Pakistani cricketer
Fatima Sana (born 8 November 2001) is a Pakistan cricketer who plays primarily as a right-arm medium-fast bowler . [ 1] Fatima is the current captain of the Pakistan women's cricket team. She has played domestic cricket for Karachi ,Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited ,Barbados Royals and Canterbury Magicians . [ 2] In April 2019,she was named in Pakistan's squad for their series against South Africa . [ 3] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for Pakistan against South Africa on 6 May 2019. [ 4] Her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I),on 15 May 2019,was also against South Africa. [ 5] In January 2020,she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. [ 6] In December 2020,she was shortlisted as one of the Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards. [ 7]
In June 2021,Sana was part of Pakistan's squad that toured the West Indies . [ 8] In the final match of the tour,Sana [ 9] took her first five-wicket haul in WODIs ,with 5/39. [ 10] In October 2021,she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. [ 11] In January 2022,she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. [ 12] In May 2022,she was named in Pakistan's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham ,England. She was Pakistan's leading wicket-taker in the tournament. [ 13] In August 2022,she was signed as an overseas player for Barbados Royals for the inaugural edition of the Women's Caribbean Premier League . [ 14]
Following an injury to Nida Dar in the first ODI against New Zealand ,Sana captained the side in the second ODI on 13 December 2023,at Hagley Park,Christchurch. [ 15]
In August 2024,the Pakistan Cricket Board named Sana as captain when it announced the 15-member squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup . [ 16] [ 17]
Sana was captain of the Pakistan squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier at home in April 2025. [ 18]
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