Fahima Khatun (born 2 November 1992) is a Bangladeshi

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er who plays for the Bangladesh women's national cricket team. In May 2018, in a 50 over tour match in South Africa, she took eight wickets for five runs in ten overs. She was the first cricketer for Bangladesh to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match.

Career

In June 2018, she was part of Bangladesh's squad that won their first ever Women's Asia Cup title, winning the

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tournament. Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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tournament. In the tournament match against the United Arab Emirates on 10 July 2018, she took her first hat-trick in WT20Is. In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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tournament in Scotland. In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the

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. 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

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in Australia. In November 2021, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. In January 2022, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia. Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the

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in New Zealand.

Education

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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khatun, Fahima 1992 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People from Magura District Bangladeshi women cricketers Bangladesh women One Day International cricketers Bangladesh women Twenty20 International cricketers Asian Games medalists in cricket Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Bangladesh Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in cricket Islamic University, Bangladesh alumni Women's Twenty20 International cricket hat-trick takers Barisal Division women cricketers Khulna Division women cricketers Chittagong Division women cricketers Western Zone women cricketers Sportspeople from Khulna Division