The Pakistan national cricket team has represented Pakistan in international cricket since 1952. It is controlled by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB),the governing body for cricket in Pakistan,which is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Pakistan compete in cricket tours and tournaments sanctioned by the PCB and other regional or international cricket bodies in Test,One Day International (ODI),and Twenty20 International (T20) formats. Pakistan are current ICC Champions Trophy holders.
Gaddafi Stadium,previously known as Lahore Stadium,is a cricket stadium in Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan,owned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). With a capacity of 27,000,it is the fourth largest cricket stadium of Pakistan. It is the home ground of Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League. Gaddafi Stadium was the first cricket stadium in Pakistan to be equipped with modern floodlights with their own standby power generators. The headquarters of the Pakistan Cricket Board are situated at Gaddafi Stadium,thus making it the home of the Pakistan national cricket team.
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.
Bismah Maroof is a former Pakistani cricketer who played 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.
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. In January 2024,Mohammed announced her retirement from international cricket.
Sidra Ameen is a Pakistani cricketer who currently plays for Pakistan as a right-handed batter. In June 2022,she had a total of more than 1000 runs in her ODI career,becoming the 7th Pakistani women batter with most runs. She has also played domestic cricket for Lahore,Higher Education Commission,Punjab,Omar Associates and State Bank of Pakistan.
Aliya Riaz is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler for Pakistan. She has also played domestic cricket for Rawalpindi,Federal Capital,Higher Education Commission,Lahore,State Bank of Pakistan and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.
Sidra Nawaz Bhatti is a Pakistani cricketer who currently plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter for Pakistan. She made her international debut against Australia on 21 August 2014 in a Twenty20 International. She has also played domestic cricket for Lahore,Federal Capital,Punjab,Higher Education Commission,Omar Associates,Saif Sports Saga,State Bank of Pakistan and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.
Kimberley Jennifer Garth is an Irish-Australian cricketer who currently plays for Victoria,Melbourne Stars and Australia. An all-rounder,she plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. Between 2010 and 2019,she played international cricket for Ireland,the country of her birth,playing more than 100 matches for the side,before deciding to move to Australia. She made her international debut for Australia in December 2022.
Muneeba Ali Siddiqui is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and left-handed batter. She currently plays for Pakistan,and has played domestic cricket for Balochistan,Omar Associates,Karachi,State Bank of Pakistan,and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.
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.
Sophie Ecclestone is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire,North West Thunder,Manchester Originals,UP Warriorz and England. In December 2018,the International Cricket Council (ICC) named her the Emerging Player of the Year. At the end of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in March 2020,she became the world's number one bowler in Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket. In July 2021,Ecclestone was named the ICC Women's Player of the Month for June 2021.
Khaleel Khursheed Ahmed is an Indian international cricketer. He made his debut for Indian cricket team in September 2018. He plays for Rajasthan in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 Asia Cup.
The Pakistani women's cricket team toured Ireland in between 23 July and 2 August 2000 to play against the Irish women's national cricket team in a 5 match WODI series and in a one-off Test match,which was also the first ever Test appearance for Ireland women's cricket team and also marked the first ever Test match to be held in Ireland.
