Khadija Tul Kubra


Khadija Tul Kubra is a Bangladeshi women cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team. 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.

Early life and background

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

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. Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.
In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the player to watch in the team.
In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games. The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal. In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.