Nain Abidi

Nain Abidi
Nain Abidi in 2009
Personal information
Full name
Syeda Nain Fatima Abidi
Born (1985-05-23) 23 May 1985
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 Sri Lanka
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
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 87 68 158 113
Runs scored 1,626 972 3,707 1,847
Batting average 20.84 18.00 30.63 21.22
100s/50s 1/9 0/3 6/20 0/6
Top score 101* 56 153* 85*
Balls bowled – 24 12 24
Wickets – 1 0 1
Bowling average – 17.00 – 17.00
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 1/7 – 1/17
Catches/stumpings 27/– 22/– 73/– 39/–
Medal record
Representing  Pakistan
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeam
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 January 2022

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 internationally for Pakistan. She served as the vice-captain of the 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 was also part of the two Pakistan squads that won gold medals in women's cricket at the 2010 Asian Games and the 2014 Asian Games.[4] She played domestic cricket for Karachi and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.[5][6]

Background

During her childhood, Abidi trained at the Zaheer Abbas Cricket Academy in Karachi. She was coached by Sagheer Abbas, the younger brother of Zaheer Abbas.[7]

Pakistan career

2006

Nain made her international one-day debut on 19 December 2006 against India at Jaipur.[8]

2009

She was part of the Pakistan squad at the Women's Cricket World Cup in Australia later that year.[8]

2010

Nain was a member of the Pakistan team that won the gold medal in the inaugural women's cricket tournament at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, defeating Bangladesh in the final.[9]

2014

Nain was again part of the Pakistan squad that retained the Asian Games gold medal in women's cricket at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, defeating Bangladesh by four runs in the final under the Duckworth–Lewis method; she scored 18 runs in the final.[4]

United States career

In January 2017, Nain married Asad and moved to the United States. After playing in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, she took a break from cricket, before returning to Pakistan to play in the Development T20 Women's Cricket Championship in 2018.[10] After playing for Pakistan in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, Abidi took a six-month break to visit her husband, who was working in the United States. In 2019, she and her husband had their first child, a son; they subsequently settled in the United States, and Nain retired from international cricket for Pakistan.[11][7] After a two-year gap, she began playing club cricket in the United States, including for a team based in Philadelphia.[12] In April 2021, she said that the Pakistan Cricket Board had granted her permission to represent the United States women's team if selected.[13] She was sponsored by Nabeel Ahmed, a business figure and former vice-president of USA Cricket, for the USA National Women's Championship.[7][14]

References

  1. ↑ Chhabria, V (10 April 2021). "Pakistani women's cricketer Nain Abidi to play for USA soon". theswagsports.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Records/Pakistan Women/Women's One Day Internationals/High scores". espncricinfo.com. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ireland Tri-Nation Women's One Day Series: Ireland Women v Pakistan Women". espncricinfo.com. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Pakistan clinch thriller to win gold". africa.espn.com. ESPN. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Player Profile: Nain Abidi". espncricinfo.com. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Player Profile: Nain Abidi". cricketarchive.com. CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 Puthran, A. "Juggling cricket with a toddler in tow". cricbuzz.com. Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Nain Abidi". iccwomensworldcup.yahoo.net. ICC Cricket World Cup. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "Final result". gz2010.cn. Official Asian Games website. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  10. ↑ "Nain Abidi on comeback trail after break from cricket". icc-cricket.com. ICC. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  11. ↑ Ballal, Juili. "List of all Cricketers who returned to International Cricket after Motherhood". femalecricket.com. Female Cricket. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  12. ↑ Ghosh, Annesha. "Cricket's mothers have it better now than ever (but not all of them)". thecricketmonthly.com. Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Former cricketer Nain Abidi to represent USA cricket team". islamabadpost.com.pk. Islamabad Post. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Nabeel Ahmed resigns from USACA board". espncricinfo.com. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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