Women Cricket Pakistan

The Pakistan national women's cricket team is a professional cricket team that represents Pakistan women in international women's cricket matches.The Pakistan women's cricket team has a much lower profile than the men's team. For all national women's cricket teams, the female players are paid much less their male counterparts and the women's teams do not receive as much popular support or recognition as the men's team.

The Pakistan women team also has a less packed schedule compared to men's teams and plays fewer matches. The team played it first match during 1997, when it was on tour of New Zealand and Australia and were invited to the World Cup later that year and in the Women's Asia Cup during 2005 the team came third place. During 2007, the team with face South Africa and later in the year travel to Ireland to play in the Women's World Cup Qualifier. The team also played at the T20 England World Cup, the team finished 6th place, beating Sri Lanka and South Africa in 2009.

The concept of women cricket in Pakistan was first introduced by sisters Shaiza and Sharmeen Khan in 1996. They were subsequently met with court cases and even death threats. The government refused them permission to play India in 1997 and ruled that Pakistan women were forbidden from playing sports in public due to the religious issues.

Achievement of Women Cricket Pakistan

Asian Games 2010

Pakistan Women Team Won gold medal in Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou, China.

Test cricket

• Highest team score: 426 runs for 7 wickets declared against the West Indies, on 15 March 2004 at the National Stadium in Karachi in Pakistan.
• Highest batting score: 242 runs, Kiran Baluch against the West Indies, on 15 March 2004 at the National Stadium in Karachi in Pakistan.
• Best bowling figures: 7 wickets for 59 runs, Shaiza Khan against the West Indies, on 15 March 2004 at the National Stadium in Karachi in Pakistan.
• Best bowling figures in a match: 13 wickets for 226 runs, Shaiza Khan against the West Indies, on 15 March 2004 at the National Stadium in Karachi in Pakistan.

One Day International

• Highest team score: 208 runs for 5 wickets against the Netherlands, on 14 April 2001 at the National Stadium in Karachi in Pakistan.
• Highest batting score: 69 runs, Mahewish Khan against the Netherlands, on 14 April 2001 at the National Stadium in Karachi in Pakistan.
• Best bowling figures: 7 wickets for 4 runs, Sajjida Shah against Japan, on 21 July 2003 in Amsterdam in Netherlands.