Fatima Sana

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 and Barbados Royals.^[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]

Fatima Sana

Personal information
Full name	Fatima Sana Khan
Born	(2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 21) Karachi, Pakistan
Batting	Right handed
Bowling	Right arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 79)	6 May 2019 v South Africa
Last ODI	21 January 2023 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 43)	15 May 2019 v South Africa
Last T20I	16 November 2022 v Ireland
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015–2017	Karachi
2018/19	Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
2022–present	Barbados Royals
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20 Matches 21 7 42 25 Runs scored 177 33 414 151 Batting average 11.80 33.00 16.56 37.75 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 Top score 28* 24* 56 41* Balls bowled 798 144 1,619 517 Wickets 27 7 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 3/27 5/39 3/23 Catches/stumpings 3/– 4/– 9/– 10/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 January 2023

In June 2021, Sana was part of Pakistan's squad that toured the West Indies.^[8] In the final match of the tour, Sana took her first five-wicket haul in WODIs, with 5/39.^[9] In October 2021, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.^[10] In January 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.^[11] In May 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.^[12] In August 2022, she was signed as an overseas player for Barbados Royals for the inaugural edition of the Women's Caribbean Premier League.^[13]

Awards

• ICC Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2021 award ^[14]

References

1. "Player Profile: Fatima Sana". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
2. "Player Profile: Fatima Sana". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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's all-round display helps Pakistan Women clinch rain-affected final ODI". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
10. "West Indies to tour Pakistan for three ODIs from November 8; Javeria Khan to lead the hosts". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
11. "Bismah Maroof returns to lead Pakistan in World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
12. "Women squad for Commonwealth Games announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
13. "Athapaththu, Khaka and Luus brought in for Women's CPL and 6ixty". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
14. "Pakistan's Fatima Sana wins ICC Emerging Women's Cricketer of the Year award". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

External links

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