Nain Abidi

Syeda Nain Fatima Abidi (born 23 May 1985; Urdu: سیدہ نین فاطمہ عابدی) is a Pakistani-American cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She served as the vice-captain of Pakistan women's cricket team.[1] She appeared in 87 One Day Internationals and 68 Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan between 2006 and 2018, and in 2012 became the first Pakistani player to score a century in WODIs, scoring 101* against Ireland.[2][3] She played domestic cricket for Karachi and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.[4][5]

Nain Abidi
Nain Abidi in 2009
Personal information
Full name
Syeda Nain Fatima Abidi
Born (1985-05-23) 23 May 1985 (age 39)
Karachi, Pakistan
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 46)19 December 2006 v India
Last ODI15 July 2017 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.18
T20I debut (cap 6)25 May 2009 v Ireland
Last T20I9 June 2018 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005/06-2007/08Karachi
2009/10–2012/13Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
2014Karachi
2015–2018Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
2021–presentPhiladelphia
Career statistics
CompetitionWODIWT20IWLAWT20
Matches8768158113
Runs scored1,6269723,7071,847
Batting average20.8418.0030.6321.22
100s/50s1/90/36/200/6
Top score101*56153*85*
Balls bowled241224
Wickets101
Bowling average17.0017.00
5 wickets in innings000
10 wickets in match000
Best bowling1/71/17
Catches/stumpings27/–22/–73/–39/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 January 2022
Medal record
Representing  Pakistan
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeam

Background

Nain Abidi is a Syed, born on 23 May 1985 in Karachi. During her childhood, she trained at Zaheer Abbas Cricket Academy at Karachi. She is coached by Sagheer Abbas, the younger brother of Zaheer Abbas.[6]

Pakistan career

2006

Nain made her international one day debut on 19 December 2006 against India at Jaipur.[7]

2009

She was part of the team at the Women's Cricket World Cup in Australia later that year.[7]

2010

Nain was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2010 Asian Games in China.[8]

United States career

In January 2017, she married Asad and moved to United States of America. After playing in the 2017 Women's World Cup, she took a break from cricket. She returned to Pakistan to play the Development T20 Women's Cricket Championship in 2018.[9] After playing for Pakistan in the 2018 Women's Asia Cup, Abidi took a six-month break to visit her husband working in the United States. In 2019, she and her husband gave birth to their son Abidi. They subsequently settled in United States and Abidi retired from Pakistani cricket.[10][6] After a two-year gap, she began playing regional tournaments in United States.[11] In April 2021, she said that Pakistan Cricket Board granted her permission to represent United States women's team.[12] She was sponsored by Nabeel Ahmed, a business tycoon and the former vice-president of USA cricket, for the USA National Women's Championship.[6][13]

References

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