Mohammad Sami is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2001 and 2016.
The Bangladesh men's national cricket team, popularly known as The Tigers, is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). It is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. It became an associate member of the ICC in 1977, and competed in six ICC Trophies but performed inconsistently until 1997, which marked the year of their first major victory, winning the 1997 ICC Trophy held in Malaysia. This set Bangladesh on its way of becoming a Test-playing nation, a journey which ended with success in the year 2000.It played its first Test match in November 2000 against India with a 9 wicket loss in Dhaka, becoming the tenth Test-playing nation.
The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, also called Mirpur Stadium, is an International cricket ground at Mirpur, in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Located 10 kilometres from Mirpur city centre, the ground holds approximately 25,000 people and is named after the Bengali statesman A. K. Fazlul Huq, who was accorded the title Sher-e-Bangla.
Stafanie Roxann Taylor is a Jamaican cricketer who is a former captain of the West Indies women's cricket team. She has represented them over 250 times since her debut in 2008. A right-handed batter and off break bowler, Taylor was selected as the 2011 ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year – the first West Indian to receive the accolade. She was also the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for the West Indies. She plays domestic cricket for Jamaica and Guyana Amazon Warriors and has previously played for Auckland, Sydney Thunder, Adelaide Strikers, Western Storm, Southern Vipers, Southern Brave and Trailblazers.
Marizanne Kapp is a South African international cricketer who plays for South Africa national women's cricket team. She was the first cricketer for South Africa to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match.
Bismah Maroof is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling right-arm leg break. In June 2022, she became the most runs scorer for Pakistani women's cricket team in both ODI and T20I formats. She has appeared for Pakistan in over 200 matches, captained the side between 2013 and 2020, and was the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for Pakistan. In April 2021, Maroof took a break from cricket to give birth, before confirming her return to availability in December 2021 ahead of the 2022 World Cup. She has played domestic cricket for Lahore, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited and Pakistan Universities. As of 2022, she currently holds the world record for having scored the most number of runs in the history of Women's ODIs without a single career century with 3,017 runs.
Nahida Bibi Khan is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter, and occasional right-arm medium-fast bowler and wicket-keeper. She played for Pakistan, and has played domestic cricket for Quetta, Balochistan, Saif Sports Saga and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited. On 15 June 2023, she announced her retirement from international cricket.
Syeda Nain Fatima Abidi is a Pakistani-American cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She served as the vice-captain of Pakistan women's cricket team. She appeared in 87 One Day Internationals and 68 Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan between 2006 and 2018, and in 2012 became the first Pakistani player to score a century in WODIs, scoring 101* against Ireland. She played domestic cricket for Karachi and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.
Nida Rashid Dar is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She is the current captain of the Pakistan women's national cricket team since April 2023.
Marina Iqbal is a Pakistani cricket commentator and former cricketer. She played as a right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in 36 One Day Internationals and 42 Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan between 2009 and 2017. She played domestic cricket for Lahore, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited, Punjab, Omar Associates, Saif Sports Saga and State Bank of Pakistan.
Javeria Khan Wadood is a former Pakistani cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She played international cricket for Pakistan from 2008 and announced her retirement in 2024. She has also played domestic cricket for Karachi and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited. On 21 March 2024, she announced her retirement from international cricket.
Anisa Mohammed is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for Trinidad and Tobago, Trinbago Knight Riders and the West Indies. She plays as a right-arm off spin bowler. Since her international debut at 15 years of age she has played in 122 One Day International (WODI) and 111 Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches. Mohammed was the first cricketer, male or female, to take 100 wickets in T20Is. In WODIs, she is currently fifth on the all-time dismissals list with 151 wickets to her name. She was also the first bowler for the West Indies to take 100 wickets in WODIs, and the first for the West Indies to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match.
Megan Schutt is an Australian cricketer who has played for the national team as a fast-medium bowler since 2012. Domestically, she plays for the South Australian Scorpions, for whom she debuted in 2009, and, since 2015, the Adelaide Strikers. She was the first cricketer to take a hat-trick for Australia in a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) match.
The Women's Asia Cup in Pakistan in 2005–06 is the Asian Cricket Council Women's One Day International cricket tournament. The three teams which took part in the tournament were India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It was held between 28 December 2005 and 4 January 2006, in Pakistan. The matches were played at the National Stadium, Karachi and Karachi Gymkhana Ground. India won the final against Sri Lanka by 97 runs.
Ekta Kundansingh Bisht is an Indian cricketer. She plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She was the first international woman cricketer from Uttarakhand. She was also the first cricketer for India to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match.
Kanwal Naz is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She appeared in three One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan in 2010. She played domestic cricket for Karachi and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.
Natalie Ruth Sciver-Brunt is an English cricketer who represents England in all formats. She was the first cricketer for England to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International match. The "Natmeg" shot is named after Sciver-Brunt, from when she has hit a cricket ball through her legs during a game.
Shamilia Shontell Connell is a Barbadian cricketer who represents the West Indies internationally. A right-arm fast bowler, she made her international debut in 2014. She plays domestic cricket for Barbados and Guyana Amazon Warriors.
Sadia Iqbal is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. In October 2019, she was named in Pakistan's squad for their series against Bangladesh. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Pakistan, against Bangladesh, on 26 October 2019. She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for Pakistan, also against Bangladesh, on 2 November 2019.
