Sidra Ameen

Sidra Ameen
Personal information
Full name
Sidra Ameen
Born (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992
Lahore, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 61)26 April 2011 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI8 October 2025 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 24)24 April 2011 v Ireland
Last T20I8 August 2025 v Ireland
T20I shirt no.31
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2010/11Lahore
2011/12–2014Higher Education Commission
2012/13Punjab
2014Lahore
2015Omar Associates
2015/16–2018/19State Bank of Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 80 66 155 134
Runs scored 2,391 1,044 5,154 2,770
Batting average 33.20 18.00 40.58 24.95
100s/50s 6/13 0/4 11/29 1/15
Top score 176* 63 178 113*
Catches/stumpings 21/– 24/– 57/– 52/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 October 2025

Sidra Ameen (born 7 April 1992) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the Pakistan women's national team as a right-handed batter. In June 2022, she crossed 1,000 runs in her ODI career, becoming the 7th Pakistani women batter to go past that milestone.[1] She has also played domestic cricket for Lahore, Higher Education Commission, Punjab, Omar Associates and State Bank of Pakistan.[2][3]

International career

She played four matches for Pakistan at the 2013 World Cup.[3] In October 2018, she was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[4][5] However, prior to the tournament she was replaced by Bismah Maroof.[6][7] In October 2021, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[8]

In January 2022, she was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[9] On 14 March 2022, in Pakistan's World Cup match against Bangladesh, Sidra scored 104 runs, her first century in WODI cricket.[10]

On 3 June 2022, she scored the second century (123 runs) of her career against Sri Lanka in the 2nd ODI of their series.[11] In the following match, she surpassed 1,000 runs in her ODI career.[12]

She was in the Pakistan squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[13]

Ameen was part of the Pakistan squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier at home in April 2025.[14]

In September 2025, Ameen scored her fifth ODI hundred with an unbeaten 121 off 150 balls at Gaddafi Stadium, during the first ODI of the home series against South Africa.[15] During the match, she also became the third Pakistani woman to complete 2,000 runs in ODI cricket.[16] During the second ODI against South Africa at the same venue, she scored 122 off 110 balls to register her sixth ODI hundred.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ "Pakistan Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Sidra Ameen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Player Profile: Sidra Ameen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Pakistan women name World T20 squad without captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Bismah Maroof returns for Women's World T20 but not as captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Bismah Maroof returns to Pakistan squad, Javeria Khan stays on as captain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. ^ "West Indies to tour Pakistan for three ODIs from November 8; Javeria Khan to lead the hosts". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Bismah Maroof returns to lead Pakistan in World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Pakistan stay bottom as Fargana, Fahima lead Bangladesh to first World Cup victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Full Scorecard of PAK Women vs SL Women 2nd ODI 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Statsguru - Sidra Ameen - ODIs - cumulative averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Fatima Sana to lead Pakistan in ICC Women's T20 World Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Pak name squad for Women's World Cup Qualifier". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  15. ^ "More Women's ODI Centuries Than All Pakistan Caps Combined: Senior Batter Creates History With Century Vs SA". Wisden. 16 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Pakistan opener Sidra Ameen becomes third woman to reach 2,000 ODI runs". Dunya News. 16 September 2025.
  17. ^ "Sidra Ameen makes consecutive centuries against South Africa". 24 News HD. 20 September 2025.
  18. ^ "Brits 171* trumps Amin 122 as South Africa clinch series". ESPNcricinfo. 19 September 2025.