Sana Mir Biography
Full Name: Sana Mir
Date of Birth: 5 January 1986 (age 35)
Place of Birth: Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nationality: Pakistani
Religion: Islam
Batting: Right-handed
Bowling: Right arm offspin
National side: Pakistan (2005–2019)
Jersey number: 5
Sana Mir Biography:
- Sana Mir is a former Pakistani cricketer.
- She was born in Abbotabad, after her parents moved from Rawalpindi. Her father was an Army Officer, who moved around the country as required by the Army postings.
- She completed Bachelors in Statistics and Economics.
- Who served as a captain of the Pakistan national women’s cricket team in ODIs and T20Is.
- She played in 226 international matches, including 137 of those as captain of the side.
- She was the first bowler for Pakistan to take 100 wickets in WODIs.
- In October 2018, she became the first Pakistani women cricketer to rank number 1 in ICC ODI bowler ranking. She has led Pakistan to two Gold medals in Asian Games 2010 and 2014.
- She was announced Player of the Tournament at the 2008 Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier, and currently ranks 1st in the Women’s ODI Bowlers in the ICC Player Rankings.
- She has been in Top 20 ICC rankings for last 9 years. During her Captaincy 8 players from Pakistan have made their way into the top 20 ICC rankings.
- In February 2017, during the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier, she became the first Pakistan woman to take 100 wickets in WODIs.
- In February 2019, she became the first woman for Pakistan to play in 100 Women’s Twenty20 International matches.
- On 25 April 2020, she announced her retirement from international cricket.
( Last Updated: 28 October 2021)