Sajjida Shah

Infobox Women's Cricketer


nationality = Pakistan national
country = Pakistan
country abbrev = PAK
name = Sajjida Shah
picture = Cricket no pic.pngbatting style = Right hand batsman
bowling style = Off spin
balls = true
tests = 2
test runs = 100
test bat avg = 33.33
test 100s/50s = 0/1
test top score = 98
test overs = 6
test wickets = 0
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = 0/0
test catches/stumpings = 0/0
ODIs = 42
ODI runs = 656
ODI bat avg = 17.72
ODI 100s/50s = 0/0
ODI top score = 44
ODI overs = 1989
ODI wickets = 38
ODI bowl avg = 26.23
ODI 5s = 1
ODI best bowling = 7/4
ODI catches/stumpings = 8/0
date = 24 May
year = 2007
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/17/17355/17355.html Cricket Archive

Sajjida Bibi Shah (born 25 June 1988 in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan) is a Pakistani cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, she has played two Tests and 42 One-Day Internationals for the Pakistan national women's cricket team. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/17/17355/17355.html Cricket Archive profile] ]

Playing career

Sajjida Shah made her debut for Pakistan in a One-Day International against Ireland on 23 July 2000 when aged just twelve. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/55003.html Cricinfo profile] ] She played four ODIs on that tour, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/17/17355/Womens_One-Day_International_Matches.html List of Women's ODIs played by Sajjida Shah] at Cricket Archive] and also played her first Test match, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/17/17355/Womens_Test_Matches.html Women's Test matches played by Sajjida Shah] at Cricket Archive] in what is Ireland's only women's Test to date. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Ireland/WTests/Test_List.html List of Women's Test matches played by Ireland] at Cricket Archive]

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.

At the IWCC Trophy in the Netherlands in July 2003, she played in all five of Pakistan's matches. In the opening match against Japan, she tore through the Japanese batting line-up, taking seven wickets for just four runs. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2003/TOURNAMENTS/IWCCT/CARDS/JAPPAK.shtml Scorecard] of Pakistan Women v Japan Women match, 21 July 2003 at CricketEurope] This was the best bowling performance in the tournament [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2003/TOURNAMENTS/IWCCT/STATISTICS/bestbowling.shtml Best innings bowling for the 2003 IWCC Trophy] at CricketEurope] ] and remains the best innings bowling performance in the history of women's ODI cricket. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/WOdis/Overall/Best_Innings_Bowling.html Best innings bowling in Women's ODIs] at Cricket Archive] ] She took twelve wickets overall and was the tournament's top wicket-taker. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2003/TOURNAMENTS/IWCCT/STATISTICS/bowlingaverages.shtml Bowling averages for players who took at least ten wickets in the 2003 IWCC Trophy] at CricketEurope]

The following year, the West Indies toured Pakistan and Shah played in seven ODIs and a Test match against them. The Test is her (and Pakistan's) [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Pakistan/WTests/Test_List.html List of women's Test matches played by Pakistan] at Cricket Archive] last Test match to date. Since then, she has played in two Asia Cup tournaments and five ODIs against South Africa.

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