Pakistan women’s team captain Fatima Sana has made history by becoming the first Pakistani female cricketer selected for The Hundred League.
The star all-rounder, who is also in top form at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, continues to impress on the global stage with her outstanding performances.
The all-rounder has been selected by Birmingham Phoenix in the wildcard draft as a replacement for Australia’s Lucy Hamilton. She will reportedly earn £15,000 for participating in the league.
It should be noted that despite Fatima Sana’s outstanding all-round performance in Pakistan’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match against South Africa, the team suffered a two-wicket defeat.
Pakistan, batting first, struggled and at one stage were reduced to 50 for 8. Chasing a target of 127 runs, the Pakistani bowlers made a strong start and dismissed the South African batters at regular intervals.
At one stage, South Africa was in serious trouble at 107 for 6. However, contributions from Dirksen (52) and de Klerk (37) guided their team to victory. South Africa successfully chased the target in the 17th over, losing 8 wickets in the process.
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana bowled brilliantly, taking 3 wickets, while Sadia Iqbal and Tooba Hassan picked up 2 wickets each.
It is worth noting that the Pakistan women’s team had suffered a 64-run defeat against arch-rivals India in their first match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
Pakistan will play their third match of the tournament against Bangladesh on Saturday. However, Fatima Sana played a responsible yet aggressive innings, scoring an unbeaten 55 off 38 balls. Her innings included six fours and two sixes, marking her first half-century in the T20 World Cup. She also became the first captain to score a half-century and take three wickets in a single T20 International match.
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