Fatima Sana

Pakistani cricketer

Fatima Sana

Personal information

Full name|

Fatima Sana

Born|  (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 22)
Karachi, Pakistan
Batting| Right handed
Bowling| Right arm medium-fast
Role| Bowling all-rounder
International information
National side|

* Pakistan

ODI debut (cap 79)| 6 May 2019 v South Africa
Last ODI| 15 December 2023 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 43)| 15 May 2019 v South Africa
Last T20I| 3 September 2023 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years| Team
2015–2017| Karachi
2018/19| Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
2022| Barbados Royals
2023/24| Canterbury
Career statistics
| Competition | WODI | WT20I | WLA | WT20

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Matches | 34 | 29 | 42 | 25
Runs scored | 397 | 146 | 414 | 151
Batting average | 18.04 | 20.85 | 16.56 | 37.75
100s/50s | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0
Top score | 90* | 35* | 56 | 41*
Balls bowled | 1362 | 550 | 1,619 | 517
Wickets | 45 | 24 | 51 | 26
Bowling average | 27.81 | 23.42 | 25.15 | 21.57
5 wickets in innings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Best bowling | 5/39 | 3/18 | 5/39 | 3/23
Catches/stumpings | 3/– | 4/– | 9/– | 10/–

Source: CricketArchive, 21 February 2023

Fatima Sana (born 8 November 2001) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays primarily as a right-arm medium-fast bowler for Pakistan.[1] 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] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Pakistan against South Africa on 15 May 2019.[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, Fatima 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]

## Awards[edit]

* ICC Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2021 award [16]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Player Profile: Fatima Sana". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
2. ^ "Pakistan's Fatima Sana joins Canterbury for Super Smash". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
3. ^ "Diana Baig ruled out of South Africa tour due to thumb injury". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
4. ^ "1st ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Potchefstroom, May 6 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
5. ^ "1st T20I, Pakistan Women tour of South Africa at Pretoria, May 15 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
6. ^ "Pakistan squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
7. ^ "Short-lists for PCB Awards 2020 announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
8. ^ "26-player women squad announced for West Indies tour". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
9. ^ "Fatima Sana Leads Pakistan Women's Bowling Attack in ICC T20 World Cup Match Against India". Lahore Herald. 12 February 2023.
10. ^ "Fatima Sana's all-round display helps Pakistan Women clinch rain-affected final ODI". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
11. ^ "West Indies to tour Pakistan for three ODIs from November 8; Javeria Khan to lead the hosts". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
12. ^ "Bismah Maroof returns to lead Pakistan in World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
13. ^ "Women squad for Commonwealth Games announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
14. ^ "Athapaththu, Khaka and Luus brought in for Women's CPL and 6ixty". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
15. ^ "Pakistan Women Team | PAK-W | Match, Live Score, News". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
16. ^ "Pakistan's Fatima Sana wins ICC Emerging Women's Cricketer of the Year award". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Fatima Sana at ESPNcricinfo
* Fatima Sana at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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ICC Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year

* 2017:  Mooney
* 2018:  Ecclestone
* 2019:  Sutthiruang
* 2021:  Sana
* 2022:  R. Singh
* 2023:  Litchfield

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Pakistan squad – 2020 Women's T20 World Cup

* 1 Bismah Maroof (c)
* 2 Javeria Khan (vc)
* 3 Muneeba Ali
* 4 Anam Amin
* 5 Aiman Anwer
* 6 Diana Baig
* 7 Nida Dar
* 8 Sadia Iqbal
* 9 Iram Javed
* 10 Nahida Khan
* 11 Ayesha Naseem
* 12 Sidra Nawaz (wk)
* 13 Aliya Riaz
* 14 Fatima Sana
* 15 Syeda Aroob Shah
* 16 Omaima Sohail

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Pakistan squad – 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup

* 1 Bismah Maroof (c)
* 2 Nida Dar
* 3 Muneeba Ali (wk)
* 4 Sidra Ameen
* 5 Anam Amin
* 6 Aiman Anwer
* 7 Diana Baig
* 8 Ghulam Fatima
* 9 Javeria Khan
* 10 Nahida Khan
* 11 Sidra Nawaz (wk)
* 12 Aliya Riaz
* 13 Fatima Sana
* 14 Nashra Sandhu
* 15 Omaima Sohail

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Pakistan squad – 2023 Women's T20 World Cup

* Bismah Maroof (c)
* Muneeba Ali (wk)
* Sidra Ameen
* Aiman Anwer
* Nida Dar
* Tuba Hassan
* Sadia Iqbal
* Javeria Khan
* Ayesha Naseem
* Sidra Nawaz (wk)
* Aliya Riaz
* Fatima Sana
* Nashra Sandhu
* Sadaf Shamas
* Omaima Sohail
* Coach: Coles

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