Lata Mondal ( bn, লতা মণ্ডল; born 16 January 1993) is a Bangladeshi

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er who plays for the

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. She plays as a right-handed

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and right-arm medium bowler.

Early life and background

Mondal was born on 16 January 1993 in

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Career

Mondal was a member of the team that won a silver medal in cricket against the China national women's cricket team at the 2010 Asian Games in

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, China. Mondal made her ODI debut against

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on 26 November 2011. Mondal made her T20I debut against Ireland on 28 August 2012. In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. 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

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tournament in Malaysia. Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mondal, Lata 1993 births Living people Cricketers from Dhaka Bangladeshi Hindus Bangladeshi women cricketers Bangladesh women One Day International cricketers Bangladesh women Twenty20 International cricketers Dhaka Division women cricketers Rangpur Division women cricketers Rajshahi Division women cricketers Eastern Zone women cricketers Cricketers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in cricket Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Bangladesh Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games