Pakistan women's national cricket team

The Pakistan women's national cricket team, also known as Green Shirts or Women in Green, represents Pakistan in international women's cricket. One of ten teams competing in the ICC Women's Championship (the highest level of international women's cricket), the team is organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Pakistan
Refer to caption
Pakistan Cricket Crest
Nickname(s)Women in Green, Green Shirts
AssociationPakistan Cricket Board
Personnel
CaptainNida Dar[1]
CoachMohtashim Rasheed (interim)
Batting coachTaufeeq Umar
Bowling coachKamran Hussain
ManagerNahida Khan
History
Test status acquired1998
International Cricket Council
ICC statusFull member (1952)
ICC regionAsia
ICC RankingsCurrent[2]Best-ever
WODI10th7th (1 Oct 2015)
WT20I8th6th
Women's Tests
First WTestv  Sri Lanka at Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo; 17–20 April 1998
Last WTestv  West Indies at the National Stadium, Karachi; 15–18 March 2004
WTestsPlayedWon/Lost
Total[3]30/2
(1 draw)
This year[4]00/0 (0 draws)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODIv  New Zealand at Hagley Oval, Christchurch; 28 January 1997
Last WODIv  England at County Ground, Chelmsford; 29 May 2024
WODIsPlayedWon/Lost
Total[5]20959/143
(3 ties, 4 no results)
This year[6]60/5
(0 ties, 1 no result)
Women's World Cup appearances5 (first in 1997)
Best result5th (2009)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances5 (first in 2003)
Best result Runners-up (2008, 2011)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv  Ireland at The Vineyard, Dublin; 25 May 2009
Last WT20Iv  England at Headingley, Leeds; 19 May 2024
WT20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total[7]16766/94
(3 ties, 4 no results)
This year[8]81/7
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's T20 World Cup appearances7 (first in 2009)
Best resultFirst round (2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020,
Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances1 (first in 2013)
Best result Champions (2013)

WTest kit

WODI kit

As of 26 May 2024

Pakistan made its One Day International (ODI) debut in early 1997 against New Zealand, and later in the year played in the 1997 World Cup in India. The team's inaugural Test match came against Sri Lanka in April 1998. In its early years, Pakistan was one of the least competitive of the top-level women's teams, and after its inaugural appearance in 1997, did not qualify for another World Cup until the 2009 event in Australia. However, the team has played in all eight editions of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup to date, and has also participated in the Women's Asia Cup and the Asian Games cricket tournament.

The increase in terrorism as a result of the war on terror led to a stagnation of foreign teams touring Pakistan in the late 2000s and early 2010s. However, due to a decrease in terrorism in Pakistan over the past few years, as well as an increase in security, Bangladesh (twice), West Indies, Sri Lanka, Ireland, and South Africa have toured Pakistan since 2015.[9][10]

Coaching staff

History

Sana Mir, former captain of Pakistan women cricket team

1990s

The concept of women's cricket was first introduced in Pakistan by two sisters, Shaiza and Sharmeen Khan, in 1996. In conservative Pakistan, the creation of a Pakistan women`s cricket team was even considered illegal and was 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 religious issues.[12][13]

However, the team did manage to overcome these objections and represented Pakistan in 1997, 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.

2000s

In 2000, Pakistan toured Ireland 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 2003 IWCC Trophy, the inaugural edition of what is now called simply the World Cup Qualifier. They finished fourth in the tournament, winning against Japan and Scotland. However, they missed out on qualification for the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup. The 2003 IWCC Trophy was marred by a schism between the Pakistan Women's Cricket Control Association and the Pakistan Cricket Board. The IWCC did not recognize the Pakistan Cricket Board as the governing body of women's cricket in Pakistan and court cases were brought in Pakistan.[14] 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.[15] This problem was overcome with the International Cricket Council requirement that women's associations and men's associations be 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 announced as the host for the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in which eight teams were scheduled to participate. All of the arrangements were almost completed for the tournament to be held in November when, unfortunately, the event was postponed due to political instability and was moved to South Africa. Pakistan qualified for the 2009 Women's Cricket 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's cricket have softened considerably since its introduction. Cricket is currently seen as an improvement for women's rights.[12][13]

In June 2019, the PCB reduced the number of contracted players from 17 to 10, but increased remuneration for the retained players.[16][17]

World Cup records

Women's ODI World Cup

Pakistan have participated in five editions of the Women's Cricket World Cup: in 1997, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2022. They did not win any of their matches during the 1997 Cricket World Cup and finished in eleventh place.[18]

Pakistan saw their first win in the 2009 World Cup; they advanced to the Super Six round defeating Sri Lanka in group stage match by 57 runs with Nain Abidi scoring 26 runs, and the player of the match Qanita Jalil taking 3 wickets for 33.[19] They qualified for the 5th place playoff match defeating West Indies in the Super Sixes by 4 wickets,[20] but finished at 6th place losing to the same team by 3 wickets.[21]

They were winless in both the 2013 World Cup and the 2017 World Cup, finishing bottom of the group stage tables in both tournaments.

It wasn't until the 2022 edition that Pakistan was able to earn another victory at the ODI World Cup. This came against the West Indies at Seddon Park, Hamilton, where they beat them by eight wickets in a group stage game, thus ending a 13-year 18-match losing streak.[22] However, they finished bottom of the group stage table, having lost all of their other six matches.[23]

Women's T20I World Cup

Pakistan Women's team during the ICC T20 World Cup

Pakistan have participated in all the editions of the ICC Women's World Twenty20. They lost all of their games in 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20 and 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20. In the 2012 edition, they registered their solitary win over India. Pakistan defeated them by 1 run with Sana Mir scoring 26 runs and Nida Dar—who was awarded player of the match—taking 3 wickets for 12 runs.[24] Pakistan finished with 7th place playoff in the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20; they defeated Sri Lanka by 14 runs in the playoffs. Bismah Maroof scored 62 runs not out and Sania Khan took 3 wickets for 24 runs. Maroof was awarded woman of the match.[25]

Asia Cup

The Pakistan women's cricket team did not participate in the inaugural edition of the women's Asia cup in 2004–05, Sri Lanka and India played a five-match series in Sri Lanka.[26] Pakistan hosted the second edition of the Asia Cup in 2005–06, but they did not win a single game of the tournament.[27] India won the final by 97 runs, against Sri Lanka, played at the National Stadium, Karachi.[28] In the third edition of the women's Asia Cup, once again Pakistan failed to see a victory, and this was the third consecutive occasion that India and Sri Lanka were playing in the final.[29] In the 2008 edition of the Women's Asia Cup, Pakistan registered their only victory against the Bangladeshi women's cricket team who were participating for the first time in Asia Cup.[30]

The 2012 edition was a Twenty20 version of the game that took place in Guangzhou, China from 24 to 31 October 2012. Pakistan reached into the final of the tournament, and lost to India by 18 runs. Bismah Maroof was awarded woman of the tournament for her all-round performance.[31][32]

Asian Games

2010 Asian Games

The Pakistan national women's cricket team won a gold medal in the inaugural women's cricket tournament in the 2010 Asian Games that took place in Guangzhou, China. In the final match at the 2010 Asian Games, Pakistan defeated Bangladesh women cricket team by 10 wickets. Bangladeshi women made 92 runs for 9 wickets with their captain Salma Khatun scoring 24; Nida Dar took 3 wickets giving away 16 runs in 4 overs. Pakistan women achieved the target of 93 runs in 15.4 overs without losing wickets: Dar scored 51 from 43 balls and Javeria Khan scored 39 runs from 51 balls, both remained not out.[33][34] Asif Ali Zardari, the then-president of Pakistan, termed the team's win as a "gift to the nation riding on a series of crises" as 21 million people were affected by flood in 2010.[35]

2014 Asian Games

In the 2014 Asian games, Pakistan women's cricket team defeated again Bangladesh women cricket team in the final match by four runs in Incheon, South Korea.[36] In the low scoring match, Pakistan women scored 97 runs in 20 for 6 wickets. The match was interrupted by rain. Bangladesh women innings reduced to 7 overs and their revised target was 43 runs per Duckworth–Lewis method; they scored 38 runs for 9 wickets. This was the second consecutive title won by the Pakistan women against the same team in Asian Games.[37][38]

2022 Asian Games

Pakistan will compete at the women's cricket event at the 2022 Asian Games, with its first match scheduled on 21 September 2023.

Tournament history

Pakistan Team at ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in Sydney, March 2009.

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Pakistan

World Cup

Women's Cricket World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
1973Did not participate
1978
1982
1988
1993
1997Round 111/1150500
2000Did not participate
2005Did not qualify
2009Super Sixes5/872500
2013Round 18/840400
201770700
202271600
Total4/110 Titles3032700

T20 World Cup

ICC Women's T20 World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
2009Round 18/830300
201030300
20127/831200
20148/1041300
20166/1042200
20188/1041300
20207/1041201
20238/1041300
Total8/80 Titles2972101

Asia Cup

One-Day Internationals

Asia Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
2004Did not participate
2005–06Round 13/340400
2006Round 140400
2008Round 13/461500
Total3/40 Titles1411300

Twenty20 Internationals

Asia Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
2012Runners-up2/853200
20162/664200
2018Group League3/653200
2022Semi-finals75200
Total4/40 Titles2315800

Asian Games

Asian Games record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
2010Champions1/844000
20141/1033000
Total2/22 Titles77000

Captains

Honours

ACC

Others

Players

Former players

Squad

This lists all the players who have a central contract or was named in the most recent ODI or T20I squad. Uncapped players are listed in italics. Updated as on 18 December 2023

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleContractFormatsNotes
Batters
Bismah Maroof32Left-handedRight-arm leg breakAODI, T20I
Aliya Riaz31Right-handedRight-arm mediumBODI, T20I
Sidra Ameen32Right-handedRight-arm mediumAODI, T20I
Sadaf Shamas25Right-handedRight-arm leg breakDODI, T20I
Shawaal Zulfiqar19Right-handedRight-arm mediumDT20I
Eyman Fatima19Right-handedRight-arm mediumD
All-rounders
Nida Dar37Right-handedRight-arm off breakAODI, T20ICaptain
Omaima Sohail26Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastCODI, T20I
Natalia Pervaiz28Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast-ODI, T20I
Wicket-keepers
Muneeba Ali26Right-handed-BODI, T20I
Sidra Nawaz30Right-handed-CODI, T20I
Najiha Alvi21Right-handed-DODI, T20I
Spin Bowlers
Nashra Sandhu26Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxBODI, T20I
Sadia Iqbal28Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxCODI, T20I
Umm-e-Hani27Right-handedRight-arm off breakDODI, T20I
Ghulam Fatima28Right-handedRight-arm leg breakCODI, T20I
Tuba Hassan23Right-handedRight-arm leg breakDT20I
Syeda Aroob Shah20Right-handedRight-arm leg breakDT20I
Anosha Nasir18Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxD
Pace Bowlers
Fatima Sana22Right-handedRight-arm mediumBODI, T20IVice-Captain
Diana Baig28Right-handedRight-arm mediumCODI, T20I
Waheeda Akhtar29Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast-ODI, T20I

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Pakistan Women[39][40][41]

Last updated 18 December 2023

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNR/DrawInaugural Match
Women's Test3020117 April 1998
Women's One-Day Internationals203591383328 January 1997
Women's Twenty20 Internationals15965873425 May 2009

Women's Test cricket

Most Test wickets for Pakistan Women[46]

PlayerWicketsAverageCareer span
Shaiza Khan1924.051998-2004
Nazia Nazir722.851998-2004
Sharmeen Khan525.801998-2004

Women's Test record versus other nations[39]

Records complete to Women's Test #122. Last updated 18 March 2004.

OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedDrawFirst matchFirst win
 Ireland1010030–31 July 2000
 Sri Lanka1010017–20 April 1998
 West Indies1000115–18 March 2004

Women's One-Day International

Most ODI wickets for Pakistan Women[51]

PlayerWicketsAverageCareer span
Sana Mir15124.272005-2019
Nida Dar9830.902010-2023
Nashra Sandhu8228.172017-2023
Sadia Yousuf7822.782008-2017
Asmavia Iqbal7036.202005-2017

Best bowling figures in an innings in Women's ODI[53]

PlayerScoreOppositionVenueMatch Date
Sajjida Shah7/4  JapanAmsterdam21 July 2003
Sana Mir5/32  NetherlandsPotchefstroom9 October 2010
Urooj Mumtaz5/33  West IndiesKarachi23 March 2004
Shaiza Khan5/35  NetherlandsKarachi11 April 2001
Sadia Yousuf5/35  IrelandDublin19 July 2013

WODI record versus other nations[40]

Records complete to WODI #1354. Last updated 18 December 2023.

OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedN/RFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Australia16016007 February 1997
 Bangladesh15771020 August 201220 August 2012
 England120110112 December 1997
 India110110030 December 2005
 Ireland211560018 December 199718 February 2008
 New Zealand171151028 January 199712 December 1997
 South Africa285211116 December 199724 November 2011
 Sri Lanka3311220011 April 199821 April 2011
 West Indies3410240025 July 200325 March 2004
 Zimbabwe1100027 November 202127 November 2021
ICC Associate members
 Denmark1010010 December 1997
 Japan1100021 July 200321 July 2003
 Netherlands1274019 April 20019 April 2001
 Scotland1100022 July 200322 July 2003

Women's T20I cricket

Most WT20I wickets for Pakistan Women[58]

PlayerWicketsAverageCareer span
Nida Dar13019.322010-2023
Sana Mir8923.422009-2019
Anam Amin6121.062014-2022
Sadia Yousuf5717.822010-2017
Nashra Sandhu5319.152017-2023

WT20I record versus other nations[41]

Records complete to WT20I #1706. Last updated 9 December 2023.

OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedN/RFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Australia150130229 September 2012
 Bangladesh201640029 August 201229 August 2012
 Barbados1010029 July 2022
 England151140016 June 20095 July 2013
 India143110013 June 20091 October 2012
 Ireland191540025 May 200928 May 2009
 New Zealand11290010 May 20103 December 2023
 South Africa2110110016 October 201019 January 2014
 Sri Lanka191080112 June 200916 January 2015
 West Indies17311306 September 201110 September 2011
ICC Associate members
 Malaysia220007 June 20187 June 2018
 Netherlands1100024 April 201124 April 2011
 Thailand311013 June 20183 June 2018
 United Arab Emirates110009 October 20229 October 2022

Note: Pakistan Women lost all 3 tied matches against West Indies in Super Over.

See also

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