The Karachi women's cricket team is the women's representative

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team for

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, Pakistan. They competed in the

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between 2004–05 and 2017, winning the competition four times.

History

Karachi joined the

for its inaugural season in 2004–05, and competed in it in every subsequent season until 2017, when the tournament was replaced by the PCB Triangular One Day Women's Tournament. The side won the competition four times: firstly, in its inaugural season, Karachi topped the initial group stage and the subsequent Final Stage, before beating

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in the final to win the tournament. After losing the 2005–06 final to Lahore, they then won the tournament two seasons in a row, in 2006–07 and 2007–08, both times beating Lahore in the final. Karachi lost in the final of the competition again in 2009–10 and 2014, before finally winning their fourth title in the final season of the National Women's Cricket Championship, 2017, topping the Super League section of the tournament with three wins and one abandonment from their four matches.

Players

Notable players

Players who played for Karachi and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): * Kiran Baluch (1997) * Shaiza Khan (1997) * Khursheed Jabeen (2000) *

Batool Fatima Syeda Batool Fatima Naqvi (born 14 August 1982) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in one Test match, 83 One Day Internationals and 45 Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan betwee ...

(2001) *

Urooj Mumtaz Urooj Mumtaz Khan () (born 1 October 1985) is a Pakistani cricket commentator, television host, dentist, and former cricketer. She played as an all-rounder, bowling right-arm leg break and batting right-handed. She appeared in one Test match, ...

(2004) *

Armaan Khan Armaan Khan (born 4 April 1980) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in 12 One Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan from 2005 to 2010. She played domes ...

(2005) *

Sana Mir Sana Mir (born 5 January 1986) is a Pakistani cricket commentator and former cricketer who served as a captain of the Pakistan national women's cricket team in ODIs and T20Is. She played in 226 international matches, including 137 where she capt ...

(2005) * Humera Masroor (2006) *

Nain Abidi Syeda Nain Fatima Abidi (born 23 May 1985; Urdu: ) is a Pakistani-American cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She served as the vice-captain of Pakistan women's cricket team. She appeared in 87 One Day Internationals and 68 Twenty ...

(2006) *

Javeria Khan Javeria Khan () (born 14 May 1988) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She played international cricket for Pakistan from 2008 till 2023. She has also played domes ...

(2008) *

Sania Khan Sania Iqbal Khan (; born 23 March 1985) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in 17 One Day Internationals and 25 Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan between 2009 and 201 ...

(2009) * Rabiya Shah (2010) * Kanwal Naz (2010) *

Shumaila Qureshi Shumaila Qureshi (born 30 April 1988) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in three One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan in 2010. She played domestic cricket for ...

(2010) *

Kainat Imtiaz Kainat Imtiaz (اردو: کائنات امتیاز) (born 21 June 1992) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm medium-fast, for Pakistan. She has also played domestic cricket for Karachi ...

(2010) *

Masooma Junaid Masooma Junaid Farooqi (born 21 November 1989) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a left-arm medium bowler. She appeared in 10 One Day Internationals and six Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan in 2011 and 2012. She played domestic ...

(2011) *

Javeria Rauf Javeria Rauf (جواریہ راوُف) (born 10 April 1989) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler for Pakistan. She has also played domestic cricket for Sindh, Karachi, Omar Associates, ...

(2012) *

Maham Tariq Maham Tariq Magsi (born 5 July 1997) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. She appeared in eight One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan between 2014 and 2017. She has also played d ...

(2014) *

Ayesha Zafar Ayesha Zafar (born 9 September 1994) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter for Pakistan. She has also played domestic cricket for Karachi, Sindh, Saif Sports Saga and State Bank of Pakistan. In October 2018, she was name ...

(2015) *

Muneeba Ali Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (Urdu: ; born 8 August 1997) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and left-handed batter. She currently plays for Pakistan, and has played domestic cricket for Balochistan, Omar Associates, Karachi, State ...

(2016) *

Aiman Anwer Aiman Anwer (born 14 September 1991) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays primarily as a right-arm medium-fast bowler for Pakistan. She has also played domestic cricket for Karachi, Sindh, Saif Sports Saga and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited. In ...

(2016) *

Omaima Sohail Omaima Sohail (born 11 July 1997) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the Pakistan national team as a right-arm off break bowler and right-handed batter. She has played domestic cricket for Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Karachi, Omar As ...

(2018) *

Fatima Sana Fatima Sana (born 8 November 2001) is a Pakistan cricketer who plays primarily as a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Fatima is the current captain of the Pakistan women's cricket team. She has played domestic cricket for Karachi, Zarai Taraqiati B ...

(2019) *

Rameen Shamim Rameen Shamim (born 19 January 1996) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-arm off break bowler for Pakistan. Shamim, who bats left-handed, has played domestic cricket for Karachi, Sindh, Omar Associates and Saif Sports Saga. In April ...

(2019) *

Syeda Aroob Shah Syeda Aroob Shah (born 31 December 2003) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a right-arm leg break bowler for Pakistan. In October 2019, she was added to Pakistan's squad for their series against Bangladesh. She made her Women's One Day Inter ...

(2019)

Seasons

National Women's Cricket Championship

Honours

: ** Winners (4): 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08 & 2017

References

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