Fahima Khatun

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]

Fahima Khatun
Fahima Khatun in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Fahima Khatun
Born (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 17)8 April 2013 v India
Last ODI17 December 2022 v New Zealand
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 place2014 IncheonTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouTeam
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Kathmandu/PokharaTeam

Career

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

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

References
  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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