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]
_(cropped).jpg) Fahima Khatun in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fahima Khatun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 17) | 8 April 2013 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 March 2024 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 19) | 5 April 2013 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 12 October 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2009/10 | Barisal Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010/11 | Khulna Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13 | Barisal Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2017/18 | Chittagong Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–present | Western Zone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 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]
She was named in the Bangladesh squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[18]
Education
editShe is a student of the Law department at Islamic University, Bangladesh in Kushtia.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Fahima Khatun". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Warm-up, Bangladesh Women tour of South Africa at Potchefstroom, May 2 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Hat-trick heroes: First to take a T20I hat-trick from each team". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "UAE collapse dramatically as Bangladesh march into WT20Q semis". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Media Release : ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021: Bangladesh Squad announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Bangladesh drop Jahanara for CWC qualifiers". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Jahanara returns to Bangladesh for World Cup". BD Crictime. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh Squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024". Bangladesh Cricket Board. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Express, The Financial. "Fahima first Bangladeshi to claim hat-trick in T20". The Financial Express. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
External links
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- Fahima Khatun at ESPNcricinfo
- Fahima Khatun at CricketArchive (subscription required)