr: | 2022 |
| Club1: | Dhaka Metropolis |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 22 November |
| Debutyear1: | 2000 |
| Debutfor1: | Dhaka Metropolis |
| Debutagainst1: | Sylhet Division |
| Lastdate1: | 27 January |
| Lastyear1: | 2001 |
| Lastfor1: | Dhaka Metropolis |
| Lastagainst1: | Chittagong Division |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 10 |
| Runs1: | 44 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.33 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 14 |
| Deliveries1: | 2,122 |
| Wickets1: | 31 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 23 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/45 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 6 February 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/player/56128.html ESPNcricinfo |
Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat (bn|শরফুদ্দৌলা ইবনে শহীদ) (born 16 October 1976), also known as Sharfuddoula Saikat, is an international cricket umpire and a former first-class player from Bangladesh.[1] He is the first Bangladeshi umpire to be included in the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in March 2024.[2] [3] He also officiated in 100 matches in men's international cricket including ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2023.[4] [5]
Saikat was a student of Rajshahi University School.He completed his honours and masters in International relations from Dhaka University and later earned an MBA in Human resource management from AIUB.[6]
In 1994 Sharfuddoula played three matches for Bangladesh at the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya.[7] Sharfuddoula also played 10 first-class cricket matches for Dhaka Metropolis in 2000 and 2001.[8]
He made his first-class umpiring debut in February 2007 in a match between Barisal Division and Sylhet Division.[9]
In January 2010 he stood in his first ODI match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, becoming the tenth Bangladeshi to umpire at international level.[10]
He was one of the match officials for 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe.[11] He was one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[12] In October 2019, he was appointed as one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates.[13] In January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa.[14]
In February 2021, he was named as an on-field umpire for both the test matches played between Bangladesh and West Indies, becoming the fifth Bangladeshi umpires to officiate in test matches.[15] [16]
In February 2022, he was named one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[17] [18] In January 2023, he was named one of the on-field umpires for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[19] [20]
In March 2023, during the 3rd T20I between Bangladesh and Ireland, he became the first Bangladeshi umpire to officiate in 100 men's international matches.[21] [22]
In September 2023, he was named as one of the sixteen match officials for 2023 Cricket World Cup,[23] becoming the first Bangladeshi umpire to be named as one of the umpires for the Men's World Cup.[24] [25] He was selected to stand in 5 matches as an on-field umpire in the World Cup including a group stage match between Australia and New Zealand.[26]
In January 2024, he became the second Bangladeshi umpire, after Enamul Haque Moni, to officiate a Test match as a neutral umpire outside Bangladesh, being named as an on-field umpire for the 2nd Test between Australia and West Indies.[27]
On 28 March 2024, following the International Cricket Council’s annual review and selection process, he became the first Bangladeshi umpire to be included in the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires.[28] He replaced South African umpire Marais Erasmus who retired from umpiring in international cricket in February 2024.[29]