Salma Khatun

Salma Khatun (born 1 October 1990, Khulna, Bangladesh) is an all round cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh cricket team. She is a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. Salma was the captain of the Bangladesh Women's cricket team[1][2] and also one of the best players among other women cricketers.[3][4]

For the train driver, see Salma Khatun (train driver).
Salma Khatun
Personal information
Full nameSalma Khatun
Born (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990
Khulna, Bangladesh
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleBatting All-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 7)26 November 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI4 November 2019 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 8)28 August 2012 v Ireland
Last T20I2 March 2020 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008-2013Khulna Division Women
2011-2013Mohammedan Sporting Club Women
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 191 43
Runs scored 6358 468
Batting average 53.25 28.33
100s/50s 14/26 0/7
Top score 175* 89*
Balls bowled 7293 817
Wickets 232 37
Bowling average 20.18 19.37
5 wickets in innings 5 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/18 4/6
Catches/stumpings 6/– 8/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 2 March 2020
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouTeam
2014 IncheonTeam

Early life and background

Salma Khatun was born on October 1, 1990 in Khulna, Bangladesh. She started at first to play cricket with the boys in Khulna. She was trained under her coach Imtiaz Hossain Pilu.

Career

Bangladesh women team won historic silver medal in Asian games Women cricket competition in 2010 against China national women's cricket team. Rumana was part of the team at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[5][6] Salma performed both in Bat and ball.[7]

Salma bowling for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Salma made her T20I against Ireland women's cricket team on November 26, 2011. 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.[8][9][10] Later the same month, she was named as the captain of Bangladesh for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[11]

In October 2018, she was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[12][13] She was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with six dismissals in four matches.[14]

In August 2019, she was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[15][16] In November 2019, she was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[17] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.[18]

In January 2020, she was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[19] She was the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with six dismissals in four matches.[20]

References
  1. "Khatun to lead Bangladesh in Women's T20 Asia Cup". bdnews24.com.
  2. "Bangladesh today : Salma to lead Bangladesh 4 February, 2009". bangladesh2day.com.
  3. "21 Anniversary Supplement". thedailystar.net.
  4. "Bangladesh eve team lose to SA in 1st ODI - Click Ittefaq". Click Ittefaq.
  5. "এশিয়ান গেমস ক্রিকেটে আজ স্বর্ণ পেতে পারে বাংলাদেশ". The Daily Sangram. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26.
  6. nadim. "বাংলাদেশ মহিলা ক্রিকেট দলের চীন সফর". khulnanews.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
  7. "7 Star of the year for Bangladesh in Sports - Top seven Bangladeshi Sports personalities". dhakanews.info.
  8. "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  10. "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  11. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  12. "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  13. "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  14. "ICC Women's World T20, 2018/19 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  15. "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  16. "Captains ready for Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  17. "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  18. "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  19. "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  20. "ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2019/20 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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