Salma Khatun (; born 1 October 1990) is a Bangladeshi

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er who plays for the

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. She plays a as right-handed

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and right-arm

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bowler. She was the captain of Bangladesh between 2008 and 2020, captaining the side in their first

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and

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Early life and background

Salma Khatun was born on 1 October 1990 in

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. As a child she played cricket with her cousins, uncle and children from the neighbourhood. She was spotted by

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at a practice session for an inter-district tournament held prior to the formation of the Bangladesh women's team. Her performance in the competition led to her selection for Bangladesh when they first competed at the 2007 Asian Cricket Council Women's Tournament.

Career

Bangladesh women team won historic silver medal in the Asian Games Women cricket competition in 2010 against

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. She was part of the team at the

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. Salma made her T20I debut against

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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 as the captain of Bangladesh for the

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tournament. In October 2018, she was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. She was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with six dismissals in four matches. In August 2019, she was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the

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tournament in Scotland. In November 2019, she was named as the captain of 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 as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the

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in Australia. She was the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with six dismissals in four matches. 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

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in New Zealand.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khatun, Salma 1990 births Living people Cricketers from Khulna Bangladeshi women cricketers Bangladesh women One Day International cricketers Bangladesh women Twenty20 International cricketers Khulna Division women cricketers Dhaka Division women cricketers IPL Trailblazers cricketers Southern Zone women cricketers Asian Games silver medalists in cricket Cricketers at the 2010 Asian Games Cricketers at the 2014 Asian Games Bangladeshi women cricket captains Asian Games silver medalists for Bangladesh Asian Games cricketers for Bangladesh Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in cricket

Early life and background

Career

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