Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid (Bengali: 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 officiate in 100 matches in men's international cricket including ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2023.[4][5]
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Full name | Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 16 October 1976||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Umpire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Dhaka Metropolis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 22 November 2000 Dhaka Metropolis v Sylhet Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last FC | 27 January 2001 Dhaka Metropolis v Chittagong Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Umpiring information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tests umpired | 10 (2021–2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODIs umpired | 61 (2010–2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20Is umpired | 43 (2011–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WODIs umpired | 13 (2012–2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WT20Is umpired | 28 (2012–2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 February 2024 |
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]