Sajjida Bibi Shah (born 25 June 1988) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She appeared in two Test matches, 60 One Day Internationals and eight Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan between 2000 and 2010. She played domestic cricket for Hyderabad, Balochistan, Sindh and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.[1][2]

Sajjida Shah
Personal information
Full name
Sajjida Bibi Shah
Born (1988-02-03) 3 February 1988 (age 36)
Hyderabad, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 15)30 July 2000 v Ireland
Last Test18 March 2004 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 24)23 July 2000 v Ireland
Last ODI26 May 2009 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.12
T20I debut (cap 9)25 May 2009 v Ireland
Last T20I8 May 2010 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005/06–2007/08Hyderabad
2009/10–2010/11Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
2011/12Balochistan
2012/13Sindh
2012/13–2016/17Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 2 60 8 99
Runs scored 100 863 86 2,028
Batting average 33.33 15.98 12.28 26.68
100s/50s 0/1 0/1 0/0 2/11
Top score 98 52 27* 158
Balls bowled 6 2,724 72 4,007
Wickets 0 51 3 86
Bowling average 28.88 24.00 23.72
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 7/4 1/11 7/4
Catches/stumpings 0/– 8/– 3/– 23/–
Source: CricketArchive, 11 December 2021

Playing career

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Sajjida Shah made her debut for Pakistan in a One-Day International (ODI) against Ireland on 23 July 2000 when aged just twelve.[3] She played four ODIs on that tour,[4] and also played her first Test match,[5] in what is Ireland's only women's Test to date.[6]

In 2001, she played seven ODIs against the Netherlands in Karachi and in 2002 played six ODIs against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, before what is perhaps the finest moment of her career to date happened in 2003.[4]

At the 2003 IWCC Trophy in the Netherlands, she played in all five of Pakistan's matches.[4] In the opening match against Japan, she tore through the Japanese batting line-up, taking seven wickets for just four runs.[7] This was the best bowling performance in the tournament[8] and remains the best innings bowling performance in the history of women's ODI cricket.[9] She took twelve wickets overall to become the tournament's top wicket-taker.[10] She is also the youngest woman cricketer to take a five-wicket haul in Women's ODI history (at the age of 15 years and 168 days)[11]

The following year, the West Indies toured Pakistan and Shah played in seven ODIs[4] and a Test match against them. The Test is her (and Pakistan's)[12] last Test match to date.[5] Since then, she has played in two Asia Cup tournaments and five ODIs against South Africa.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Sajjida Shah". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Sajjida Shah". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ Cricinfo profile
  4. ^ a b c d e List of Women's ODIs played by Sajjida Shah at CricketArchive
  5. ^ a b Women's Test matches played by Sajjida Shah at Cricket Archive
  6. ^ List of Women's Test matches played by Ireland at Cricket Archive
  7. ^ Scorecard of Pakistan Women v Japan Women match, 21 July 2003 at CricketEurope
  8. ^ Best innings bowling for the 2003 IWCC Trophy at CricketEurope]
  9. ^ Best innings bowling in Women's ODIs at Cricket Archive]
  10. ^ Bowling averages for players who took at least ten wickets in the 2003 IWCC Trophy at CricketEurope
  11. ^ "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Bowling records | Youngest player to take five-wickets-in-an-innings | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  12. ^ List of women's Test matches played by Pakistan at Cricket Archive
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