Nida Dar has reached a career-high ranking of 7th in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings. The 25-year-old left-arm spinner, who is also the leading wicket-taker in ODIs for Pakistan with 174 wickets, has broken into the top 10 following her performance during the recently concluded West Indies tour of Pakistan. During the series against West Indies, she picked up 13 wickets at an average of 15.92 and economy rate of 2.27. She was adjudged Player of the Match in both ODIs against Windies and also claimed Player of the Series award for her consistent performances throughout the series. Nida has also been rewarded with a place in ICC’s Team of Year 2017 as an allrounder which included six women from ODI XI and three from T20I XI.”
Nida Dar has reached a career-high ranking of 7th in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings.
Nida Dar is a Pakistani cricketer and a left-arm spinner. She has played in 34 ODIs, 4 T20Is and 4 WT20Is.
She has achieved her career-high ranking of 7th in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings after her performance against Sri Lanka at Karachi on April 14th, 2019 where she took 3 wickets for 23 runs in 8 overs including an economy rate of 1.75 runs per over which helped Pakistan win by 58 runs against Sri Lanka.
This is her second career appearance in the Top 10 of the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings, after reaching 8th position in June 2016.
This is her second career appearance in the Top 10 of the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings, after reaching 8th position in June 2016.
The 19-year old left-arm spinner has been consistently performing well for her country since making her international debut against Ireland at Dublin on May 22, 2018. Nida became Pakistan’s youngest female cricketer to take five wickets on debut when she dismissed four Irish batters during that match. She went on to claim nine wickets at an average of 14.22 in just three ODIs against West Indies before helping Pakistan win both Tests against them as well (2nd Test) and (3rd Test).
The 25-year-old left-arm spinner, who is also the leading wicket-taker in ODIs for Pakistan with 174 wickets, has broken into the top 10 following her performance during the recently concluded West Indies tour of Pakistan.
The 25-year-old left-arm spinner, who is also the leading wicket-taker in ODIs for Pakistan with 174 wickets, has broken into the top 10 following her performance during the recently concluded West Indies tour of Pakistan.
Nida Dar has taken 13 wickets in six ODIs against West Indies – four each at Karachi and Lahore – which helped her gain two places to reach ninth position with 656 rating points. This is her career-best ranking so far MRF Tyres ICC Ranks update.
Dar had earlier reached a career high of eighth spot on January 1 last year but slipped down after failing to make any impact on England’s visit later that month.
During the series against West Indies, she picked up 13 wickets at an average of 15.92 and economy rate of 2.27. She was adjudged Player of the Match in both ODIs against Windies and also claimed Player of the Series award for her consistent performances throughout the series.
The 25-year old has been rewarded with a place in ICC’s Team of the Year 2017 as an allrounder which included six women from ODI XI and three from T20I XI. She has broken into the top 10 following her performance during the recently concluded West Indies tour of Pakistan where she picked up 13 wickets at an average of 15.92 and economy rate of 2.27.
During the series against Windies, she was adjudged Player of the Match in both ODIs against Windies and also claimed Player of the Series award for her consistent performances throughout the series
Nida has also been rewarded with a place in ICC’s Team of the Year 2017 as an allrounder which included six women from ODI XI and three from T20I XI.
Nida has also been rewarded with a place in ICC’s Team of the Year 2017 as an allrounder which included six women from ODI XI and three from T20I XI. The team was selected by a panel of cricket experts, including former players, commentators and journalists who follow the game closely around the globe.
The first Pakistani woman cricketer to be named in this prestigious list was Sana Mir last year which made her proud as well as motivated her to perform better throughout this year’s international season so far.
Ever consistent, Nida Dar climbs up to No 7 in latest ICC rankings
Following her performance during the recently concluded West Indies tour of Pakistan, where she grabbed 13 wickets in three ODIs and helped her side register its first series win over the Caribbean team in 16 years, Nida Dar has broken into the top 10 in latest ICC rankings.
Nida Dar is now ranked 7th among bowlers following her consistent performances over years that have seen her rise from being an uncapped player to becoming one of Pakistan’s most successful bowlers at international level.
The left-arm orthodox spinner has been ever-present for Pakistan since making her debut back in 2009 against Ireland at Belfast where she took two wickets for 24 runs in seven overs without much trouble. Since then she hasn’t looked back as she kept improving with every game underlined by outstanding performances against Australia (2010), England (2012) and India (2016).
Conclusion
Nida has been one of the most consistent players for Pakistan in ODIs and T20Is. She has been scoring runs consistently and taking wickets at regular intervals. Her latest achievement of reaching the top 10 ranking is a testament to her hard work and commitment towards her game. The young spinner will look forward to continuing her good form as she takes on India in three ODIs and two T20Is starting on February 22nd at home
