Pakistani women's cricket team
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The Pakistan national women's cricket team is a professional cricket
team that represents Pakistan
in international women's cricket
matches.
was first introduced in Pakistan by sisters Shaiza
and Sharmeen Khan in 1996. They were subsequently met with court cases and even death threats. The government refused them permission to play India in 1997 and ruled that women were forbidden from playing sports in public due to the religious issues.
However, Pakistan first appeared in women's cricket in 1997 and playing against New Zealand and Australia. They lost all three One Day International matches on that tour, but they were still invited to take part in the Women's Cricket World Cup
later that year in India
. They lost all five matches in the tournament and finished last, out of the eleven teams in the competition. The following year, Pakistan toured Sri Lanka
and played three One Day International matches, losing all of their matches and played in their first Test match
, which they also lost.
for a five match One Day International series against Ireland
. They lost the Test match by an innings
inside two days and the One Day International series 4-0, with one match interrupted by rain. Their first international win, in their 19th match, came against the Netherlands
in a seven match One Day International series at their home ground in 2001, a series which they won 4-3. This form did not continue into their six One Day International tour of Sri Lanka in January 2002 though and they again lost all six matches.
In 2003, Pakistan travelled to the Netherlands
to take part in the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
competition, then known as the IWCC Trophy. They finished fourth in the tournament, their victories were against Japan
and Scotland
, however they were missing out on qualification for the 2005 World Cup. This tournament was marred by a schism between the Pakistan Women's Cricket Control Association and the Pakistan Cricket Board. The IWCC did not recognise the Pakistan Cricket Board as the governing body of women's cricket in Pakistan and court cases were brought in Pakistan. The Pakistan Cricket Board announced that they would not be sending a team to the tournament and that no other team should be allowed to represent the country in the competition. This problem has since been overcome with the International Cricket Council
requirement that women's associations and men's associations are unified under one single governing body.
2004 saw the West Indies
tour Pakistan, playing seven One Day International matches and a Test match. The Test match was drawn and West Indies won the One Day International series 5-2, but those two victories for Pakistan were their first against a Test playing nation.
In 2005, Pakistan Cricket Board established a Women's Wing to oversee all Cricket Affairs under the Pakistan Cricket Board's control and to unite all the conflicts between various associations. The first international event was when Indian Under 21 team toured Pakistan, becoming the first Indian women's side to tour the country. This paved the way for Pakistan to host the second Women's Asia Cup
in December 2005/January 2006. They lost all their games however, finishing last in the three team tournament. The tournament featured the first match between the Indian and Pakistani women's cricket teams.
Early in 2007, the Pakistan squad toured South Africa and played in a five match, One Day International series. During that year, Pakistan was awarded to Host the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifiers in which eight Teams were scheduled to participate, all the arrangements were almost done when unfortunately the Events was postponed due to political instability and was moved to South Africa. Pakistan Women Team qualified for the ICC Women World Cup by defeating Ireland, Zimbabwe, Scotland and Netherlands. They qualified for this tournament after defeating Hong Kong
in a three match series in Pakistan in September 2006.
In Pakistan, views towards Women' cricket have softened considerably since its introduction. Cricket is currently seen as an improvement for women's rights; although female players have to follow a professional rule and behave in an appropriate manner in public.
The Pakistan Women's Team Won the gold medal at the Asian Games 2010.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team that represents Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
in international women's cricket
Women's cricket
Women's cricket is the form of the team sport of cricket that is played by women.-History:The first recorded match of women's cricket was reported in The Reading Mercury on 26 July 1745, a match contested "between eleven maids of Bramley and eleven maids of Hambledon, all dressed in white." The...
matches.
1990s
The concept of Women's cricketWomen's cricket
Women's cricket is the form of the team sport of cricket that is played by women.-History:The first recorded match of women's cricket was reported in The Reading Mercury on 26 July 1745, a match contested "between eleven maids of Bramley and eleven maids of Hambledon, all dressed in white." The...
was first introduced in Pakistan by sisters Shaiza
Shaiza Khan
Shaiza Said Khan is a female cricket player from Pakistan. She is a member of the national Women's team in Pakistan and the Punjab Women Cricket Team.-References:*. URL accessed April 13, 2006.-See also:...
and Sharmeen Khan in 1996. They were subsequently met with court cases and even death threats. The government refused them permission to play India in 1997 and ruled that women were forbidden from playing sports in public due to the religious issues.
However, Pakistan first appeared in women's cricket in 1997 and playing against New Zealand and Australia. They lost all three One Day International matches on that tour, but they were still invited to take part in the Women's Cricket World Cup
Women's Cricket World Cup
The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is a Women's one-day international cricket competition. The first tournament was held in England in 1973, two years before the first men's ICC Cricket World Cup....
later that year in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. They lost all five matches in the tournament and finished last, out of the eleven teams in the competition. The following year, Pakistan toured Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and played three One Day International matches, losing all of their matches and played in their first Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
, which they also lost.
2000s
In 2000, Pakistan toured IrelandIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
for a five match One Day International series against Ireland
Irish women's cricket team
The Irish women's cricket team is the team that represents Ireland in international women's cricket matches. Unlike their male counterparts, they currently have both Test and ODI status...
. They lost the Test match by an innings
Innings
An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...
inside two days and the One Day International series 4-0, with one match interrupted by rain. Their first international win, in their 19th match, came against the Netherlands
Dutch women's cricket team
The Dutch women's cricket team is the team that represents the Netherlands in international women's cricket matches. Unlike their male counterparts, they currently have both Test and ODI status.-1980s:...
in a seven match One Day International series at their home ground in 2001, a series which they won 4-3. This form did not continue into their six One Day International tour of Sri Lanka in January 2002 though and they again lost all six matches.
In 2003, Pakistan travelled to the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
to take part in the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, formerly the IWCC Trophy, is a cricket tournament that serves as a qualifying tournament for the Women's Cricket World Cup. It has been played once so far, in 2003, the second tournament was to take place in Lahore, Pakistan in November 2007 but was...
competition, then known as the IWCC Trophy. They finished fourth in the tournament, their victories were against Japan
Japanese women's cricket team
The Japanese women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Japan in international women's cricket matches.-History:They made their international debut at the IWCC Trophy in the Netherlands in 2003. These were the first ODI matches played by any Japanese team, with the Japanese...
and Scotland
Scottish women's cricket team
The Scottish women's cricket team is the team that represents Scotland in international women's cricket matches.-History:Scotland made their international debut at the European Championship in 2001. They lost all three games, finishing last in the four team tournament. In 2005 they played in the...
, however they were missing out on qualification for the 2005 World Cup. This tournament was marred by a schism between the Pakistan Women's Cricket Control Association and the Pakistan Cricket Board. The IWCC did not recognise the Pakistan Cricket Board as the governing body of women's cricket in Pakistan and court cases were brought in Pakistan. The Pakistan Cricket Board announced that they would not be sending a team to the tournament and that no other team should be allowed to represent the country in the competition. This problem has since been overcome with the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
requirement that women's associations and men's associations are unified under one single governing body.
2004 saw the West Indies
West Indian women's cricket team
The West Indian women's cricket team is the team that represents the West Indies in international women's cricket matches.-Test history:The first Test series played by the West Indies was at home to Australia in 1975-76, when both the three day matches were drawn. In 1976-77 the same team then...
tour Pakistan, playing seven One Day International matches and a Test match. The Test match was drawn and West Indies won the One Day International series 5-2, but those two victories for Pakistan were their first against a Test playing nation.
In 2005, Pakistan Cricket Board established a Women's Wing to oversee all Cricket Affairs under the Pakistan Cricket Board's control and to unite all the conflicts between various associations. The first international event was when Indian Under 21 team toured Pakistan, becoming the first Indian women's side to tour the country. This paved the way for Pakistan to host the second Women's Asia Cup
Women's Asia Cup
The ACC Women's Asia Cup is an international One Day International cricket tournament contested by women's cricket teams from Asia. It has been played four times to date.-2004:...
in December 2005/January 2006. They lost all their games however, finishing last in the three team tournament. The tournament featured the first match between the Indian and Pakistani women's cricket teams.
Early in 2007, the Pakistan squad toured South Africa and played in a five match, One Day International series. During that year, Pakistan was awarded to Host the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifiers in which eight Teams were scheduled to participate, all the arrangements were almost done when unfortunately the Events was postponed due to political instability and was moved to South Africa. Pakistan Women Team qualified for the ICC Women World Cup by defeating Ireland, Zimbabwe, Scotland and Netherlands. They qualified for this tournament after defeating Hong Kong
Hong Kong women's cricket team
The Hong Kong women's cricket team is the team that represents the Chinese special administrative region of Hong Kong in international women's cricket matches...
in a three match series in Pakistan in September 2006.
In Pakistan, views towards Women' cricket have softened considerably since its introduction. Cricket is currently seen as an improvement for women's rights; although female players have to follow a professional rule and behave in an appropriate manner in public.
The Pakistan Women's Team Won the gold medal at the Asian Games 2010.
Tournament history
World Cup
- 1900-1997: Did not participate
- 1997: 11th place
- 2000: Did not participate
- 2005: Did not qualify
- 2009: 6th place
Current team
- 5. Sana MirSana MirSana Mir is a female Pakistani cricketer and captain of the Pakistan women's team. She was announced Player of the Tournament at the 2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, and currently ranks 16th in the Women's ODI Bowlers in the ICC Player Rankings...
- 6. Batool FatimaBatool FatimaBatool Fatima is a female cricketer who plays for the Pakistan. She has played 50 ODI games since 2001 and one Test in 2004.-References:...
- 7. Urooj MumtazUrooj MumtazUrooj Mumtaz is a female Pakistani cricketer and all-rounder. She plays for the Pakistan national women's cricket team , and played in the Asia XI cricket team. She has participated in 1 test match, 38 ODIs and 9 20Twenty matches. Recently she played vs New Zealand women on 10 May 2010...
- 8. Nida DarNida DarNida Rashid Dar known as Nida Dar is an international cricketer from Pakistan.-One day:Dar made her one day international debut against Ireland on 6 October 2010 in Potchefstroom, South Africa..-T20:...
- 12. Sajjida ShahSajjida ShahSajjida Bibi Shah is a female Pakistani cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, she has played two Tests and 42 One-Day Internationals for the Pakistan national women's cricket team....
- 13. Bismah MaroofBismah MaroofBismah Maroof is an international cricketer from Pakistan.-References:...
- 14. Qanita JalilQanita JalilQanita Jalil is a female Pakistani cricketer. Jalil was born in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and represents the Pakistan women's team....
- 17. Almas AkramAlmas AkramAlmas Akram is a female Pakistani cricketer from Nankana Sahib. She is a All-rounder player in Pakistan national women's cricket team. She also played in ICC Women's World Cup 2009. She played in International level as well as domestic level.- References :...
- 18. Nain AbidiNain AbidiSyeda Nain Fatima Abidi , Karachi is an international cricketer from Pakistan.Abidi said "I am very proud to be a Pakistani and to play for my country.I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it."...
- 20. Asmavia IqbalAsmavia IqbalAsmavia Iqbal is an international cricketer from Pakistan.-2005:Iqbal made her one day debut against Sri Lanka at the National Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan on 28 December 2005.-References:...
- 22. Sukhan FaizSukhan FaizSukhan Faiz is a female Pakistani cricketer from Multan. She is playing domestic level as well as International level. She played only 2 matches in Internation level. She also played in the ICC Women's World Cup 2009 only 2 matches. She is playing mostly from Central Zone cricket team and played 2...
- 24. Marina IqbalMarina IqbalMarina Iqbal is a cricketer from Pakistan.-One-Day Internationals:Iqbal made her one-day international debut against Ireland in May 2009 at Dublin.-References:...
- 33. Sania KhanSania KhanSania Iqbal Khan is a female Pakistani cricketer from Multan. She is a Right-handed batswoman and Right-arm medium bowler. She played International level as well as Domestic level. She also played 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup only 2 matches.- References :...
- 44. Masooma Junaid
- 45. Sana Gulzar
- 48. Kanwal Naz
- 50. Javeria KhanJaveria KhanJaveria Khan is a female Pakistani cricketer from Karachi, Sindh. She is played in Pakistan national women's cricket team as All-rounder. She also played the ICC Women's World Cup 2009. She played International level as well as Domestic level....
- 77. Naila NazirNaila NazirNaila Nazir, Pakistan International Airlines airhostess, was given the Heroism Award at the Flight Safety Foundation of America in recognition of her valorous conduct during hijacking of the PIA aircraft on March 2, 1981. At the age of 23, Miss. Nazir showed commendable bravery when she refused to...
- 86. Nazia Sadiq
- Armaan KhanArmaan KhanArmaan Khan is a female Pakistani cricketer from Chaghi, Balochistan. She is playing as Wicket-keeper in Pakistan national women's cricket team. She played international matches as well as domestic matches. She also played in ICC Women's World Cup 2009. She played her first match on 6 May 2010 vs...
- Bibi Nahida
- Kainat ImtiazKainat ImtiazKainat Imtiaz is a cricketer from Pakistan.-T20:Imtiaz اردو: کائنات امتیازmade her T20 debut against South Africa in 2010 at Potchefstroom.-References:...
- Mariam HasanMariam HasanMariam Hasan Shah is a female Pakistani cricketer from Jhang, Punjab. She played DOmestic as well as International level.- Career :...
- Mehwish Tariq
- Nahida KhanNahida KhanNahida Bibi Khan is an international cricketer from Pakistan.-2009:Khan made her international one day debut on 7 February 2009 against Sri Lanka in Bogra. She was part of the team at the Women's Cricket World Cup in Australia later that year.-References:...
- Nida Rashid
- Sabeen
- Salma Faiz
- Sana Zeeshan
- Sadia Yousaf
- Shumaila Qureshi
- Sumaira Sajid
- Sumaiya Siddiqui
- Wajiha Sundas
- Zeba Zeshan
- Mehwish Haleem
Asian Games 2010
- Pakistan Women Team Won gold medal in Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou, China.
Test cricket
- Highest team score: 426 runs for 7 wickets declared against the West IndiesWest Indian women's cricket teamThe West Indian women's cricket team is the team that represents the West Indies in international women's cricket matches.-Test history:The first Test series played by the West Indies was at home to Australia in 1975-76, when both the three day matches were drawn. In 1976-77 the same team then...
, on 15 March 2004 at the National StadiumNational Stadium, KarachiThe National Stadium is a cricket stadium in Karachi, Pakistan. It is currently used for cricket matches, and is home to Karachi's domestic cricket teams. The stadium is able to hold 34,228 spectators, making it the second largest cricket stadium in Pakistan after Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore...
in KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
in PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. - Highest batting score: 242 runs, Kiran BaluchKiran BaluchKiran Maqsood Baluch is a female Pakistani cricketer.-References:...
against the West IndiesWest Indian women's cricket teamThe West Indian women's cricket team is the team that represents the West Indies in international women's cricket matches.-Test history:The first Test series played by the West Indies was at home to Australia in 1975-76, when both the three day matches were drawn. In 1976-77 the same team then...
, on 15 March 2004 at the National StadiumNational Stadium, KarachiThe National Stadium is a cricket stadium in Karachi, Pakistan. It is currently used for cricket matches, and is home to Karachi's domestic cricket teams. The stadium is able to hold 34,228 spectators, making it the second largest cricket stadium in Pakistan after Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore...
in KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
in PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. - Best bowling figures: 7 wickets for 59 runs, Shaiza Khan against the West IndiesWest Indian women's cricket teamThe West Indian women's cricket team is the team that represents the West Indies in international women's cricket matches.-Test history:The first Test series played by the West Indies was at home to Australia in 1975-76, when both the three day matches were drawn. In 1976-77 the same team then...
, on 15 March 2004 at the National StadiumNational Stadium, KarachiThe National Stadium is a cricket stadium in Karachi, Pakistan. It is currently used for cricket matches, and is home to Karachi's domestic cricket teams. The stadium is able to hold 34,228 spectators, making it the second largest cricket stadium in Pakistan after Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore...
in KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
in PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. - Best bowling figures in a match: 13 wickets for 226 runs, Shaiza Khan against the West IndiesWest Indian women's cricket teamThe West Indian women's cricket team is the team that represents the West Indies in international women's cricket matches.-Test history:The first Test series played by the West Indies was at home to Australia in 1975-76, when both the three day matches were drawn. In 1976-77 the same team then...
, on 15 March 2004 at the National StadiumNational Stadium, KarachiThe National Stadium is a cricket stadium in Karachi, Pakistan. It is currently used for cricket matches, and is home to Karachi's domestic cricket teams. The stadium is able to hold 34,228 spectators, making it the second largest cricket stadium in Pakistan after Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore...
in KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
in PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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One Day International
- Highest team score: 258 runs for 5 wickets against the NetherlandsDutch women's cricket teamThe Dutch women's cricket team is the team that represents the Netherlands in international women's cricket matches. Unlike their male counterparts, they currently have both Test and ODI status.-1980s:...
, in oct 2010, South africa - Highest batting score: 69 runs, Mahewish KhanMahewish KhanMahewish Shahid Khan is a female Pakistani cricketer from Karachi. She is an International player of the Pakistan now playing from Canada national women's cricket team. She also played from the Pakistan national women's cricket team...
against the NetherlandsDutch women's cricket teamThe Dutch women's cricket team is the team that represents the Netherlands in international women's cricket matches. Unlike their male counterparts, they currently have both Test and ODI status.-1980s:...
, on 14 April 2001 at the National StadiumNational Stadium, KarachiThe National Stadium is a cricket stadium in Karachi, Pakistan. It is currently used for cricket matches, and is home to Karachi's domestic cricket teams. The stadium is able to hold 34,228 spectators, making it the second largest cricket stadium in Pakistan after Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore...
in KarachiKarachiKarachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
in PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. - Best bowling figures: 7 wickets for 4 runs, Sajjida ShahSajjida ShahSajjida Bibi Shah is a female Pakistani cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, she has played two Tests and 42 One-Day Internationals for the Pakistan national women's cricket team....
against JapanJapanese women's cricket teamThe Japanese women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Japan in international women's cricket matches.-History:They made their international debut at the IWCC Trophy in the Netherlands in 2003. These were the first ODI matches played by any Japanese team, with the Japanese...
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