Sidra Ameen (born 7 April 1992) 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.[1] She has also played domestic cricket for Lahore, Higher Education Commission, Punjab, Omar Associates and State Bank of Pakistan.[2][3]
International career
She played four matches for Pakistan at the 2013 World Cup.[3] In October 2018, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[4][5] However, prior to the tournament she was replaced by Bismah Maroof.[6][7] In October 2021, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[8]
In January 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[9] On 14 March 2022, in Pakistan's World Cup match against Bangladesh, Sidra scored her first century in WODI cricket, with 104 runs.[10]
On 3 June 2022, she scored her second century of her career against Sri Lanka in the 2nd ODI of their series.[11] In the following match she surpassed 1,000 runs in her ODI career.[12]
She was named in the Pakistan squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[13]
References
- ^ "Pakistan Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Player Profile: Sidra Ameen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Sidra Ameen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan women name World T20 squad without captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Bismah Maroof returns for Women's World T20 but not as captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Bismah Maroof returns to Pakistan squad, Javeria Khan stays on as captain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "West Indies to tour Pakistan for three ODIs from November 8; Javeria Khan to lead the hosts". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Bismah Maroof returns to lead Pakistan in World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan stay bottom as Fargana, Fahima lead Bangladesh to first World Cup victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of PAK Women vs SL Women 2nd ODI 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Statsguru - Sidra Ameen - ODIs - cumulative averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Fatima Sana to lead Pakistan in ICC Women's T20 World Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
External links
- Sidra Ameen at ESPNcricinfo
- Sidra Ameen at CricketArchive (subscription required)