Khadija Tul Kubra

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

Khadija Tul Kubra
Personal information
Full nameKhadija Tul Kubra
Born (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995
Bogra, Bangladesh
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
Rolebowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 3)26 November 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI8 October 2018 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 3)28 August 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I27 February 2020 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 29 30
Runs scored 44 10
Batting average 5.50 3.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 7 5
Balls bowled 1352 572
Wickets 36 29
Bowling average 22.22 17.86
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/33 3/5
Catches/stumpings 5/– 5/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 27 October 2019

Early life and background

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

Career

ODI career

Kubra made her ODI career against Ireland women's cricket team on November 26, 2011. She made a comeback in Bangladesh colours in 2018, after a gap of 5 years.

T20I career

Kubra also made her T20I career against Ireland women's cricket team on August 28, 2012. 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]

References
  1. "BD women's SA camp from Sunday". Archive.thedailystar.net. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  2. "নারী ক্রিকেটের প্রাথমিক দল ঘোষণা | খেলাধুলা | Samakal Online Version". Samakal.net. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  3. "Khadija Tul Kubra's six-for sets up big Bangladesh win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. "Khadija Tul Kubra | Bangladesh Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  5. "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 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. "Key Players: Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  12. "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  13. "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  14. "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  15. "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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