Nida Dar

Nida Rashid Dar[1] known as Nida Dar[1] (2 January 1987,[1] Gujranwala[1]) is an international cricketer from Pakistan.

Nida Dar
Personal information
Full nameNida Rashid Dar
Born (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987
Gujranwala Punjab, Pakistan
NicknameLady Boom Boom
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
ODI debut6 October 2010 v Ireland
Last ODI14 December 2019 v England
T20I debut6 May 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I3 March 2020 v Thailand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006/07-Rest of Pakistan
2006/07Rest of Pakistan Women Whites
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches 71 96
Runs scored 904 1086
Batting average 15.06 15.29
100s/50s 0/4 0/4
Top score 87 75
Balls bowled 2,847 1813
Wickets 66 88
Bowling average 28.53 17.92
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/15 5/21
Catches/stumpings 22/– 29/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 3 March 2020

Career

Dar made her one-day international debut against Ireland on 6 October 2010 in Potchefstroom, South Africa.[1]

She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 6 May 2010 against Sri Lanka at Basseterre, St. Kitts. She was selected to play in the 2010 Asian Games in China.[2]

On 6 June 2018, during the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka, she took her first five-wicket haul and the best bowling figures by a Pakistan woman in WT20Is.[3][4] She finished the tournament as the highest wicket-taker for Pakistan, with eleven dismissals in five matches.[5]

In October 2018, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[6][7] Following the conclusion of the tournament, she was named as the standout player in the team by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[8] In January 2020, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[9] In Pakistan's match against England, she played in her 100th WT20I match.[10]

Personal life

Dar's nickname, "Lady Boom Boom", is an allusion to her batting firepower.[11]

References
  1. Biography cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2010
  2. Khalid, Sana to lead Pakistan in Asian Games cricket event onepakistan. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  3. "Bismah Maroof, Nida Dar star in crucial Pakistan win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  4. "Maroof 60*, Dar record five-for strangle Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. "Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, 2018, Pakistan Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. "Pakistan women name World T20 squad without captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. "#WT20 report card: Pakistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  9. "Pakistan squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  10. "Nida Dar set to play her 100th T20I". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  11. Hart, Chloe (18 October 2019). "Pakistan's Nida Dar ready to make WBBL history with Sydney Thunder". ABC News. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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