Khadija Tul Kubra ( bn, খাদিজা তুল কুবরা) (born 30 January 1995) is a Bangladeshi

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er who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team. She plays as a right-handed batter and a right-arm

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bowler. In October 2018, against Pakistan Women, she became the first Bangladesh player to take a five-wicket haul in WODIs.

Early life and background

Kubra was born on 30 January 1995, in

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Career

Kubra made her ODI debut against

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on 26 November 2011. She made a comeback in Bangladesh colours in 2018, after a gap of 5 years. Kubra also made her T20I debut against Ireland, on 28 August 2012. In June 2018, she was part of Bangladesh's squad that won their first ever

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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 October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the

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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

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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 as one of three reserve players in Bangladesh's team for the

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tournament in Malaysia.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kubra, Khadija Tul 1995 births Living people People from Bogra District Bangladeshi women cricketers Bangladesh women Twenty20 International cricketers Bangladesh women One Day International cricketers Rajshahi Division women 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 Sportspeople from Rajshahi Division