Fahima Khatun

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Fahima Khatun
Fahima Khatun in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Fahima Khatun
Born (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 (age 31)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 17)8 April 2013 v India
Last ODI10 November 2023 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 19)5 April 2013 v India
Last T20I21 February 2023 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09–2009/10Barisal Division
2010/11Khulna Division
2012/13Barisal Division
2017–2017/18Chittagong Division
2021/22–presentWestern Zone
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 23 64
Runs scored 68 312
Batting average 4.25 9.75
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 10* 32*
Balls bowled 589 925
Wickets 12 33
Bowling average 36.25 26.51
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/38 4/8
Catches/stumpings 11/– 23/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 February 2023
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
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

Fahima Khatun (Bengali: ফাহিমা খাতুন; born 2 November 1992) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's national cricket team.[1] In May 2018, in a 50 over tour match in South Africa, she took eight wickets for five runs in ten overs.[2] She was the first cricketer for Bangladesh to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match.[3]

Career[edit]

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.[4][5][6] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[7] In the tournament match against the United Arab Emirates on 10 July 2018, she took her first hat-trick in WT20Is.[8]

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[9][10] In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[11] In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[12] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.[13]

In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[14] In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[15] In January 2022, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.[16] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[17]

Education[edit]

She is a student of the Law department at Islamic University, Bangladesh in Kushtia.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fahima Khatun". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Warm-up, Bangladesh Women tour of South Africa at Potchefstroom, May 2 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Hat-trick heroes: First to take a T20I hat-trick from each team". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. ^ "UAE collapse dramatically as Bangladesh march into WT20Q semis". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Media Release : ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  18. ^ Express, The Financial. "Fahima first Bangladeshi to claim hat-trick in T20". The Financial Express. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

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