Sultana Khatun (born 5 February 1996) is a Bangladeshi

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er who plays for the

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as a right-arm

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bowler.

International career

In April 2023, she was earned maiden call-up for the

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's T20I and ODI squad for the series against Sri Lanka. She made her

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(ODI) debut in same series on 29 April 2023. She made her

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(T20I) debut against

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in the same series on 9 May 2023. In May 2023, she was selected to Bangladesh A team for the inaugural season of ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Bangladesh A team finished as the runners-up in the tournament after 31 runs defeat from India A team in the final. In August 2023, she was selected to the national team for the

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. She was the part of

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winning team of

in that tournament.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khatun, Sultana 1996 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Bangladesh women One Day International cricketers Bangladesh women Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in cricket Asian Games bronze medalists for Bangladesh