Nahida Khan

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Nahida Khan
Personal information
Full name
Nahida Bibi Khan
Born (1986-11-03) 3 November 1986 (age 38)
Quetta, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Role Batter
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  51)7 February 2009 v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI24 March 2022 v  England
T20I debut(cap  18)14 October 2010 v  Sri Lanka
Last T20I29 January 2021 v  South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Team
Source: Cricinfo, 15 June 2023

Nahida Bibi Khan (born 3 November 1986) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for Pakistan as a right-handed batter, and occasional right-arm medium-fast bowler and wicket-keeper. She has played domestic cricket for Quetta, Balochistan, Saif Sports Saga and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited. [1] [2] On 15 June 2023, she announced her retirement from international cricket. [3] [4] [5]

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International career

Khan made her international one day debut on 7 February 2009 against Sri Lanka in Bogra. [6] She was part of the team at the Women's Cricket World Cup in Australia later that year. [6] In 2010, Nahida was part of the Pakistan side that won the cricket gold at the 2010 Asian Games, in China. [7]

In October 2018, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. [8] [9] In February 2019, during the series against the West Indies Women, she became the fifth cricketer for Pakistan Women to score 1,000 runs in Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs). [10]

In February 2020, she was added to Pakistan's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, replacing Bismah Maroof who was ruled out due to an injury. [11] In January 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. [12]

References

  1. "Player Profile: Nahida Khan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. "Player Profile: Nahida Khan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. "Nahida Khan retires from international cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. "Nahida Khan draws curtains on 14-year international career". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  5. "Nahida Khan retires from international cricket". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. 1 2 Nahida Khan Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine ICC Cricket World Cup. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  7. "Final, Guangzhou, Nov 19 2010, Asian Games Women's Cricket Competition: Bangladesh Women v Pakistan Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  8. "Pakistan women name World T20 squad without captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  10. "All-round Pakistan clinch series, surge up IWC table". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  11. "Bismah Maroof ruled out of ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  12. "Bismah Maroof returns to lead Pakistan in World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 24 January 2022.