Sidra Ameen

Sidra Ameen
Personal information
Full name
Sidra Ameen
Born (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 32)
Lahore, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 61)26 April 2011 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI10 November 2023 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 24)24 April 2011 v Ireland
Last T20I11 May 2024 v England
T20I shirt no.31
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2010/11Lahore
2011/12–2014Higher Education Commission
2012/13Punjab
2014Lahore
2015Omar Associates
2015/16–2018/19State Bank of Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 66 50 128 105
Runs scored 1,734 847 3,911 2,154
Batting average 28.42 18.82 36.89 24.75
100s/50s 4/8 0/4 9/19 1/10
Top score 176* 63 178 113*
Catches/stumpings 18/– 17/– 47/– 38/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 May 2024

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

  1. ^ "Pakistan Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Sidra Ameen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Player Profile: Sidra Ameen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Pakistan women name World T20 squad without captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Bismah Maroof returns for Women's World T20 but not as captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Bismah Maroof returns to Pakistan squad, Javeria Khan stays on as captain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. ^ "West Indies to tour Pakistan for three ODIs from November 8; Javeria Khan to lead the hosts". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Bismah Maroof returns to lead Pakistan in World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Pakistan stay bottom as Fargana, Fahima lead Bangladesh to first World Cup victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Full Scorecard of PAK Women vs SL Women 2nd ODI 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Statsguru - Sidra Ameen - ODIs - cumulative averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Fatima Sana to lead Pakistan in ICC Women's T20 World Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 October 2024.