Sajjida Bibi Shah (born 25 June 1988) is a Pakistani former

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who played as an

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, batting right-handed and

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right-arm

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. She appeared in two

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, 60

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and eight

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for

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between 2000 and 2010. She played domestic cricket for

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and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.

Playing career

Sajjida Shah made her debut for Pakistan in a One-Day International (ODI) against

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on 23 July 2000 when aged just twelve. She played four ODIs on that tour,List of Women's ODIs played by Sajjida Shah
at CricketArchive and also played her first Test match,
at Cricket Archive in what is Ireland's only women's Test to date. In 2001, she played seven ODIs against the

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and in 2002 played six ODIs against

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, before what is perhaps the finest moment of her career to date happened in 2003. At the

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in the

, she played in all five of Pakistan's matches. In the opening match against

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, she tore through the Japanese batting line-up, taking seven

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for just four runs. This was not just the best bowling performance in the tournament and remains the best innings bowling performance in the history of women's ODI cricket. She took twelve wickets overall to become the tournament's top wicket-taker. She is also the youngest woman cricketer to take a five-wicket haul in Women's ODI history (at the age of 15 years and 168 days) The following year, the

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toured Pakistan and Shah played in seven ODIs and a Test match against them. The Test is her (and Pakistan Women's)List of women's Test matches played by Pakistan
at Cricket Archive last Test match to date. Since then, she has played in two

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tournaments and five ODIs against

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Sajjida 1988 births Living people People from Hyderabad, Sindh Pakistani women cricketers Pakistan women Test cricketers Pakistan women One Day International cricketers Pakistan women Twenty20 International cricketers Hyderabad (Pakistan) women cricketers Baluchistan women cricketers Sindh women cricketers Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited women cricketers