Khadija Tul Kubra

Khadija Tul Kubra (Bengali: খাদিজা তুল কুবরা) (born 30 January 1995) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team.^[1][2] She plays as a right-handed batter and a right-arm off break bowler. In October 2018, against Pakistan Women, she became the first Bangladesh player to take a five-wicket haul in WODIs.^[3]

Khadija Tul Kubra

Khadija Tul Kubra in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Khadija Tul Kubra
Born	(1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 30) Bogra, Bangladesh
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Bangladesh (2011–present)
ODI debut (cap 3)	26 November 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI	15 November 2021 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 3)	28 August 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I	27 February 2020 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010/11–2017/18	Rajshahi Division
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I Matches 31 49 Runs scored 44 19 Batting average 5.50 3.16 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 7 5 Balls bowled 1,447 902 Wickets 42 43 Bowling average 19.52 18.46 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 6/20 3/5 Catches/stumpings 8/– 6/–
Medal record Representing  Bangladesh Women's Cricket Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team Women's Asia Cup Winner 2018 Malaysia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 April 2022

Early life and background

Khadija was born on 30 January 1995, in Bogra, Bangladesh.^[4]

Career

Khadija made her ODI debut against Ireland on 26 November 2011. Khadija also made her T20I debut against Ireland, on 28 August 2012.

She made a comeback in Bangladesh colours in 2018, after a gap of 5 years. 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.^[5][6][7] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.^[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] Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the player to watch in the team.^[11]

In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.^[12] In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.^[13] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.^[14] In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.^[15]

In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.^[16] In January 2022, she was named as one of three reserve players in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.^[17]